2018 San Francisco mayoral special election
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On June 5, 2018, a special election was held for Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. The winner of the election will serve until 2020, filling the unexpired term of Ed Lee, who was elected in 2011 and 2015, and died in office on December 12, 2017. Upon Lee's death, London Breed, the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, became acting mayor, but a vote of six supervisors replaced Breed with Supervisor Mark Farrell. The mayoral election was held concurrently with the statewide direct primary election. In San Francisco, the election for District 8 Member of the Board of Supervisors was also on the ballot.
Eight candidates qualified for the ballot. The four major candidates were former Supervisor Angela Alioto, former acting mayor London Breed, Supervisor Jane Kim, and former state Senator Mark Leno.[1] All four main candidates identify as Democrats, though the position is officially nonpartisan per the California constitution.[2][3] Leno conceded the race to Breed on June 13.[4]
Background
Ed Lee, who was appointed Mayor of San Francisco in 2011 following Gavin Newsom's election as Lieutenant Governor of California, elected to a full term in 2011, and reelected in 2015, died of cardiac arrest on December 12, 2017.[5] London Breed, the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, became the city's acting mayor.[6][7]
On January 23, 2018, the Board of Supervisors selected Mark Farrell to serve as interim mayor until the special election could be held. Citing Ron Conway's role as a benefactor to Breed, Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Jane Kim, considered the progressive members of the board, sought to deny Breed the benefits of incumbency going into the election.[8][9]
As San Francisco elections use ranked choice voting, Kim and Mark Leno chose to align with each other, each endorsing the other as their preferred second choice.[10]
Candidates
The filing deadline was 5 p.m. on January 9, 2018.[11]
Qualified
The following eight candidates qualified for the ballot by filing all nomination documents and paying the filing fee.[12] The deadline for a candidate to drop out of the race and remove himself or herself from the ballot was January 30, 2018.[13]
- Angela Alioto,[12] anti-discrimination attorney,[13] former Supervisor; unsuccessfully ran for Mayor in 1991, 1995, and 2003[14]
- Michelle Bravo,[12] holistic health practitioner[15][16]
- London Breed, former Acting Mayor; Supervisor (5th district) and President of the Board of Supervisors[17]
- Richie Greenberg,[12] business consultant, Republican County Central Committee delegate[18]
- Jane Kim,[12] Supervisor (6th district), former President of the San Francisco Board of Education[19]
- Mark Leno,[12] former Supervisor, former State Assemblyman, former State Senator[20]
- Amy Farah Weiss,[12] homelessness activist[18]
- Ellen Lee Zhou,[12] volunteer social worker[18]
Declined
- David Chiu, State Assemblyman[21]
- Carmen Chu, city Assessor-Recorder[21][22]
- Mark Farrell, Supervisor (2nd district), later appointed interim mayor[23]
- Dennis Herrera, City Attorney (2002–present), former President of the city Police Commission[24][18]
- Daniel Lurie, philanthropist, CEO of Tipping Point Community[11]
- Scott Wiener, State Senator[20]
General election
Endorsements
Angela Alioto
- Organizations
Richie Greenberg
Jane Kim
- Organizations
- Our Revolution[29]
- The People for Bernie Sanders[30][31]
- Service Employees International Union, Local 1021[32]
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (dual endorsement with Mark Leno)[33]
- Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club (dual endorsement with Mark Leno)[34]
- San Francisco Democratic Party (endorsed as second choice; party endorsed Leno as first choice)[35]
- San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs' Association (Jane Kim #1)[36]
- Peace Officers Research Association of California (Jane Kim #1)[37]
- Politicians
- Tom Ammiano, former California State Assemblyman, LGBT Rights activist[38]
- John Avalos, former San Francisco Supervisor[38]
- Matt Gonzalez, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[38]
Mark Leno
- Organizations
- San Francisco Democratic Party (endorsed as first choice)[35]
- Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club[39]
- Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club (dual endorsement with Jane Kim)[34]
- Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund[40]
- Equality California[40]
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (dual endorsement with Jane Kim)[33]
- San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs' Association (Mark Leno #2)[36]
- Politicians
- Scott Wiener, State Senator (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)[41]
