2002 San Jose City Council election

2002 San Jose City Council election

March 5 (primary)
November 5 (runoff)

5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council

The 2002 San Jose City Council election took place on March 5, 2002, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 5, 2002. 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.