2012 San Jose City Council election

2012 San Jose City Council election

June 5 (primary)
November 6 (runoff)

5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council

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.