SJ mayoral candidates Chavez, Mahan receive most votes, will face each other in November

Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose City Councilman Matt Mahan appeared headed for a runoff election in November as the top two vote recipients Tuesday in the race to be the next mayor of San Jose.

According to initial vote totals, Chavez had 39.1 percent of the vote while Mahan garnered 32.1 percent. The next closest challenger, City Councilwoman Dev Davis, had just 10.5 percent of the vote. No other candidate had received more than 10 percent.