City  Elections

What’s on the March 2024 primary ballot in San Jose

For the March 2024 election, San Jose residents will vote on four district councilmembers + the mayor.

December 21, 2023 • 
Alyson Chuyang
A hand holding the mail-in ballot in front of a ballot drop-off center.

Make your voice heard in the March election.

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Did you know we have a local election coming up?

In March 2024, San Jose voters will submit their ballots for the offices of the mayor + City Council in districts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, as well as for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors districts 2, 3, and 5.

Here is a breakdown of who’s running.

Mayor

  • (Current) Mayor Matt Mahan
  • Tyrone Wade — Retired family counselor

District Councilmembers

District 2

  • Joe A. Lopez — Retired sheriff’s sergeant
  • Pamela Campos — Educator
  • Vanessa Sandoval — Public policy director
  • Babu Prasad — Businessman, healthcare professional

District 4

  • Kansen Chu — Education advisor
  • (Current) Councilmember David Cohen

District 6

  • Olivia Navarro — City commissioner, businesswoman
  • Alex Shoor — Housing nonprofit director
  • Angelo Pasciuti — Retired marine
  • Michael Mulcahy — Neighborhood business owner

District 8

  • Tam Troung — Police sergeant, parent
  • (Current) Councilmember Domingo Candelas
  • Sukhdev Sigh Bainiwal — Software engineer
  • Surinder Kaur Dhaliwal — Retired executive assistant

District 10

  • George Casey — Director, senior counsel
  • (Current) Councilmember Arjun Batra
  • Lenka Wright — Communications executive

Head to San José Spotlight for a comprehensive candidate guide.

Elections

Let’s get voting. | Photo by SJtoday staff

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

District 2

  • Corina Herrera-Loera
  • Jennifer Margaret Celaya
  • Madison Nguyen
  • Betty Duong
  • Nelson McElmurry

District 3

  • Otto Lee

District 5

  • Margaret Abe-Koga
  • Barry Chang
  • Peter Fung
  • Sally Lieber
  • Sandy Sans

San Jose Spotlight has a full breakdown of each candidate running for the County Board of Supervisors.

Two Primary Election voter guides infront of San Jose City Hall.

From the state to the county to the city, South Bay voters have a lot to consider.

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Measures on the Santa Clara County ballot

City of Santa Clara, Measure A

  • Determines whether or not to make the Santa Clara City Clerk an appointed, rather than elected, position.

City of Santa Clara, Measure B

  • Determines whether or not to make the Santa Clara Chief of Police an appointed, rather than elected, position.