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.
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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
editAdvanced 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
editFirst round
edit| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chuck Reed | 117,394 | 59.26 | |
| Democratic | Cindy Chavez | 80,720 | 40.74 | |
| Total votes | 198,114 | |||
References
edit- ^ 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.