Close contests in three of five SJ City Council races; Esparza faces runoff in reelection bid

Races for three of the five San Jose City Council seats up for election Tuesday appeared headed for runoffs based on initial voting results, including Councilwoman Maya Esparza’s bid for re-election.

Esparza, one of two incumbents running for re-election, garnered some 43.8 percent of the vote in her East San Jose district, according to unofficial vote totals from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.