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Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen was a member of the San Jose City Council in California, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 6, 2015. He left office on January 1, 2019.
Nguyen ran for re-election to the San Jose City Council to represent District 7 in California. He lost in the general runoff election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for San Jose City Council District 7
Maya Esparza defeated incumbent Tam Nguyen in the general runoff election for San Jose City Council District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maya Esparza (Nonpartisan) | 54.2 | 11,165 |
 | Tam Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 45.8 | 9,452 | |
| Total votes: 20,617 | |||
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General election
General election for San Jose City Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the general election for San Jose City Council District 7 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tam Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 30.2 | 3,560 |
| ✔ | | Maya Esparza (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 2,952 |
 | Van Le (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 1,549 | |
 | Thomas Duong (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 1,382 | |
 | Jonathan Benjamin Fleming (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 1,275 | |
| Omar Vasquez (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 716 | ||
| Chris Le (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 344 | ||
| Total votes: 11,778 | |||
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2014
The city of San Jose, California held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. Tam Nguyen and Maya Esparza advanced past Buu Thai and Van Le in the primary election for District 7. Nguyen defeated Esparaza in the general election.[1][2][3]
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Nguyen highlighted the following issues:[4]
- Safety
- Jobs
- Housing
- Education
- Health
See also
- San Jose, California
- San Jose, California city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of San Jose "June 3, 2014 Primary Election," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "San Jose mayor's race: Dave Cortese vs. Sam Liccardo in November," June 3, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Tam Nguyen for Council, "Home," accessed October 1, 2014
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