1974 San Jose mayoral election

none January 2025 July 2021 1974 San Jose mayoral election Flag of San Jose, California (1969–1984).gif presidential no 1971 San Jose mayoral election 1971 1978 San Jose mayoral election 1978 June 4, 1974 (first round)November 5, 1974 (runoff) 47.22% (first round) 59.51% (runoff) First-round vote First-round percentage Second-round vote Second-round percentage 150x150px Janet Gray Hayes Democratic Party (United States) 35,901 36.93% 65,929 50.64% 150x150px Barton L. Collins Nonpartisan candidate 33,216 34.17% 64,251 49.36% Alfredo Garza Jr. Nonpartisan candidate 13,852 14.25% 3x4.svg Peter B. Venuto Nonpartisan candidate 7,744 7.97% Mayor Norman Mineta Democratic Party (United States) Janet Gray Hayes Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw an initial election held on June 4, 1974, followed by a runoff election on November 5, 1974, after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election. The runoff was won by Janet Gray Hayes, who became the first female mayor of the city, making San Jose the first United States city of more than 500,000 residents to elect a female mayor.Mack Lundstrom San Jose's first female mayor, Janet Gray Hayes, has died at 87 http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes San Jose Mercury News 2014-04-21 2014-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424012349/http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes 2014-04-24 liveSan Jose State University's Online Archive of California, "Guide to the Janet Gray Hayes Papers," (retrieved August 20, 2010).Mack Lundstrom San Jose's first female mayor, Janet Gray Hayes, has died at 87 http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes San Jose Mercury News 2014-04-21 2014-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140424012349/http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25610127/san-joses-first-female-mayor-janet-gray-hayes 2014-04-24 live While incumbent mayor Norman Mineta had been eligible to seek reelection to a second term, he instead opted to run for the United States House of Representatives. Candidates Advanced to runoff Barton L. Collins, former chief of detectives of the San Jose Police DepartmentWest Don San Jose's fight for mayor It's the lady and the cop https://www.newspapers.com/image/460676959 Newspapers.com The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com 4 July 2021 en subscription 21 Oct 1974 Janet Gray Hayes, vice mayor of San Jose since 1973 and San Jose city councilor since 1971Heppler Jason San Jose City Council Members https://notebook.jasonheppler.org/2016/04/05/san-jose-city-council-members/ notebook.jasonheppler.org en 5 April 2016R-ville Woman San Jose Vice Mayor https://www.newspapers.com/image/550049498/ Newspapers.com Rushville Republican 5 July 2021 en subscription 20 Jul 1973 Eliminated in first-round Paul K. Colvard Alfredo Garza Jr., San Jose city councilor since 1971 Paul Moore Robbie Robertson Peter B. Venuto Campaign San Jose was considered to be the fastest growing city in California at the time the election took place. The runoff campaign was regarded as very contentious and negative. Collins initially accused Hayes of being sacred to debate him face-to-face. However, when the League of Women Voters attempted to organize televised debates between the two candidates during the runoff campaign, Collins refused to participate in any debate which featured a black or Mexican-American panelist. When he was accused of racism for this, Collins denied it, giving the excuse that he only did not one to do so because he believed questions that would be "prejudiced " against him might be asked by such a panelist, since claimed that he had once arrested a community leader of one of those two ethnic groups. During the campaign, Collins alleged that Hayes had voted in favor of a developer's project after receiving a $500 campaign contribution the developer, accusing her of having had a conflict of interest. Despite him trying to tie her to developers, local developers were reported to actually have unfavorable opinions of both Hayes and Collins. Developers reportedly felt that Collins did not have a grasp on the concerns developers had about strict city controls over development. Developers also were unhappy with the position that Hayes had staked out in favor of controlled growth in the city. Collins had served 38 years on the city's police force, and his only previous experience in politics was an unsuccessful effort he had made, in partnership with downtown businessmen and real estate interests, to pressure the San Jose City Council to appoint him the city's police chief after Ray Blackmore retired. Results General election 1974 San Jose mayoral general electionhttps://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Statistics/Documents/sov/1974/Direct%20Primary%20Election%20June%204%201974-2.pdf Direct Primary Election June 4 1974-2.pdf 4 July 2021 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Janet Gray Hayes Democratic Party (United States) 35,901 36.93 Barton L. Collins Nonpartisan candidate 33,216 34.17 Alfredo Garza Jr. Nonpartisan candidate 13,852 14.25 Peter B. Venuto Nonpartisan candidate 7,744 7.97 Paul K. Colvard Nonpartisan candidate 2,598 2.67 Paul Moore Nonpartisan candidate 2,466 2.54 G. A. "Robbie" Robertson Nonpartisan candidate 1,429 1.47 97,206 100.00 Runoff 1974 San Jose mayoral runoff electionhttps://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Statistics/Documents/sov/1974/General%20%20Election%20Nov%205%201974-2.pdf General Election Nov 5 1974-2.pdf 4 July 2021 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Janet Gray Hayes Democratic Party (United States) 65,929 50.64 Barton L. Collins Nonpartisan candidate 64,251 49.36 130,180 100.00 References San Jose San Jose 1974