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Local election in California
February 2026
2010 San Jose City Council election California Flag of San José, California.svg legislative no 2008 San Jose City Council election 2008 2012 San Jose City Council election 2012 5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council June 8 (primary)November 2 (runoff)
The 2010 San Jose City Council election took place on June 8, 2010, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 2, 2010.https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1296/2024-05/june-8-2010-gubernatorial-primary-election-summary-results.pdf?VersionId=3tBo8npSn9dVMNeuNI5NYENyheMwF8lp Official Final Results - June 8, 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters June 23, 2010 February 23, 2026https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1296/2024-05/november-2-2010-gubernatorial-general-election-summary-results.pdf?VersionId=BbCCBDyVsybuYVOPp8zL9a6B7B.fjtRk Final Results - November 2, 2010 Gubernatorial General Election Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters November 23, 2010 February 23, 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 Pete Constant was elected to the 1st district in 2006 in the primary with 64.5% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
2010 San Jose City Council 1st district election
Pete Constant (incumbent) 7,968 66.3
David Clancy 2,439 20.3
Tom Johnston 1,609 13.4
12,016 100.0
District 3
Incumbent Sam Liccardo was elected to the 3rd district in 2006 in the runoff with 61.3% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
2010 San Jose City Council 3rd district election
Sam Liccardo (incumbent) 6,305 80.2
Timothy Hennessey 1,561 19.8
7,866 100.0
District 5
Incumbent Nora Campos was elected to the 5th district in a special election in 2005 in a special election primary,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 and was subsequently reelected in 2002 and 2006. She was ineligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
Magdalena Carrasco 45em Newspapers
San Jose Insidehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/10_30_2010_endorsements_nov_2_2010/ Vote Today: Endorsements Summary San Jose Inside November 2, 2010 February 24, 2026
Organizations
San Jose Silicon Valley ChamberPAChttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/04_14_2010_chamberpac_endorses_magdalena_carrasco_for_district_5/ Chamber Endorses Carrasco for District 5 San Jose Inside April 14, 2010 February 24, 2026
Sierra Club Loma Prietahttps://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/loma-prieta-chapter/Politics-Endorsements/LP%20Election%20Issue%202010%20FINAL.pdf Election Insight 2010 Sierra Club February 24, 2026
Results
2010 San Jose City Council 5th district election
Xavier Campos 2,791 35.4
Magdalena Carrasco 2,771 35.2
J. Manuel Herrera 1,797 22.8
Aaron Resendez 517 6.6
7,876 100.0
Xavier Campos 5,218 51.8
Magdalena Carrasco 4,847 48.2
9,975 100.0
District 7
Incumbent Madison Nguyen was elected to the 7th district in 2006 in the primary with 100% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
Madison Nguyen 45em Newspapers
San Jose Inside
Organizations
Sierra Club Loma Prieta
Minh Duong 45em Organizations
San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commercehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/05_06_10_minh_duong_vies_for_dist-_7_seat/ Onetime District 8 Candidate Minh Duong Vies For Dist. 7 Seat San Jose Inside Jessica Fromm May 6, 2010 February 24, 2026
Results
2010 San Jose City Council 7th district election
Madison Nguyen (incumbent) 4,578 41.3
Minh Duong 2,666 24.1
Patrick Phu Le 1,895 17.1
Rudy J. Rodriguez 1,586 14.3
Vietnam Nguyen 351 3.2
11,076 100.0
Madison Nguyen 7,625 54.3
Minh Duong 6,410 45.7
14,035 100.0
District 9
Incumbent Judy Chirco was elected to the 9th district in 2002 and 2006. She was ineligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
Donald Rocha 45em Newspapers
San Jose Insidehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/10_28_2010_don_rocha_city_council_district_9_endorsement/ Endorsement: Don Rocha for City Council San Jose Inside October 27, 2010 February 24, 2026
Organizations
Sierra Club Loma Prieta
Labor unions
AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council
Results
2010 San Jose City Council 9th district election
Donald Rocha 7,474 43.0
Larry Pegram 4,284 26.0
Jim Cogan 2,295 13.2
Robert Cortese 1,265 7.3
Chad Greer 1,128 6.5
David Cueva 930 5.7
16,446 100.0
Donald Rocha 15,549 63.0
Larry Pegram 9,139 37.0
24,688 100.0
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