Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2022)

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2022 San Jose elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
Primary election: June 7, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of San Jose, California, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of San Jose

Matt Mahan defeated Cindy Chavez in the general election for Mayor of San Jose on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Mahan
Matt Mahan (Nonpartisan)
 
51.2
 
128,376
Image of Cindy Chavez
Cindy Chavez (Nonpartisan)
 
48.8
 
122,329

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 250,705
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of San Jose

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of San Jose on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cindy Chavez
Cindy Chavez (Nonpartisan)
 
39.1
 
65,501
✔
Image of Matt Mahan
Matt Mahan (Nonpartisan)
 
32.3
 
54,076
Image of Devora Davis
Devora Davis (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
18,235
Image of Raul Peralez
Raul Peralez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
9.0
 
15,121
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James Spence (Nonpartisan)
 
6.9
 
11,549
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Travis Nicholas Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
1.0
 
1,722
Image of Marshall Woodmansee
Marshall Woodmansee (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
1,199

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 167,403
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Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2022)

Twenty-four of the 100 largest U.S. cities held mayoral elections in 2022. Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 28, independents held three, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2022:

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About the city

See also: San Jose, California

San Jose is a city in Santa Clara County, California. As of 2020, its population was 1,013,240.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of San Jose uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for San Jose, California
San Jose California
Population 1,013,240 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 178 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 37.5% 56.1%
Black/African American 2.9% 5.7%
Asian 37.2% 14.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4%
Two or more 7.9% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 31% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 85% 83.9%
College graduation rate 44.8% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $117,324 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 8.3% 12.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

San Jose, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lee was elected as a Democrat and switched parties in 2021.
  2. ↑ City of San Jose, "Government," accessed October 29, 2014
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