2016 San Jose City Council election

Local election in California February 2026 2016 San Jose City Council election California Flag of San José, California.svg legislative no 2014 San Jose City Council election 2014 2018 San Jose City Council election 2018 5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council June 7 (primary)November 8 (runoff) The 2016 San Jose City Council election took place on June 7, 2016, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 8, 2016.https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/60535/173168/Web01/en/summary.html JUNE 7, 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters June 30, 2016 February 6, 2026https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/64404/184659/Web01/en/summary.html NOVEMBER 8, 2016 PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters February 2, 2017 February 6, 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 2 Incumbent Ash Kalra was elected to the 2nd district in 2008 and 2012. He was ineligible for reelection. Endorsements Sergio Jimenez 45em Labor unions Association of Retired San Jose Police Officers & Firefighters East Side Teacher's Association IFPTE Local 21https://ifpte21.org/2016/03/28/local-21-endorsements-for-june-7-primary-election/ Local 21 Endorsements for June 7 Primary Election IFPTE Local 21 March 28, 2016 February 6, 2026 International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 Californiahttps://www.bac3-ca.org/Uploads/Information/Documents/2016%20Endorsement%20for%20the%20June%207.pdf Endorsements for the June 7, 2016 Election bac3-ca.org February 6, 2026 International Union of Operating Engineers California Local 3https://www.oe3.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-10-24-CA-WEBSITE-ENDORSEMENTS.pdf California Local 3 General Election recommendations – Nov. 8 International Union of Operating Engineers California Local 3 October 24, 2016 February 9, 2026 Oak Grove Educators Association San Jose Fire Fighters Local 230 San Jose Police Officers Association San Jose Teachers Association AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Councilhttps://calaborfed.org/localendorsements/november-2016-endorsements-south-bay/ November 2016 Endorsements – South Bay California Federations of Labor Unions February 6, 2026 Teamsters 856 UA Local 393https://ualocal393.org/2016/10/11/2016-voter-guide/ 2016 Election Results UA Local 393 February 6, 2026https://ualocal393.org/2016/10/10/our-vote-our-voice/ June 2016 Primary Election Results UA Local 393 February 9, 2026 Organizations Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley (runoff election)https://ddcsv.info/endorsements/endorsements-by-date/ Endorsements by Date Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley February 6, 2026 Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN) Evolve California League of Conservation Voters of Santa Clara County Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (dual endorsement)https://www.scclcv.org/scclcv-endorsements/ SCCLCV Endorsements scclcv.org February 6, 2016 Sierra Club Loma Prietahttps://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta/politics-2016-primary-election-endorsements Politics - 2016 Primary Election Sierra Club Loma Prieta February 6, 2026 Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club Silicon Valley Democratic Club Silicon Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum Silicon Valley Young Democrats South County Democratic Club Individuals Jim Beall Dominic Caserta Kansen Chu Ash Kalra Zoe Lofgren Evan Low Bill Monning Tam Nguyen Raul Peralez Donald Rocha Mark Stone Bob Wieckowski Political party organizations Santa Clara County Democratic Partyhttps://ballotpedia.org/Sergio_Jimenez Sergio Jimenez Ballotpedia February 6, 2026 Silicon Valley Young Democrats (dual endorsement)https://svyd.org/endorsements-2016/ Endorsements 2016 Silicon Valley Young Democrats Kathy Tran May 22, 2017 February 9, 2016 Newspapers San Jose Insidehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/san-joses-district-2-voters-have-tough-call-on-brown-jimenez/ San Jose’s District 2 Voters Have Tough Call on Brown, Jimenez San Jose Inside September 8, 2016 February 9, 2016 Eli Portales 45em Organizations Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley (primary election) Silicon Valley Young Democrats (dual endorsement) Steve Brown 45em Organizations Citizens for Fiscal Responsibilityhttps://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Brown_(California) Steve Brown (California) Ballotpedia February 9, 2026 The Lincoln Club of Northern Californiahttps://www.thelincolnclub.com/past_endorsements Past Endorsements The Lincoln Club of Northern California February 9, 2026 San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Santa Clara County Association of Realtorshttps://www.sccaor.com/sccaor-endorsements-for-2016-election/ SCCAOR Endorsements for 2016 Election Santa Clara County Association of Realtors February 10, 2026 Political party organizations Santa Clara County Republican Party Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women Individuals Jose Esteves Glenn Hendricks Johnny Khamis Van Le Chuck Reed Forrest Williams Results 2016 San Jose City Council 2nd district election Sergio Jimenez 5,953 32.9 Steve Brown 5,790 32.0 Joe Lopez 4,136 22.8 Eli Portales 2,238 12.4 18,117 100.0 Sergio Jimenez 17,629 55.0 Steve Brown 14,441 45.0 32,070 100.0 District 4 Kansen Chu was initially elected to the 4th district in a special election runoff in 2007,https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1296/2024-05/march-6-2007-special-election-summary-results.pdf?VersionId=l4aylzSi4tPShf7EvyFj9An.d15FSoau Final Official Results - MARCH 6, 2007 SPECIAL ELECTION Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters March 12, 2007 February 6, 2026https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1296/2024-05/june-5-2007-special-election-summary-results.pdf?VersionId=yG5zHYz0xIqleA8GSsP1jhUTHNHc9HmQ Final Official Results - June 5, 2007 SPECIAL ELECTION Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters June 8, 2007 February 6, 2026 and was subsequently reelected in 2008 and 2012. Chu resigned his City Council