2003 San Francisco District Attorney election

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2003 San Francisco District Attorney election
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 1999
November 4, 2003 (jungle primary)
December 9, 2003 (runoff)
2007  
  Kamala Harris as District Attorney of San Francisco (2004).jpg Terence HALLINAN, SF District Attorney Crop.jpg Bill fazio Crop.jpg
Candidate Kamala Harris Terence Hallinan Bill Fazio
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
First round vote66,24870,58059,834
First round percentage33.65%35.85%30.39%
Runoff vote137,111105,617
Runoff percentage56.49%43.51%

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Runoff electoral results by supervisorial district
Harris:      50–60%     60–70%
Hallinan:      50–60%

District Attorney before election

Terence Hallinan
Democratic

Elected District Attorney

Kamala Harris
Democratic

The 2003 San Francisco District Attorney election was held on November 4, 2003, to elect the next District Attorney of San Francisco. The election, which was held alongside the 2003 mayoral election in which Supervisor Gavin Newsom won his first term as Mayor of San Francisco, was won by former assistant District Attorney Kamala Harris, who defeated the incumbent District Attorney, Terence Hallinan.

Results

San Francisco District Attorney election, 2003 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terence Hallinan 70,58035.85
Democratic Kamala Harris 66,24833.65
Democratic Bill Fazio59,83430.39
Write-in 2300.12
Total votes196,892 100
Runoff election
Democratic Kamala Harris 137,111 56.49
Democratic Terence Hallinan 105,61743.51
Total votes242,728 100

References

  1. "City and County of San Francisco Consolidated Municipal Election Results – November 4, 2003". City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections. November 14, 2003. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
  2. "City and County of San Francisco Municipal Run-Off Election Results – December 9, 2003". City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections. December 15, 2003. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.