2006 San Jose mayoral election

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November 7, 2006 (runoff) | 2010 ->

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Candidate  | Chuck Reed | Cindy Chavez | David Pandori
Party  | Democratic | Democratic | Nonpartisan
First-round vote  | 36,401 | 29,295 | 22,581
First-round percentage  | 28.79% | 23.17% | 17.86%
Second-round vote  | 117,394 | 80,720  |
Second-round percentage  | 59.26% | 40.74%  |

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Candidate  | David Cortese | Michael Mulcahy
Party  | Democratic | Nonpartisan
First-round vote  | 20,691  | 13,580
First-round percentage  | 16.37%  | 10.74%

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The 2006 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 6 and November 7, 2006 to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the election of Chuck Reed.

Incumbent mayor Ron Gonzales 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

* Cindy Chavez, Vice mayor of San Jose since 2005 and San Jose city councilor since 1998[1]
* Chuck Reed, San Jose. City city councilor since 2000[1]

Eliminated in first round

* John Candeias
* David Cortese, San Jose city councilor since 2000 and former member of the East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees (1992–2000)[1]
* Timmothy K. Fitzgerald
* Larry Flores
* Michael C Macarelli
* David Pandori, deputy district attorney since 1998 and former San Jose city councilor (1991−1998)[1]
* Jose Aurelio Hernandez
* Michael Mulcahy, realtor[1]

## Results[edit]

### First round[edit]

First round results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Chuck Reed | 36,401  | 28.79
| Democratic | Cindy Chavez | 29,295  | 23.17
| Nonpartisan | David Pandori  | 22,581  | 17.86
| Democratic | David Cortese | 20,691  | 16.37
| Nonpartisan | Michael Mulcahy  | 13,580  | 10.74
| Nonpartisan | John Candeias  | 1,100  | 0.87
| Nonpartisan | Timmothy K. Fitzgerald  | 1,032  | 0.82
| Nonpartisan | Michael C Macarelli  | 654  | 0.52
| Nonpartisan | Larry Flores  | 653  | 0.52
| Nonpartisan | Jose Aurelio Hernandez  | 441  | 0.35
Total votes  | 126,428  |
Runoff results[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Chuck Reed | 117,394  | 59.26
| Democratic | Cindy Chavez | 80,720  | 40.74
Total votes  | 198,114  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e Lagos, Marisa (May 28, 2006). "VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE JUNE 6 CALIFORNIA PRIMARY / SAN JOSE MAYOR / THE CANDIDATES". SFGATE. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
2. ^ "Santa Clara County June 6th Gubernatorial Primary Election 2006 June 6 2006 Ofificial Final Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. June 26, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
3. ^ "Unofficial Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. December 4, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

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