The 2012 San Jose City Council election took place on June 5, 2012, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 6, 2012. Runoffs only occurred if no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan. Each councilmember is term-limited after two consecutive terms in office.
District 2 Incumbent Ash Kalra was elected to the 2nd district in 2008 in the runoff with 54.4% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
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District 4 Incumbent Kansen Chu was initially elected to the 4th district in a special election runoff in 2007, and was subsequently reelected in 2008. He was eligible for reelection.
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District 6 Incumbent Pierluigi Oliverio was initially elected to the 6th district in a special election primary in 2007, and was subsequently reelected in 2008. He was eligible for reelection.
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District 8 Incumbent Rose Herrera was elected to the 8th district in 2008 in the runoff with 51.9% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.
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District 10 Incumbent Nancy Pyle was elected to the 10th district in 2004 and 2008. She was ineligible for reelection.
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