2002 San Jose City Council election

Local election in California March 2026 2002 San Jose City Council election California Flag of San José, California.svg legislative no 2000 San Jose City Council election 2000 2004 San Jose City Council election 2004 5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council March 5 (primary)November 5 (runoff) The 2002 San Jose City Council election took place on March 5, 2002, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 5, 2002.https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/elections/past-election-results/march-5-2002 March 5, 2002 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters March 2, 2026https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/elections/past-election-results/november-5-2002 November 5, 2002 Gubernatorial General Election Results Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters March 2, 2026 Runoffs only occurred if no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/954/ Nonpartisan Offices. UC Law SF January 14, 2026 Each councilmember is term-limited after two consecutive terms in office.https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/governance-structure Governance Structure City of San Jose January 14, 2026 District 1 Incumbent Linda J. LeZotte was elected to the 1st district in 1998 in the runoff with 52.9% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection. Results 2002 San Jose City Council 1st district election Linda J. LeZotte (incumbent) 7,847 79.6 Ross Signorino 2,010 20.4 9,857 100.0 District 3 Incumbent Cindy Chavez was elected to the 3rd district in 1998 in the runoff with 51.3% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection. Results 2002 San Jose City Council 3rd district election Cindy Chavez (incumbent) 4,870 100.0 4,870 100.0 District 5 Incumbent Nora Campos was elected to the 5th district in 2001 in the special election primary with 56.0% of the vote.https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/elections/past-election-results/march-6-2001 March 6, 2001 Special Election Results Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters February 27, 2026 She was eligible to run for reelection. Results 2002 San Jose City Council 5th district election Nora Campos (incumbent) 3,870 69.9 Alex Ayala 1,663 30.1 5,533 100.0 District 7 Incumbent George M. Shirakawa, Jr. was initially appointed to the 7th district in 1994 following the death of his father.https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/3_6_13_george_shirakawa_jr_investigation_metro/ The Unraveling of George Shirakawa Jr. San Jose Inside Josh Koehn March 6, 2013 March 2, 2026 He was reelected to the 7th district in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible to run for reelection. Results 2002 San Jose City Council 7th district election Terrence "Terry" Gregory 2,367 32.8 Ed Voss 2,241 31.1 Bob Dhillon 1,583 21.9 Alfredo Benavides 821 11.4 Andrew G. Abraham Diaz 200 2.8 5,629 100.0 Terrence "Terry" Gregory 6,439 60.7 Ed Voss 4,176 39.3 10,615 100.0 District 9 Incumbent John A. Diquisto was elected to the 9th district in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible to run for reelection. Results 2002 San Jose City Council 9th district election Judy Chirco 7,815 57.1 Chris Hemingway 5,878 42.9 13,693 100.0 References San Jose City Council San Jose City Council San Jose City Council San Jose City Council San Jose City Council San Jose City Council San Jose City Council San Jose City Council Category:San Jose City Council elections