2006 San Jose mayoral election

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2006 San Jose mayoral election
	June 6, 2006 (first round); November 7, 2006 (runoff)
Mayor before election; Ron Gonzales; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Chuck Reed; Democratic

The 2006 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 6 and November 7, 2006, to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the election of Chuck Reed.

Incumbent mayor Ron Gonzales was term limited.

Because no candidate managed to receive a majority of the vote in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held between the first round's top-two finishers.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Cindy Chavez, Vice mayor of San Jose since 2005 and San Jose city councilor since 1998^[1]
Chuck Reed, San Jose. City city councilor since 2000^[1]

Eliminated in first round

John Candeias
David Cortese, San Jose city councilor since 2000 and former member of the East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees (1992–2000)^[1]
Timmothy K. Fitzgerald
Larry Flores
Michael C Macarelli
David Pandori, deputy district attorney since 1998 and former San Jose city councilor (1991−1998)^[1]
Jose Aurelio Hernandez
Michael Mulcahy, realtor^[1]

Results

First round

First round results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chuck Reed	36,401	28.79
	Democratic	Cindy Chavez	29,295	23.17
	Nonpartisan	David Pandori	22,581	17.86
	Democratic	David Cortese	20,691	16.37
	Nonpartisan	Michael Mulcahy	13,580	10.74
	Nonpartisan	John Candeias	1,100	0.87
	Nonpartisan	Timmothy K. Fitzgerald	1,032	0.82
	Nonpartisan	Michael C Macarelli	654	0.52
	Nonpartisan	Larry Flores	653	0.52
	Nonpartisan	Jose Aurelio Hernandez	441	0.35
Total votes			126,428	100.00

Runoff results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chuck Reed	117,394	59.26
	Democratic	Cindy Chavez	80,720	40.74
Total votes			198,114	100.00

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lagos, Marisa (May 28, 2006). "VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE JUNE 6 CALIFORNIA PRIMARY / SAN JOSE MAYOR / THE CANDIDATES". SFGATE. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "Santa Clara County June 6th Gubernatorial Primary Election 2006 June 6 2006 Official Final Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
^ "Unofficial Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. December 4, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

[SFGatevotersguide-1] Lagos, Marisa (May 28, 2006). "VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE JUNE 6 CALIFORNIA PRIMARY / SAN JOSE MAYOR / THE CANDIDATES". SFGATE. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[results1-2] "Santa Clara County June 6th Gubernatorial Primary Election 2006 June 6 2006 Official Final Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

[results2-3] "Unofficial Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. December 4, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

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