▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁ 8 6 % ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁votes ▁cast . ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁San ▁Jose ▁City ▁Council , ▁Re ed ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁often ▁being ▁the ▁l one ▁diss enter ▁in ▁many ▁votes . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ▁on ▁the ▁council ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁many ▁not ew orth y ▁ag enda ▁items . ▁ ▁May oral ▁election ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor , ▁Ron ▁Gonz ales , ▁term - limited ▁out , ▁Re ed ▁announced ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁San ▁Jose . ▁In ▁the ▁mayor al ▁primary ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁in ▁a ▁crow ded ▁field ▁of ▁ten ▁candidates , ▁Re ed ▁won ▁ 2 8 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁putting ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁mayor al ▁run - off ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁against ▁San ▁Jose ▁Vice - May or ▁C ind y ▁Ch ave z ▁who ▁received ▁ 2 3 . 1 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Mul c ah y ▁received ▁ 1 0 . 7 4 %, ▁Dave ▁Cort ese ▁received ▁ 1 6 . 3 7 %, ▁David ▁P and ori ▁received ▁ 1 7 . 8 6 %. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mayor al ▁run