1998 San Jose mayoral election

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.

Candidates

 * Advanced to runoff
 * Patricia Dando, San Jose city councilor
 * Ron Gonzales, Santa Clara County supervisor


 * Eliminated in first round
 * Bill Chew, candidate for mayor in 1990 and 1994
 * Kathy Napoli, businesswoman