1998 San Jose mayoral election

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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.

Results

First round

First round results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	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^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	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

^ "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.

[results1-1] "Primary Election June 2 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

[results2-2] "General Election Nov 3 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

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