2012 San Jose City Council election

Local election in California February 2026 2012 San Jose City Council election California Flag of San José, California.svg legislative no 2010 San Jose City Council election 2010 2014 San Jose City Council election 2014 5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council June 5 (primary)November 6 (runoff) The 2012 San Jose City Council election took place on June 5, 2012, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 6, 2012.https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1296/2024-05/june-5-2012-presidential-primary-election-summary-results.pdf?VersionId=oJghZSHxRBgUqAwQC5W0dhfU452NgW7Y June 5, 2012 Presidential Primary Election - Official Final Results Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters July 3, 2012 February 20, 2026https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/43231/113724/en/summary.html Presidential General Election - NOVEMBER 6, 2012 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters December 4, 2012 February 20, 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 in the runoff with 54.4% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection. Endorsements Ash Kalra 45em Newspapers San Jose Insidehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/5_16_12_city_council_district_2_endorsement_ash_kalra/ District 2 Endorsement: Ash Kalra San Jose Inside May 16, 2012 February 20, 2026 Labor unions IFPTE Local 21https://ifpte21.org/2012/06/08/mixed-results-for-local-21-on-election-day/ Mixed Results for Local 21 on Election Day IFPTE Local 21 June 8, 2012 February 20, 2026 Organizations Santa Clara County League of Conservation Votershttps://www.scclcv.org/scclcv-endorsements/ SCCLCV Endorsements Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters February 20, 2026 Results 2012 San Jose City Council 2nd district election Ash Kalra (incumbent) 6,671 53.0 Tim Murphy 5,909 47.0 12,580 100.0 District 4 Incumbent 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. He was eligible for reelection. Endorsements Kansen Chu 45em Labor unions IFPTE Local 21 Organizations Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters Tam Truong 45em Individuals Madison Nguyenhttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/3_15_12_san_jose_city_council_election_kansen_chu_tam_truong_mayor_reed/ Incumbent Races Could Heat Up San Jose Inside Rich Robinson March 15, 2012 February 21, 2026 Results 2012 San Jose City Council 4th district election Kansen Chu (incumbent) 7,089 54.5 Tam Truong 4,975 38.2 Rafael Sabic 948 7.3 13,012 100.0 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. He was eligible for reelection. Endorsements Pierluigi Oliverio 45em Newspapers San Jose Insidehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/5_16_12_city_council_district_6_pierluigi_oliverio_steve_kline/ District 6 Endorsement: Pierluigi Oliverio San Jose Inside May 16, 2012 February 20, 2026 Organizations San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commercehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/3_21_12_city_council_campaign_election_pierluigi_oliverio_steve_kline/ Showing Strength in Numbers San Jose Inside March 21, 2012 February 21, 2026 Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters Individuals Laurie Smithhttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/5_9_12_rose_herrera_election_attacks/ Unions, Rose Herrera Declare War San Jose Inside Josh Koehn May 9, 2012 February 21, 2026 Steve Kline 45em Political party organizations Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee Results 2012 San Jose City Council 6th district election Pierluigi Oliverio (incumbent) 11,209 67.8 Steve Kline 4,148 25.1 Bill Chew 1,180 7.1 16,537 100.0 District 8 Incumbent Rose Herrera was elected to the 8th district in 2008 in the runoff with 51.9% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection. Endorsements Rose Herrera 45em Newspapers San Jose Insidehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/5_16_12_city_coucil_district_8_rose_herrera_patricia_martinez-roach/ District 8 Endorsement: Rose Herrera San Jose Inside May 16, 2012 February 20, 2026 Organizations Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters Sierra Club Loma Prietahttps://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/sce/loma-prieta-chapter/Politics-Endorsements/2012_LomaPrietan_Election_Issue.pdf Election Insight 2012 Sierra Club Loma Prieta October 2012 February 21, 2026 Political party organizations Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committeehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/politics/4_7_12_democratic_central_committee_party_endorsement_labor/ Labor Endorsement Chaos at DCC San Jose Inside April 7, 2012 February 21, 2026 Results 2012 San Jose City Council 8th district election Rose Herrera (incumbent) 7,242 47.9 Jimmy Nguyen 4,278 28.3 Patricia Martinez-Roach 3,610 23.9 15,130 100.0 Rose Herrera (incumbent) 17,331 54.3 Jimmy Nguyen 14,588 45.7 31,919 100.0 District 10 Incumbent Nancy Pyle was elected to the 10th district in 2004 and 2008. She was ineligible for reelection. Endorsements Edesa Bitbadal 45em Organizations Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (primary election) Labor unions AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement)https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/3_23_12_edesa_bitbadal_labor_union_brian_oneill_city_council/ Bitbadal Labor’s Best Bet in District 10? San Jose Inside March 23, 2012 February 21, 2026 Individuals Elaine Alquisthttps://www.paaia.org/CMS/meet-edesa-bitbadal-front-runner-candidate-for-san-jose-city-council MEET EDESA BITBADAL: FRONT RUNNER CANDIDATE FOR SAN JOSE CITY COUNCIL paaia.org April 24, 2012 February 21, 2026 Anna Eshoo Madison Nguyen Nancy Pyle Robert Braunstein 45em Organizations Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (runoff election) Sierra Club Loma Prieta Silicon Valley Young Democratshttps://svyd.org/endorsements-2012/ Endorsements 2012 Silicon Valley Young Democrats Emily Ramos December 13, 2012 February 21, 2026 Brian O'Neill 45em Political party organizations Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee Labor unions AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement) Johnny Khamis 45em Organizations Silicon Valley Taxpayers Associationhttps://www.svtaxpayers.org/2012-candidate-endorsements-santa-clara-county Election - November 6, 2012 Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association February 21, 2026 Results 2012 San Jose City Council 10th district election Johnny Khamis 3,483 19.7 Robert Braunstein 3,482 19.7 Edesa Bitbadal 3,392 19.2 Leslie Reynolds 3,174 18.0 Brian O'Neill 2,152 12.2 Denelle Fedor 1,990 11.3 17,673 100.0 Johnny Khamis 17,834 52.6 Robert Braunstein 16,089 47.4 33,923 100.0 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