1986 San Jose mayoral election

1986 San Jose mayoral election

June 3, 1986[1]
Turnout	31.44%
Candidate Tom McEnery Dan Minutillo Party Democratic Nonpartisan Popular vote 59,459 26,947 Percentage 62.65% 28.39%   Candidate Greg Nelson Party Nonpartisan Popular vote 5,813 Percentage 6.13%
Mayor before election Tom McEnery Democratic Elected mayor Tom McEnery Democratic

The 1986 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 3, 1986, to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the reelection of Tom McEnery. Because McEnery won an outright majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff election needed to be held.

Candidates

• Dante De Amicis
• Tom McEnery, incumbent mayor
• Dan Minutillo, lawyer^[2]
• Greg Nelson

Results

Results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom McEnery (incumbent)	59,459	62.65
	Nonpartisan	Dan Minutillo	26,947	28.39
	Nonpartisan	Greg Nelson	5,813	6.13
	Nonpartisan	Dante De Amicis	2,692	2.84
Turnout			94,911	31.44

References

1. "Primary Election June 3 1986-2.pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
2. "Savvy Mayor McEnery Leads Civic Charge in San Jose". Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved July 4, 2021.