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San Jose City Council
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Type
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Term limits
| Two terms
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Vice Mayor
| Rosemary Kamei,
Democrat
since January 1, 2022
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Seats
| 11 (10 city councilmembers with the mayor presiding with voting rights)
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Political groups
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Democratic
(9)
Independent
(2)
Republican
(0)
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Committees
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- Community and Economic Development Committee
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
Rules and Open Government Committee
Transportation and Environment Committee
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Length of term
| 4 years
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| Nonpartisan
blanket primary
with
run-off
if no majority
Ten
Electoral districts
Mayor elected
At-Large
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Last election
| November 8, 2022
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Next election
| 2024
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San Jose City Hall
San Jose
,
California
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Council Website
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The
San Jose City Council
, officially
San Jose City Council
, is the
legislature
of the
government of the City of San Jose
, California.
As the Mayor of San Jose,
Matt Mahan
casts the 11th vote on matters before the council and acts as chair of the council during most meetings. Rosemary Kamei serving her first two-year term as Vice Mayor, conducts Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor.
Current councilmembers
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District
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Member
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Areas represented
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Party
[a]
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First elected
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Mayor
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Matt_Mahan_Web_Summit_2015_3_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Matt_Mahan_Web_Summit_2015_3_%28cropped%29.jpg) Matt Mahan
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City Wide
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Democratic
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2022
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1 (Vice Mayor)
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Rosemary_Kamei%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png/100px-Rosemary_Kamei%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png) Rosemary Kamei
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West San Jose
including
Winchester
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Democratic
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2022
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2
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sergio_Jimenez_-_San_Jose_City_Councilman.jpg/100px-Sergio_Jimenez_-_San_Jose_City_Councilman.jpg) Sergio Jimenez
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South San Jose
including
Coyote Valley
,
Edenvale
and
Santa Teresa
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Democratic
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2016
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3
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Omar_Torres%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png/100px-Omar_Torres%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png) Omar Torres
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Central San Jose including
Downtown San Jose
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Japantown
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Little Portugal
,
Luna Park
and
Naglee Park
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Democratic
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2022
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4
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/David_Cohen_City_of_San_Jose.jpg/100px-David_Cohen_City_of_San_Jose.jpg) David Cohen
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North San Jose
including
Alviso
and
Berryessa
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Democratic
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2020
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5
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Peter_Ortiz%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png/100px-Peter_Ortiz%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png) Peter Ortiz
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East San Jose
including
Alum Rock
,
East Foothills
and
King and Story
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Democratic
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2022
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6
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Devora_Davis_-_San_Jose_City_Councilwoman.jpg/100px-Devora_Davis_-_San_Jose_City_Councilwoman.jpg) Dev Davis
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Central San Jose including
The Alameda
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Buena Vista
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Burbank
,
Rose Garden
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West San Carlos
and
Willow Glen
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Independent
[b]
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2016
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7
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Bien_Doan%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png/100px-Bien_Doan%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png) Bien Doan
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Central San Jose including
Communications Hill
and
Seven Trees
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Independent
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2022
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8
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Domingo_Candelas%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png/100px-Domingo_Candelas%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png) Domingo Candelas
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Southeast San Jose including
Evergreen
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Meadowfair
and
Silver Creek Valley
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Democratic
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2023 (appointed)
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9
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Foley_Pam_-_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilwoman.jpg/100px-Foley_Pam_-_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilwoman.jpg) Pam Foley
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South San Jose
including
Cambrian Park
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Democratic
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2018
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10
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Arjun_Batra%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png/100px-Arjun_Batra%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9_City_Councilman.png) Arjun Batra
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South San Jose
including
Almaden Valley
and
Blossom Valley
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Democratic
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2023 (appointed)
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The council is officially
non-partisan
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Elected as a Republican, left the party in 2018.
[1]
Elections
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All elections are officially non-partisan and candidates' political parties are not shown on ballots.
