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City elections 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 and city council
Total seats up: 6 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of San Jose, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City Council

General election

San Jose City Council general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

This general election was canceled.
District 3

Irene Smith  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngOmar Torres 
District 5

Nora Campos 
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Ortiz 
District 7

Maya Esparza (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBien Doan 
District 9

This general election was canceled.

Primary

San Jose City Council primary, 2022

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Office Candidates
District 1

Ramona Arellano Snyder 
Tim Gildersleeve 
Green check mark transparent.pngRosemary Kamei 
District 3

Elizabeth Chien-Hale  Candidate Connection
Joanna Rauh 
Green check mark transparent.pngIrene Smith  Candidate Connection
Ivan Torres 
Green check mark transparent.pngOmar Torres 
District 5

Rolando Bonilla 
Green check mark transparent.pngNora Campos 
HG Nguyen 
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Ortiz 
Andres Quintero 
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngMaya Esparza (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBien Doan 
Van Le 
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPam Foley (i)

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About the city

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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.[1]

Demographics

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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%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 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. ↑ City of San Jose, "Government," accessed October 29, 2014
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