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2012 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
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Local election in California
April 2026
2012 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election California Flag of Santa Clara County, California.svg legislative no 2010 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election 2010 2014 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election 2014 June 5 (primary) 3 of the 5 seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
The 2012 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election were held on June 5, 2012, to elect three of the five seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.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 April 8, 2026 Runoffs would occur if no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest, but no runoff was held since every primary contest had a candidate receive more than 50%. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/954/ Nonpartisan Offices. UC Law SF January 14, 2026 The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Santa Clara County. Each supervisor is elected to a 4-year term, with each supervisor capped at 3 consecutive terms in office.https://californialocal.com/localnews/santa-clara/ca/government/show/46-county-of-santa-clara/elected_body/13-board-of-supervisors/ County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors California Local March 25, 2026
District 2
Incumbent George Shirakawa, Jr. was elected to the 2nd district in 2008 in the runoff with 53.8% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Results
2012 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 2nd district election
George Shirakawa, Jr. (incumbent) 24,950 100.0
24,950 100.0
District 3
Incumbent Dave Cortese was elected to the 3rd district in 2008 in the runoff with 54.9% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Results
2012 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 3rd district election
Dave Cortese (incumbent) 40,360 100.0
40,360 100.0
District 5
Incumbent Liz Kniss was elected to the 5th district in 2000, 2004, and 2008. She was ineligible for reelection.
Endorsements
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Santa Clara County League of Conservation Votershttps://www.scclcv.org/scclcv-endorsements/ SCCLCV Endorsements Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters April 9, 2026
Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapterhttps://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/loma-prieta-chapter/Politics-Endorsements/2012%20Primary%20Loma%20Prietan%20Newletter.pdf Election Insight 2012 Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter April 9, 2026
Newspapers
San Jose Insidehttps://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/5_16_12_county_supervisor_joe_simitian/ Supervisor Endorsement: Joe Simitian San Jose Inside May 16, 2012 April 9, 2026
Results
2012 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 5th district election
Joe Simitian 39,131 58.3
Kris Huyilan Wang 15,367 22.9
Barry Chang 12,654 18.8
67,152 100.0
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