2026 San Jose City Council election

2026 San Jose City Council election

June 2 (primary)
November 3 (runoff)

5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council

The 2026 San Jose City Council election will be taking place on June 2, 2026, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 3, 2026. Runoffs will only occur if no candidate receives 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.