1990 San Jose mayoral election Turnout 37.09% (first round) 52.17% (runoff)
Candidate
Susan Hammer
Frank Fiscalini
Party
nonpartisan
nonpartisan
First-round vote
34,822
39,833
First-round percentage
28.89%
33.04%
Second-round vote
89,399
88,016
Second-round percentage
50.38%
49.61%
Candidate
Shirley Lewis
Don Houston
Party
nonpartisan
nonpartisan
First-round vote
29,049
9,444
First-round percentage
24.10%
7.84%
Mayor before election
Tom McEnery
Democratic
Elected Mayor
Susan Hammer
Democratic
The 1990 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Jose , California . It saw an initial election held on June 5, 1990, followed by a runoff election on November 3, 1990 after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election. The runoff was won by Susan Hammer .
Incumbent mayor Tom McEnery was term limited .
Candidates [ ]
Advanced to runoff
Eliminated in first round
William Chew
Louis Garza
Don Houston, realtor [6]
Shirley Lewis, San Jose city councilor[7]
Chris P. Panopulos, founder of the City of San Jose Fund[8]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Runoff [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b "Primary Election June 5 1990-2.pdf" (PDF) . Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ a b "General Election Nov 6 1990-2.pdf" (PDF) . Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ Gottschalk, Mary (April 9, 2014). "History San Jose to honor Frank Fiscalini at annual event" . The Mercury News . Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ Reynolds, Yolanda. "Frank Fiscalini, Mayoral Candidate:" . laoferta.com . Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ "Former San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer dies at 81" . Bay City News . March 8, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ "Louis Garza and Don Houston, Mayoral Candidates say: "There is a need for change" " . laoferta.com . La Oferta. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ Herhold, Scott (October 9, 2017). "Shirley Lewis: Advocate for San Jose dies at age 84" . The Mercury News . Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ "Chris Panopulos dies; San Jose booster extraordinaire" . Paradise Post . Bay Area News Group. May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
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