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1998 San Jose mayoral election
Turnout	40.05% (first round); 56.97% (runoff)
Mayor before election; Susan Hammer; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Ron Gonzales; Democratic

The 1998 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 2 and November 3, 1998 to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the election of Ron Gonzales.

Incumbent mayor Susan Hammer was term limited.

Because no candidate managed to receive a majority of the vote in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held between the first round's top-two finishers.

Candidates[edit]

Advanced to runoff

Patricia Dando, San Jose city councilor^[1]
Ron Gonzales, Santa Clara County supervisor^[1]

Eliminated in first round

Bill Chew, candidate for mayor in 1990 and 1994
Kathy Napoli, businesswoman^[1]

Results[edit]

First round[edit]

First round results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Gonzales	55,699	41.61
	Nonpartisan	Patricia Dando	46,097	34.44
	Nonpartisan	Kathy Chavez Napoli	14,220	10.62
	Nonpartisan	Bill Chew	5,462	4.08
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	12,374	9.25
Total votes			133,852
Turnout			40.05

Runoff results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Gonzales	93,586	47.31
	Nonpartisan	Patricia Dando	89,293	45.14
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	14,935	7.55
Total votes			197,814
Turnout			56.97

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Simon, Mark (May 24, 1998). "Mild-Mannered San Jose Mayor's Race -- for Now". SFGATE. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "Primary Election June 2 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
^ "General Election Nov 3 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

[SFGatemildmannered-1] Simon, Mark (May 24, 1998). "Mild-Mannered San Jose Mayor's Race -- for Now". SFGATE. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[results1-2] "Primary Election June 2 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

[results2-3] "General Election Nov 3 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

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