1990 San Jose mayoral election

1990 San Jose mayoral election

←  1986 June 5, 1990 (first round) [1] November 3, 1990 (runoff) [2] 1994  →
Turnout	37.09% (first round) 52.17% (runoff)
Candidate Susan Hammer Frank Fiscalini Party Democratic Nonpartisan First-round vote 34,822 39,833 First-round percentage 28.89% 33.04% Second-round vote 89,399 88,016 Second-round percentage 50.38% 49.61%   Candidate Shirley Lewis Don Houston Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First-round vote 29,049 9,444 First-round percentage 24.10% 7.84%
Mayor before election Tom McEnery Democratic Elected mayor Susan Hammer Democratic

The 1990 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw an initial election held on June 5, 1990, followed by a runoff election on November 3, 1990, after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election. The runoff was won by Susan Hammer.

Incumbent mayor Tom McEnery was term limited.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

• Frank Fiscalini, former CEO of Alexian Brothers Hospital and former superintendent of the East Side Union High School District ^{[3] [4]}
• Susan Hammer, San Jose city councilor ^[5]

Eliminated in first round

• William Chew
• Louis Garza
• Don Houston, realtor ^[6]
• Shirley Lewis, San Jose city councilor ^[7]
• Chris P. Panopulos, founder of the City of San Jose Fund ^[8]

Results

General election

1990 San Jose mayoral general election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Frank Fiscalini	39,833	33.04
	Democratic	Susan W. Hammer	34,822	28.89
	Nonpartisan	Shirley Lewis	29,049	24.10
	Nonpartisan	Don Houston	9,444	7.84
	Nonpartisan	Chris P. Panopulos	4,257	3.53
	Nonpartisan	Louis Garza	1,869	1.55
	Nonpartisan	William Chew	1,260	1.05
Turnout			120,534	37.09

Runoff

1990 San Jose mayoral runoff election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan W. Hammer	89,399	50.38
	Nonpartisan	Frank Fiscalini	88,016	49.61
Turnout			177,415	52.17

References

1. "Primary Election June 5 1990-2.pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
2. "General Election Nov 6 1990-2.pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
3. Gottschalk, Mary (April 9, 2014). "History San Jose to honor Frank Fiscalini at annual event". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
4. Reynolds, Yolanda. "Frank Fiscalini, Mayoral Candidate". laoferta.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
5. "Former San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer dies at 81". Bay City News. March 8, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
6. "Louis Garza and Don Houston, Mayoral Candidates say: "There is a need for change"". laoferta.com. La Oferta. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
7. Herhold, Scott (October 9, 2017). "Shirley Lewis: Advocate for San Jose dies at age 84". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
8. "Chris Panopulos dies; San Jose booster extraordinaire". Paradise Post. Bay Area News Group. May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2021.