2022
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2022 San Jose City Council District 1 election
[2]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Rosemary Kamei
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9,943
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65.69%
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Ramona Arellano Snyder
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3,913
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25.85%
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Tim Gildersleeve
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1,280
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8.46%
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Total votes
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15,136
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100.00
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2022 San Jose City Council District 3 election
[3]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Omar Torres
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11,632
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65.62%
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Irene Smith
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6,095
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34.38%
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Total votes
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17,727
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100.00
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2022 San Jose City Council District 5 election
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Peter Ortiz
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9,055
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54.80%
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Nora Campos
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7,468
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45.20%
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Total votes
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16,523
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100.00
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2022 San Jose City Council District 7 election
[5]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Bien Doan
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9,146
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53.79%
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Maya Esparza
(incumbent)
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7,858
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46.21%
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Total votes
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17,004
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100.00
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2020
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2020 San Jose City Council District 2 election
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Sergio Jimenez (incumbent)
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12,891
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58.82
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Jonathan Fleming
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9,139
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41.48
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Total votes
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22,030
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100.00
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2020 San Jose City Council District 4 election
[7]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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David Cohen
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7,417
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36.48
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Lan Diep (incumbent)
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6,756
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33.23
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Huy Tran
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4,740
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23.32
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Jamal Khan
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1,417
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6.97
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Total votes
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20,330
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100.00
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2020 San Jose City Council District 4 run-off election
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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David Cohen
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20,030
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51.33
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Lan Diep (incumbent)
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18,993
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48.67
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Total votes
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39,023
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100.00
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2020 San Jose City Council District 6 election
[9]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Devora 'Dev' Davis (incumbent)
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13,175
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48.37
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Jake Tonkel
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7,596
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27.89
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Ruben Navarro
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4,557
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16.73
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Marshall Woodmansee
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1,910
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7.01
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Total votes
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27,238
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100.00
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2020 San Jose City Council District 6 run-off election
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Devora 'Dev' Davis
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24,340
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53.87
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Jake Tonkel
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20,840
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46.13
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Total votes
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45,180
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100.00
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2020 San Jose City Council District 8 election
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Sylvia Arenas (incumbent)
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13,886
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60.58
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Jim Zito
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9,035
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39.42
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Total votes
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22,921
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100.00
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2020 San Jose City Council District 10 election
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Matt Mahan
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15,387
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58.54
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Helen P. Wang
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5,865
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22.31
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Jenny Higgins Bradanini
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5,031
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19.14
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Total votes
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26,283
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100.00
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References
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DeRuy, Emily (June 25, 2018).
"San Jose City Council members Dev Davis, Johnny Khamis leave the Republican Party"
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The Mercury News
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December 1,
2021
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"City of San Jose, District 1 Council Member - Election Night Reporting"
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Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
. 16 Nov 2022
. Retrieved
16 Nov
2022
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"City of San Jose, District 3 Council Member - Election Night Reporting"
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Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
. 16 Nov 2022
. Retrieved
16 Nov
2022
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"City of San Jose, District 5 Council Member - Election Night Reporting"
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Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
. 16 Nov 2022
. Retrieved
16 Nov
2022
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"City of San Jose, District 7 Council Member - Election Night Reporting"
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Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
. 16 Nov 2022
. Retrieved
16 Nov
2022
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"2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2"
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Santa Clara County
Board of Elections
. April 21, 2020
. Retrieved
December 1,
2021
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"2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4"
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Santa Clara County
Board of Elections
. April 21, 2020
. Retrieved
December 1,
2021
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"2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4 RUNOFF"
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Santa Clara County
Board of Elections
. April 21, 2020
. Retrieved
December 1,
2021
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"2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6"
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Santa Clara County
Board of Elections
. April 21, 2020
. Retrieved
December 1,
2021
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"2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6 RUN-OOFF"
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Santa Clara County
Board of Elections
. December 1, 2020
. Retrieved
December 1,
2021
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"2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8"
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Santa Clara County
Board of Elections
. April 21, 2020
. Retrieved
December 1,
2021
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"2020 CITY OF SAN JOSE MEMBER, CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10"
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Santa Clara County
Board of Elections
. April 21, 2020
. Retrieved
December 1,
2021
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