2006 San Jose mayoral election

The 2006 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 6 and November 7, 2006 to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the election of Chuck Reed.

Incumbent mayor Ron Gonzales 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
 * Cindy Chavez, Vice mayor of San Jose since 2005 and San Jose city councilor since 1998
 * Chuck Reed, San Jose. City city councilor since 2000


 * Eliminated in first round
 * John Candeias
 * David Cortese, San Jose city councilor since 2000 and former member of the East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees (1992–2000)
 * Timmothy K. Fitzgerald
 * Larry Flores
 * Michael C Macarelli
 * David Pandori, deputy district attorney since 1998 and former San Jose city councilor (1991−1998)
 * Jose Aurelio Hernandez
 * Michael Mulcahy, realtor