2022 San Jose mayoral election

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2022 San Jose mayoral election
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Candidate Matt Mahan Cindy Chavez
Popular vote128,376122,329
Percentage51.21%48.79%
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Results by precinct
Mahan:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Chavez:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Other:      Tie     No data
Mayor before election

Sam Liccardo

Elected Mayor

Matt Mahan

The 2022 San Jose mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of San Jose for a two-year term. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022, and no candidate received more than 50% in this primary election. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan advanced to a November 8 runoff election. [1] On November 16, Cindy Chavez conceded the race to Matt Mahan. [2]

Contents

Due to San Jose term limits, which sets a maximum of two total terms, incumbent mayor Sam Liccardo was not eligible to run for reelection. The 2022 mayoral election would be the last held on a gubernatorial election cycle, as a result of the passage of Measure B in 2022. [3] Following mayoral elections were to coincide with the presidential election cycle. The election was nonpartisan, as are all local elections in California.

Background

San Jose is the 10th largest city in the United States. [4] All local elections in the State of California are officially nonpartisan. San Jose uses a top-two primary system; if no candidate received a majority of the June 7, 2022 vote, a runoff would be held between the top two candidates on November 8, 2022. [5]

On April 28, 2021, San Jose Councilmember Raul Peralez, who then represented Council District 3, Downtown San Jose, announced his candidacy. On the same day, Councilmember Dev Davis, who represented District 6, Willow Glen, also announced a campaign for mayor. [6]

Primary candidates

Declared

Disqualified

Primary election

Endorsements

Cindy Chavez (D)

Executive branch officials

U.S. Representatives

State legislators

Municipal officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Matt Mahan (D)

Federal officials

Municipal officials

Organizations

  • Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women [14]

Newspapers and other publications

Raul Peralez (D)

Municipal officials

  • Sylvia Arenas, San Jose City Councilmember from the 8th district (2016–) [11]
  • Magdalena Carrasco, San Jose City Councilmember from the 5th district (2014–) [11]
  • Maya Esparza, San Jose City Councilmember from the 7th district (2018–) [11]
  • Ron Gonzales, 63rd Mayor of San Jose (1999–2007) [11]
  • Sergio Jimenez, San Jose City Councilmember from the 2nd district (2020–) [11]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Cindy
Chavez		Dev
Davis		Matt
Mahan		Raul
Peralez		Undecided
FM3 Research (D) [17] [A] February 24 – March 1, 2022587 (LV)± 4.0%27%5%17%7%44%
Tulchin Research (D) [18] [B] February 5–10, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%28%6%7%13%40%
New Bridge Strategy (R) [19] June 28 – July 1, 2021400 (LV)± 4.9%23%4%5%7%59%

Results

Primary results (June 7, 2022) [20]
CandidateVotes %
Cindy Chavez 65,50139.13
Matt Mahan 54,07632.30
Dev Davis18,23510.89
Raul Peralez15,1219.03
James Spence11,5496.90
Travis Hill1,7221.03
Marshall Woodmansee1,1990.72
Total votes167,403 100.00

General election

Results

General election (November 8, 2022) [21]
CandidateVotes %
Matt Mahan 128,37651.21
Cindy Chavez 122,32948.79
Total votes250,705 100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ This poll was sponsored by Mahan's campaign.
  2. ↑ This poll was sponsored by Peralez's campaign.

References

  1. ↑ Mazorati, Guy; Cabrera-Lomelí, Carlos (June 7, 2022). "Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan Headed to Runoff in San José Mayoral Race". KQED Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Chavez concedes San Jose mayor's race to Mahan". The Mercury News. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Measure B Full Text". City of San Jose. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ George Avalos (June 3, 2021). "San Jose lost population last year, but is still 10th-largest U.S. city: Census official stats". The Mercury News.
  5. ↑ "2022 City of San José Mayoral & Councilmember Primary Election General Information". City of San José. November 10, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Lorraine Gabbert (April 28, 2021). "It's official: San Jose Councilman Raul Peralez is running for mayor". San Jose Spotlight.
  7. 1 2 The Fly (April 7, 2021). "Jockeying Over Who Will be the Next San Jose Mayor Has Begun". San Jose Inside.
  8. ↑ "Cindy Chavez confirms worst kept secret: She's running for San Jose mayor". October 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Nguyen, Tran (March 15, 2022). "Who's running for San Jose mayor and council in 2022?". San Jose Spotlight. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Newest San Jose mayoral candidate wants to start 'a revolution of common sense'". September 25, 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Robinson, Rich (May 25, 2022). "Robinson: San Jose mayoral candidates staying in their lanes". San Jose Spotlight. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cindy Chavez Enters San Jose Mayor's Race (Again)". San Jose Inside. October 1, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Endorsements | Cindy Chavez for Mayor". Cindy. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 Wolfe, Eli (June 7, 2022). "Democrats denounce San Jose candidate over controversial endorsement". San Jose Spotlight. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ Larson, Amy (August 17, 2022). "San Jose Mayor endorses candidate to replace him". KRON 4. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Editorial: Mahan would bring accountability as San Jose mayor". The Mercury News . June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  17. ↑ FM3 Research (D)
  18. ↑ Tulchin Research (D)
  19. ↑ New Bridge Strategy (R)
  20. ↑ "Mayor of San Jose - Official Final Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  21. ↑ "City of San Jose Mayor - Official Final Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. August 8, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
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