Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2022)
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2022 San Jose elections |
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022 |
Primary election: June 7, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
Election stats |
Offices up: Mayor |
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
Election type: Nonpartisan |
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U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of San Jose, California, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of San Jose
Matt Mahan defeated Cindy Chavez in the general election for Mayor of San Jose on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Matt Mahan (Nonpartisan) | 51.2 | 128,376 |
![]() | Cindy Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 122,329 |
Total votes: 250,705 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of San Jose
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of San Jose on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cindy Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 65,501 |
✔ | ![]() | Matt Mahan (Nonpartisan) | 32.3 | 54,076 |
![]() | Devora Davis (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 18,235 | |
![]() | Raul Peralez (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 9.0 | 15,121 | |
![]() | James Spence (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 11,549 | |
![]() | Travis Nicholas Hill (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 1,722 | |
![]() | Marshall Woodmansee (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 0.7 | 1,199 |
Total votes: 167,403 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Esteban (Nonpartisan)
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- See also: California elections, 2022
June 7, 2022
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- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
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- California's 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2022)
- City elections in San Jose, California (2022)
- Alum Rock Union School District, California, Measure I, Parcel Tax (June 2022)
- Fremont Union High School District, California, Measure G, Bond Issue (June 2022)
- Milpitas Unified School District, California, Measure E, Parcel Tax (June 2022)
- Mount Pleasant School District, California, Measure H, Parcel Tax (June 2022)
- San Jose, California, Measure B, Mayor Elections Charter Amendment (June 2022)
- Santa Clara, California, Measure D, City Council Elections Charter Amendment (June 2022)
- Santa Clara Valley Water District, California, Measure A, Term Limits Measure (June 2022)
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- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
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- Alameda County, California, Measure D, Floor Area Ratio Measure (November 2022)
- Alum Rock Union School District, California, Measure S, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Campbell Union High School District, California, Measure O, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Campbell Union School District, California, Measure T, School Facilities Improvements Measure (November 2022)
- East Side Union High School District, California, Measure N, School Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Los Gatos, California, Measure J, Business License Tax Increase Measure (November 2022)
- Milpitas, California, Measure F, Term Limits Measure (November 2022)
- Morgan Hill, California, Measure A, Zoning Changes Measure (November 2022)
- Morgan Hill, California, Measure B, General Plan Voter Approval Measure (November 2022)
- Oak Grove School District, California, Measure P, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2022)
- San Jose, California, Measure I, Charter Amendment Measure (November 2022)
- Santa Clara, California, Measure G, Renewal of Utility Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Santa Clara, California, Measure H, Business License Tax Increase Measure (November 2022)
- Saratoga, California, Measure C, Term Limits Measure (November 2022)
- Union School District, California, Measure R, School Facilities Improvement Bond Measure (November 2022)
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Mayoral partisanship
Twenty-four of the 100 largest U.S. cities held mayoral elections in 2022. Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 28, independents held three, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2022:
- Henderson, Nevada: Michelle Romero (R) was elected to succeed outgoing mayor Debra March (D) on June 14, winning the primary outright with 76% of the vote.
- Anaheim, California: Ashleigh Aitken (D) defeated Acting Mayor Trevor O'Neil (R) and two other candidates on November 8, 2022. Former mayor Harry Sidhu (R) resigned in May 2022.
- Chula Vista, California: John McCann (R) defeated Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) in the November 8 election to succeed term-limited mayor Mary Salas (D).
- North Las Vegas, Nevada: Pamela Goynes-Brown (D) defeated Patricia Spearman (D) in the election to succeed outgoing mayor John J. Lee (R) on November 8, 2022.[1]
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About the city
- See also: San Jose, California
San Jose is a city in Santa Clara County, California. As of 2020, its population was 1,013,240.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of San Jose uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic Data for San Jose, California | ||
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San Jose | California | |
Population | 1,013,240 | 39,538,223 |
Land area (sq mi) | 178 | 155,857 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 37.5% | 56.1% |
Black/African American | 2.9% | 5.7% |
Asian | 37.2% | 14.8% |
Native American | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Two or more | 7.9% | 7.9% |
Hispanic/Latino | 31% | 39.1% |
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High school graduation rate | 85% | 83.9% |
College graduation rate | 44.8% | 34.7% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $117,324 | $78,672 |
Persons below poverty level | 8.3% | 12.6% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
See also
San Jose, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lee was elected as a Democrat and switched parties in 2021.
- ↑ City of San Jose, "Government," accessed October 29, 2014
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