The 1998 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 2 and November 3, 1998 to elect the

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of San Jose,

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. It saw the election of Ron Gonzales.

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mayor

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was

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ed. Because no candidate managed to receive a majority of the vote in the initial round of the election, a

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was held between the first round's top-two finishers.

Candidates

;Advanced to runoff *Patricia Dando,

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* Ron Gonzales, Santa Clara County supervisor ;Eliminated in first round *Bill Chew, candidate for mayor in

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and

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*Kathy Napoli, businesswoman

Results

First round

References

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