2002 San Jose mayoral election

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2002 San Jose mayoral election
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  1998 March 5, 2002 [1] 2006  
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Candidate Ron Gonzales J. VanLandinghamPatricia Martinez-Roach
Party Democratic Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote57,31513,54510,994
Percentage56.4%13.3%10.8%

 
CandidateJose PosadasDale DetwilerBill Chew
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote7,6876,2265,890
Percentage7.6%6.1%5.8%

Mayor before election

Ron Gonzales
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ron Gonzales
Democratic

The 2002 San Jose mayoral election was held on March 5, 2002 to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the reelection of Ron Gonzales.

Because Gonzales won an outright majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff election needed to be held.

Results

Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Gonzales (incumbent) 57,315 56.4
Nonpartisan J. VanLandingham13,54513.3
Nonpartisan Patricia Martinez-Roach10,99410.8
Nonpartisan Jose Posadas7,6877.6
Nonpartisan Dale Detwiler6,2266.1
Nonpartisan Bill Chew5,8905.8

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References

  1. 1 2 "March 5, 2002 SANTA CLARA COUNTY Primary Election March 5, 2002 Final Results for Election". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.