San Francisco Election Results 2019: Mayor, Supes, DA, Props

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Election results are preliminary, but the majority of votes in San Francisco have been counted as the electorate has decided who will guide the city for the next four years, along with important issues such as the future of vaping and affordable housing. All 474 precincts have been counted but the city election department reports that some ballots remain. The next update will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

As expected, Mayor London Breed is holding a commanding lead and she has declared victory at her election party. This will be her first full term as mayor after winning a special election to fill out the unexpired term for Mayor Ed Lee following his sudden death.

One of the most hotly contested races is for District Attorney, following the sudden resignation of George Gascon. Mayor Breed appointed Suzy Loftus to fill out the term, swearing-in Loftus on a recent weekend. Loftus had fewer raw votes than Chesa Boudin. He received 35,445 votes, or 32.91 percent, to Loftus' 33,209 votes, or 30.84 percent. However, ranked-choice voting (RCV), a sort of instant runoff, came into play, flipping the results. After RCV, Loftus is in the lead 47,234 votes to 46,994 for Boudin, a 50.13 to 49.87 percent margin.

One seat on the Board of Supervisors is up for election, in District 5. Challenger Dean Preston has nosed out incumbent Vallie Brown. Preston has 6,085 votes to Brown's 5,988. The percentage is 47.22 percent to 46.47 percent. In this race, RSV did not flip the results, but narrowed them. Preston has a 218 vote lead after RSV.

Several races — including for City Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff and Treasurer — are unopposed.

There are six propositions on the ballot:

• Prop. A: $600M bond issue for affordable housing
• Prop B: Change the name of Department of Aging and Adult Services
• Prop C: Overturn a ban on Vaping products passed by the Board of Supervisors
• Prop D: Tax on ride-share companies to ease traffic congestion
• Prop E: Allow affordable house and educator housing in public zoning districts
• Prop F: New restrictions on local campaign contributions and disclosures

Prop C went down to a solid defeat, while all of the other propositions are ahead.

Again, all votes are preliminary. The next update from the elections department is 4 p.m. Wednesday.

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