seat in 2014 before the end of his term after winning a seat in the State Assembly in the November 2014 general election. Manh Nguyen won the special election runoff in June 2015 for the remainder of Chu's term.https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/56139/153345/Web01/en/summary.html June 23, 2015 Special Election Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters June 29, 2015 February 9, 2015 Endorsements Manh Nguyen 45em Labor unions International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 California UA Local 393 Individuals Sam Liccardo Chuck Reed Lan Diep 45em Political party organizations California Republican Assembly Results 2016 San Jose City Council 4th district election Lan Diep 8,689 50.1 Manh Nguyen (incumbent) 8,661 49.9 17,350 100.0 District 6 Incumbent Pierluigi Oliverio was initially elected to the 6th district in a special election primary in 2007, and was subsequently reelected in 2008 and 2012. He was ineligible for reelection. Endorsements Helen K. Chapman 45em Labor unions AFSCME Council 57https://ballotpedia.org/Helen_Chapman Helen Chapman Ballotpedia February 9, 2026 AFSCME Local 101 Association of Retired San Jose Police Officers & Fire Fighters Carpenters Local 405 Communications Workers of America, Local 332 IBEW Local 332 IFPTE Local 21 (dual endorsement) International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 California International Union of Operating Engineers California Local 3 Laborers Local Union 270 National Association of Letter Carriers Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters, Local 393 San Jose Fire Fighters, Local 230 San Jose Police Officers' Association San Jose Teachers Association SEIU - United Service Workers West AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council Teamsters 856https://teamsters856.org/general-election-endorsements-2016/ General Election Endorsements 2016 Teamsters 856 February 10, 2026 Teamsters Joint Council 7 UA Local 393 Organizations Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN) Evolve California Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters Sierra Club Loma Prieta Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club Silicon Valley Democratic Club Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum Silicon Valley Young Democrats Political party organizations Santa Clara County Democratic Club Santa Clara County Democratic Party Silicon Valley Young Democrats (dual endorsement) Individuals Jim Beall Magdalena Carrasco Dominic Caserta Kansen Chu Jim Davis Kevin de León Ash Kalra Rishi Kumar Gustav Larsson Zoe Lofgren Evan Low Tam Nguyen Raul Peralez Donald Rocha Mark Stone Bob Wieckowski Betty Yee Erik Nicholas Fong 45em Labor unions IFPTE Local 21 (dual endorsement) Peter Allen 45em Political party organizations Silicon Valley Young Democrats (dual endorsement) Dev Davis 45em Organizations Citizens for Fiscal Responsibilityhttps://ballotpedia.org/Devora_Davis Devora Davis Ballotpedia February 10, 2026 The Lincoln Club of Northern California San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce PAC Santa Clara County Association of Realtors Silicon Valley Chinese Association Individuals Rose Herrera Johnny Khamis Chuck Reedhttps://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2015/12/22/former-san-jose-mayor-chuck-reed-announces-endorsements-in-2016-election/ Former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed announces endorsements in 2016 election Santa Cruz Sentinel December 22, 2015 February 10, 2026 Political party organizations Santa Clara County Republican Party Norm Kline 45em Individuals Sam Liccardo Results 2016 San Jose City Council 6th district election Dev Davis 4,801 20.5 Helen K. Chapman 4,715 20.2 Norm Kline 3,852 16.5 Ruben Navarro 2,314 9.9 Peter Allen 2,241 9.6 Erik Nicholas Fong 2,086 8.9 Chris Roth 1,855 7.9 Myron Von Raesfeld 1,507 6.4 23,371 100.0 Dev Davis 20,360 53.8 Helen K. Chapman 17,450 46.2 37,810 100.0 District 8 Incumbent Rose Herrera was elected to the 8th district in 2008 and 2012. She was ineligible for reelection. Endorsements Sylvia Arenas 45em Labor unions International Union of Operating Engineers California Local 3 AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council Teamsters 856 UA Local 393 Organizations CCSA Advocateshttps://ballotpedia.org/Sylvia_Arenas Sylvia Arenas Ballotpedia February 10, 2026 Individuals Magdalena Carrasco Mayra Cruz Kevin de León Betty Martinez Karen Martinez Omar Torres Josh Barousse 45em Labor unions IFPTE Local 21 International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 California UA Local 393 Organizations Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters Sierra Club Loma Prieta Political party organizations Silicon Valley Young Democrats Denise Belisle 45em Individuals Rose Herrera Chuck Reed Susie Wilson Jimmy Nguyen 45em Organizations California Apartment Association Tri County Divisionhttps://ballotpedia.org/Jimmy_Nguyen Jimmy Nguyen Ballotpedia February 10, 2026 Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Santa Clara County Association of Realtors Political party organizations Santa Clara County Democratic Club Individuals Kansen Chu Jose Esteves Johnny Khamis Tam Nguyen Jim Zito Pat Waite 45em Political party organizations California Republican Assembly Results 2016 San Jose City Council 8th district election Sylvia Arenas 4,951 23.8 Jimmy Nguyen 4,758 22.9 Denise Belisle 4,269 20.5 Pat Waite 3,435 16.5 Josh Barousse 3,390 16.3 20,803 100.0 Sylvia Arenas 17,258 50.1 Jimmy Nguyen 17,161 49.9 34,419 100.0 District 10 Incumbent Johnny Khamis was elected to the 10th district in 2012 in the runoff with 52.6% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection. Endorsements Johnny Khamis 45em Individuals Sam Liccardo Chuck Reed Political party organizations California Republican Assemblyhttps://cragop.org/2016/04/26/cra-2016-primary-endorsements/ CRA 2016 Primary Endorsements California Republican Assembly April 26, 2016 February 10, 2026 Results 2016 San Jose City Council 10th district election Johnny Khamis (incumbent) 15,983 76.1 J. Michael Sodergren 5,026 23.9 21,009 100.0 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