2002 San Jose mayoral election

2002 San Jose mayoral election

March 5, 2002

Candidate Ron Gonzales J. VanLandingham Patricia Martinez-Roach Party Democratic Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 57,315 13,545 10,994 Percentage 56.4% 13.3% 10.8%   Candidate Jose Posadas Dale Detwiler Bill Chew Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 7,687 6,226 5,890 Percentage 7.6% 6.1% 5.8%

Mayor before election Ron Gonzales Democratic Elected mayor Ron Gonzales Democratic

The 2002 San Jose mayoral election was held on March 5, 2002, to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the reelection of Ron Gonzales.

Because Gonzales won an outright majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff election needed to be held.

Results

Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Gonzales (incumbent)	57,315	56.4
	Nonpartisan	J. VanLandingham	13,545	13.3
	Nonpartisan	Patricia Martinez-Roach	10,994	10.8
	Nonpartisan	Jose Posadas	7,687	7.6
	Nonpartisan	Dale Detwiler	6,226	6.1
	Nonpartisan	Bill Chew	5,890	5.8