1978 San Jose mayoral election

1978 San Jose mayoral election

← 1974 June 6, 1978 (first round)[1]
November 7, 1978 (runoff)[2]
1982 →
Turnout59.31% (first round)
66.79% (runoff)
 
Candidate Janet Gray Hayes Alfredo Garza Jr.
Party Democratic Nonpartisan
First-round vote 68,643 55,093
First-round percentage 48.77% 39.14%
Second-round vote 107,872 44,358
Second-round percentage 70.86% 29.14%

 
Candidate John Russell
Party Nonpartisan
First-round vote 9,044
First-round percentage 6.43%

Mayor before election

Janet Gray Hayes
Democratic

Elected mayor

Janet Gray Hayes
Democratic

The 1978 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw an initial election held on June 6, 1978, followed by a runoff election on November 7, 1978, after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election.[3] The runoff was won by incumbent mayor Janet Gray Hayes.

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  3. ^ "Nine SF Bay Are Officials Lose". Newspapers.com. Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. June 7, 1978.