1998 San Jose mayoral election

1998 San Jose mayoral election

← 1994 June 2, 1998 (first round)
November 3, 1998 (runoff)
2002 →
Turnout40.05% (first round)
56.97% (runoff)
 
Candidate Ron Gonzales Patricia Dando Kathy Chavez Napoli
Party Democratic Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 55,699 46,097 14,220
First-round percentage 41.61% 34.44% 10.62%
Second-round vote 93,586 89,293
Second-round percentage 47.31% 45.14%

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.