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2000 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
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3 of the 5 seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

The 2000 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election were held on March 7, 2000, to elect three of the five seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, with runoffs held on November 7, 2000.[1][2] Runoffs only occurred if no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.[3] The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Santa Clara County. Each supervisor is elected to a 4-year term, with each supervisor capped at 3 consecutive terms in office.[4]

District 2

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Incumbent Blanca Alvarado was initially appointed to the 2nd district in 1995 to fill the vacancy left by Zoe Lofgren after she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was subsequently reelected to the 2nd district in 1996. She was eligible for reelection.

Results

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2000 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 2nd district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Blanca Alvarado (incumbent) 31,661 100.0
Total votes 31,661 100.0

District 3

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Incumbent Peter "Primo" McHugh was elected to the 3rd district in 1996 in the runoff with 51.0% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.

Results

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2000 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 3rd district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Pete "Primo" McHugh (incumbent) 43,961 100.0
Total votes 43,961 100.0

District 5

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Incumbent Joe Simitian was elected to the 5th district in 1996 in the runoff with 57.3% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection, but instead ran for the 21st district in the California State Assembly.

Results

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2000 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 5th district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Liz Kniss 31,144 42.5
Dolores Sandoval 24,818 33.9
Terry Alan Trumbull 17,255 23.6
Total votes 73,217 100.0
General election
Liz Kniss 55,304 51.2
Dolores Sandoval 52,640 48.8
Total votes 107,944 100.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "March 7, 2000 Presidential Primary Election Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. May 10, 2000. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "November 7, 2000 Presidential General Election Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  3. ^ "Nonpartisan Offices". UC Law SF. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  4. ^ "County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors". California Local. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
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