- Sandra Lee Fewer, San Francisco Supervisor[42]
- Aaron Peskin, San Francisco Supervisor[42]
- Ahsha Safaí, San Francisco Supervisor[42]
- Norman Yee, San Francisco Supervisor[42]
- John A. Perez, former Assembly Speaker state Assemblyman from Los Angeles[40]
- Toni Atkins, President Pro Tempore California Senate, Senator from San Diego, former Speaker of the Assembly, former state Assemblywoman from San Diego[40]
London Breed
- Organizations
- San Francisco Firefighter's Union[43]
- San Francisco Chronicle[44]
- YIMBY Action[45]
- Politicians
- Scott Wiener, State Senator (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)[41]
- David Chiu, California State Assemblymember[46]
- Gabrielle Giffords, former congresswoman from Arizona, and astronaut Mark Kelly, Gifford's husband[47]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
RCV Choice |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Angela Alioto |
London Breed |
Richie Greenberg |
Jane Kim |
Mark Leno |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates[48] | April 20–23, 2018 | First | 600 | ± 3.0% | 8% | 28% | 6% | 17% | 21% | — | — |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research[49] | March 28 – April 3, 2018 | First | 610 | ± 4.0% | 6% | 27% | — | 17% | 29% | — | 9% |
| Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates[50] | February 22–28, 2018 | First | 462 | ± 4.6% | 8% | 29% | — | 26% | 19% | — | — |
| KPIX-TV/Survey USA[51] | January 13–14, 2018 | First | 717 | ± 4.3% | 9% | 19% | — | 13% | 22% | — | — |
| SurveyUSA (with RCV) | January 10–14, 2018 | First | 462 | ± 4.6% | 9% | 19% | 4% | 14% | 22% | 6%[52] | 22% |
| Second | 385 | ± 5.1% | 16% | 19% | 6% | 10% | 25% | 7%[53] | 16% | ||
| Third | 306 | ± 5.7% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 15% | 8%[54] | 26% | ||
| Public Policy Polling[55] | December 18–19, 2017 | First | 627 | ± 4.0% | — | 20% | — | 5% | 26% | 26%[56] | 23%[57] |
Results
First-place votes counted on election night had Breed leading with 35.6 percent, Leno in second with 25.9 percent, and Kim with 22.8 percent. As candidates began to be eliminated, Leno took the lead the next day.[58] He maintained a small lead during the week.[59] On June 9, Breed took the lead over Leno.[60][61] On June 13, with only 8,000 ballots left to count,[62] Leno conceded defeat and congratulated Breed on her victory.[63]
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | |||
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | London Breed | 89,770 | 36.6 | 89,770 | 36.6 | 89,770 | 36.6 | +114 | 89,884 | 36.7 | +190 | 90,074 | 36.8 | +1,150 | 91,224 | 37.6 | +2,742 | 93,966 | 39.2 | +6,244 | 100,210 | 43.2 | +12,883 | 113,093 | 50.5 | 0 |
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Mark Leno | 60,355 | 24.6 | 60,355 | 24.6 | 60,355 | 24.6 | +112 | 60,467 | 24.7 | +339 | 60,806 | 24.9 | +966 | 61,772 | 25.5 | +1,251 | 63,023 | 26.3 | +4,501 | 67,524 | 29.1 | +43,392 | 110,916 | 49.5 | 0 |
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Jane Kim | 58,891 | 24.0 | 58,891 | 24.0 | 58,891 | 24.0 | +85 | 58,976 | 24.0 | +582 | 59,558 | 24.3 | +413 | 59,971 | 24.7 | +1,398 | 61,369 | 25.6 | +2,716 | 64,085 | 27.6 | -64,085 | |||
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Angela Alioto | 17,153 | 7.0 | 17,153 | 7.0 | 17,153 | 7.0 | +176 | 17,329 | 7.1 | +184 | 17,513 | 7.2 | +1,674 | 19,187 | 7.9 | +2,308 | 21,495 | 9.0 | -21,495 | ||||||
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Ellen Lee Zhou | 9,385 | 3.8 | 9,385 | 3.8 | 9,385 | 3.8 | +106 | 9,491 | 3.9 | +140 | 9,631 | 3.9 | +799 | 10,430 | 4.3 | -10,430 | |||||||||
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Richie Greenberg | 6,932 | 2.8 | 6,932 | 2.8 | 6,932 | 2.8 | +73 | 7,005 | 2.9 | +114 | 7,119 | 2.9 | -7,119 | ||||||||||||
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Amy Farah Weiss | 1,632 | 0.7 | 1,632 | 0.7 | 1632 | 0.7 | +56 | 1,688 | 0.7 | -1,688 | |||||||||||||||
| style="background-color:Template:No party preference/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Michelle Bravo | 859 | 0.4 | 859 | 0.4 | 859 | 0.4 | -859 | ||||||||||||||||||
| style="background-color:Template:Write-in candidate/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Antoine Roger (Write-in) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| style="background-color:Template:Write-in candidate/meta/color" | | Nonpartisan | Write-ins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- ^ First: Michelle Bravo, Amy Farah Weiss, and Ellen Lee Zhou with 2%
- ^ Second: Amy Farah Weiss 4%, Ellen Lee Zhou 2%, Michelle Bravo 1%
- ^ Third: Amy Farah Weiss 4%, Michelle Bravo 3%, Ellen Lee Zhou 1%
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- ^ First: David Chiu* 11%, Dennis Herrera* 10%, Carmen Chu* 5%. *Hypothetical candidate.
- ^ Other/Undecided 23%
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