Silicon Valley voters this November will cast ballots in one of the region’s most consequential elections: From deciding who to send to Washington to a historic county supervisorial election, there is no shortage of major decisions up and down the ballot.
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San Jose voters overwhelmingly decide to move mayoral elections
In a historic move, San Jose voters overwhelmingly decided June 7 to move the city’s mayoral elections in an effort to boost voter turnout—particularly among communities of color. Election results show 55.50% of voters said yes to Measure B, an initiative that will align the city’s mayoral elections to coincide with presidential election years. The citywide...
Sylvia Arenas leads in race for Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas is leading the Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1 race, with former Councilmember Johnny Khamis coming close behind. With approximately 94% of ballots counted, Arenas is ahead with 28.37% of the vote, or 18,442 votes....
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Rosemary Kamei appears to win West San Jose council seat
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Rosemary Kamei appears to be winning outright in the San Jose City Council District 1 race with 65.79% of the vote, or 9,426 votes. With 94% of the ballots counted, Kamei still holds...
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Esparza continues to outpace her two San Jose District 7 challengers
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. San Jose Councilmember Maya Esparza continues to remain well ahead of her challengers, who had hoped to unseat the progressive incumbent. With 94% of the vote tallied, Esparza still holds a commanding the lead with 47.77% of the vote or...
Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen likely to see another term
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Incumbent Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen appears to be cruising to outright reelection, marking an easy end to the first contested election he’s faced since he first took office in 2010. With 94% of the votes counted, Rosen...
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s race remains close with between Jonsen and Jensen
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In the race for county sheriff, former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert “Bob” Jonsen and retired captain for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Kevin Jensen are the top contenders with 94% of the vote tallied. Jonsen still leads with...
Omar Torres lead remains steady in San Jose District 3 race
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Omar Torres and Irene Smith remain ahead of the other three challengers — Joanna Rauh, Ivan Torres and Elizabeth Chien-Hale — in the open seat for District 3, replacing Councilmember Raul Peralez who terms out in December. With 94% of...
Nora Campos leads in race for East San Jose council seat
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Former state Assemblymember Nora Campos is leading the contested race to represent East San Jose for City Council District 5, with Santa Clara County Board of Education President Peter Ortiz following behind. Campos is leading with 31.11% of the vote or...
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Cindy Chavez, Matt Mahan lead in San Jose mayor’s race
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In the highly-anticipated race for San Jose mayor, two contenders emerged as front-runners once polls closed Tuesday — county Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan. As of 5 p.m. Monday, election results show Chavez has received 39.24%...
LIVE BLOG: Santa Clara County sees low turnout, few Latino votes
Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in 11 local races, 20 statewide contests and 7 local measures. In San Jose, residents voted for a new mayor for the first time in 8 years to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo who terms out in December. San Jose voters also chose their representatives...