The 2022 San Jose elections were held on March 5, 2022. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 3. The Mayor and five of the ten seats in the City Council are up for election.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Incumbent Sam Liccardo is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Matt Mahan and Cindy Chavez advanced to a runoff, where Mahan was elected.
The 3rd district is located in Downtown San Jose. The incumbent is Raul Peralez, who was first elected in 2014 and cannot seek re-election to office due to term limits. Omar Torres and Irene Smith advanced to a runoff, where Torres was elected.
