Draft:2024 San Jose elections

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The 2024 San Jose elections were held on March 5, 2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 5. 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.

Mayor

Following voters approval of Measure B in 2022, San Jose moved to holding elections during presidential years. Incumbent Matt Mahan was first elected in 2022 and ran for re-election. He faced minimal opposition, winning outright with 86.6% of the vote against Tyrone Wade.

2024 San Jose mayoral election^[1]
Candidate	Votes	%
Matt Mahan (incumbent)	144,701	86.61
Tyrone Wade	22,363	13.39
Total votes	167,064	100.00

City council

District 2

2024 San Jose City Council District 2 election

← 2020

2028 →


Candidate	Joe Lopez	Pamela Campos	Babu Prasad
First round	4,950 35%	3,436 24.3%	3,026 21.4%
Runoff	TBD	TBD	Eliminated


Candidate	Vanessa Sandoval
First round	2,719 19.2%
Runoff	Eliminated

City councilor before election

Sergio Jimenez

City councilor after election

TBD

The 2nd district is located in South San Jose including Coyote Valley, Edenvale and Santa Teresa. The incumbent is Sergio Jimenez, who was first elected in 2016 and cannot seek re-election to office due to term limits. Former Sheriff's Sergeant Joe Lopez and educator Pamela Campos advanced to the runoff.

Candidates

Advanced

Joe Lopez, former Sheriff's Sergeant
Pamela Campos, educator

Eliminated

Babu Prasad, businessperson
Vanessa Sandoval, chief of staff for incumbent Councilmember Sergio Jimenez

Did not qualify

Angelie Do^[2]

Endorsements

Pamela Campos

Political parties

Santa Clara County Democratic Party (primary alongside Prasad and Sandoval; sole endorsement in run-off)^[3]

Joe Lopez

Publications

The Mercury News^[4]

Results

2024 San Jose City Council District 2 election
Candidate	Votes	%
Joe Lopez	4,950	35
Pamela Campos	3,436	24.3
Babu Prasad	5,561	14.74
Vanessa Sandoval	4,613	12.22
Total votes		100.00
General election
Joe Lopez
Pamela Campos
Total votes

District 4

2024 San Jose Council District 4 election

← 2020

2028 →


Candidate	David Cohen	Kansen Chu
First round	8,391 58.6%	5,931 41.4%

City councilor before election

David Cohen

City councilor after election

David Cohen

The 4th district is located in North San Jose including Alviso and Berryessa . The incumbent is David Cohen, who was first elected in 2020 and is seeking re-election to office. Cohen defeated former Assemblymember Kansen Chu in the first round with 58.6% of the vote.

Candidates

David Cohen, incumbent Councilmember
Kansen Chu, former Assemblymember

District 6

2024 San Jose City Council District 6 election

← 2020

2028 →


Candidate	Michael Mulcahy	Olivia Navarro	Alex Shoor
First round	8,695 39.4%	6,913 31.2%	3,850 17.4%
Runoff	TBD	TBD	Eliminated


Candidate	Angelo Pasciuti
First round	2,688 12.1%
Runoff	Eliminated

City councilor before election

Dev Davis

City councilor after election

TBD

The 6th district is located in Central San Jose including The Alameda, Buena Vista, Burbank, Rose Garden, West San Carlos and Willow Glen. The incumbent is Dev Davis, who was first elected in 2016 and cannot seek re-election to office due to term limits. Businessman Michael Mulcahy and city commissioner Olivia Navarro advanced to the runoff.

Candidates

Advanced

Michael Mulcahy, businessman
Olivia Navarro, Measure T Community Oversight Committee commissioner

Eliminated

Alex Shoor, housing advocate
Angelo Pasciuti, Marine veteran

Endorsements

Michael Mulcahy

Publications

The Mercury News^[4]

Olivia Navarro

Political parties

Santa Clara County Democratic Party (sole endorsement in primary and run-off)^[3]

District 8

2024 San Jose City Council District 8 election

← 2020

2028 →


Candidate	Domingo Candelas	Tam Truong	Sukhdev Bainiwal
First round	8,466 39.4%	6,982 32.5%	5,513 25.7%
Runoff	TBD	TBD	Eliminated


Candidate	Surinder Dhaliwal
First round	501 2.3%
Runoff	Eliminated

City councilor before election

Dev Davis

City councilor after election

TBD

The 8th district is located in Southeast San Jose including Evergreen, Meadowfair and Silver Creek Valley. The incumbent is Domingo Candelas, who was appointed in 2023 following incumbent Sylvia Arenas election to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, he is seeking re-election to office. Incumbent councilman Domingo Candelas and police Sergeant Tam Truong advanced to the runoff.

Candidates

Advanced

Domingo Candelas, appointed Councilmember
Tam Truong, police sergeant

Eliminated

Sukhdev Bainiwal, former San Jose International Airport Commissioner
Surinder Dhaliwal, former tech worker

District 10

2024 San Jose City Council District 8 election

← 2020

2028 →


Candidate	George Casey	Arjun Batra	Lenka Wright
First round	8,805 38.6%	8,354 36.6%	5,640 24.7%
Runoff	TBD	TBD	Eliminated

City councilor before election

Arjun Batra

City councilor after election

TBD

The 10th district is located in South San Jose including Almaden Valley and Blossom Valley. The incumbent is Arjun Batra, who was appointed in 2022 following incumbent Matt Mahan's election as Mayor, he is seeking re-election to office. Incumbent councilman Arjun Batra and former San Jose Planning Commissioner George Casey advanced to the runoff.

Candidates

Advanced

Arjun Batra, appointed Councilmember
George Casey, former San Jose Planning Commissioner

Eliminated

Lenka Wright, former communications director for the City of Mountain View

Did not submit

Nooran Christopher Bayzaie^[2]
Samuel Nicolas Plante^[2]

Endorsements

Arjun Batra

Publications

The Mercury News^[4]

References

^ "Election Night Reporting | City of San José, Mayor". clarityelections.com. Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. April 4, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Qualified Candidates March 5, 2024". San Jose City. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Santa Clara County Democratic Party Endorsements November 2024" (PDF). Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Editorial Board (October 25, 2024). "Our Bay Area endorsements for the Nov. 5 election ballot". The Mercury News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

External links

[1] "Election Night Reporting | City of San José, Mayor". clarityelections.com. Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. April 4, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[Qualified-2] "Qualified Candidates March 5, 2024". San Jose City. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[SCDC_Nov-3] "Santa Clara County Democratic Party Endorsements November 2024" (PDF). Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[Merc_Nov-4] Editorial Board (October 25, 2024). "Our Bay Area endorsements for the Nov. 5 election ballot". The Mercury News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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