| Election Name: | 2022 San Jose mayoral election |
| Country: | San Jose, California |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 San Jose mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2024 San Jose mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | June 7, 2022 (primary) November 8, 2022 (general) |
| Image1: | MattMahan (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Matt Mahan |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 128,138 |
| Percentage1: | 51.2% |
| Candidate2: | Cindy Chavez |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 122,110 |
| Percentage2: | 48.8% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Sam Liccardo |
| After Election: | Matt Mahan |
The 2022 San Jose mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of San Jose for a two-year term. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022, and no candidate received more than 50% in this primary election. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan advanced to a November 8 runoff election.[1] On November 16, Cindy Chavez conceded the race to Matt Mahan.[2]
Due to San Jose term limits, which sets a maximum of two total terms, incumbent mayor Sam Liccardo was not eligible to run for reelection. The 2022 mayoral election would be the last held on a gubernatorial election cycle, as a result of the passage of Measure B in 2022.[3] Following mayoral elections were to coincide with the presidential election cycle. The election was nonpartisan, as are all local elections in California.
San Jose is the 10th largest city in the United States.[4] All local elections in the State of California are officially nonpartisan. San Jose uses a top-two primary system; if no candidate received a majority of the June 7, 2022 vote, a runoff would be held between the top two candidates on November 8, 2022.[5]
On April 28, 2021, San Jose Councilmember Raul Peralez, who then represented Council District 3, Downtown San Jose, announced his candidacy. On the same day, Councilmember Dev Davis, who represented District 6, Willow Glen, also announced a campaign for mayor.[6]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Cindy Chavez | Dev Davis | Matt Mahan | Raul Peralez | Undecided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM3 Research (D) | February 24 – March 1, 2022 | 587 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 27% | 5% | 17% | 7% | 44% | ||||
| Tulchin Research (D) | February 5–10, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 28% | 6% | 7% | 13% | 40% | ||||
| New Bridge Strategy (R) | June 28 – July 1, 2021 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 23% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 59% |