2003 San Francisco mayoral election

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2003 San Francisco mayoral election
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  1999 November 4, 2003 (jungle primary)
December 9, 2003 (runoff)
2007  
  GAVIN Newsom talking to the media about "Care Not Cash" program," 2003 (3x4a).jpg Matt Gonzales, San Francisco Supervisor, 2003 (a).jpg Angela Alioto 5-26-18 (1).jpg
Candidate Gavin Newsom Matt Gonzalez Angela Alioto
Party Democratic Green Democratic
First round vote87,19640,71433,446
First round percentage41.92%19.57%16.08%
Runoff vote133,546119,329
Runoff percentage52.81%47.19%

  TOM AMMIANO (1).jpg SF City Treasurer Susal Leal (3x4a).jpg
Candidate Tom Ammiano Susan Leal
Party Democratic Democratic
First round vote21,45217,641
First round percentage10.31%8.48%

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Runoff electoral results by supervisorial district
Newsom:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Gonzalez:      50–60%     60–70%

Mayor before election

Willie Brown
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

The 2003 San Francisco mayoral election occurred on November 4, 2003. The incumbent, Willie Brown, was termed out of office and could not seek a third term. The general election included three top candidates including then Supervisor Gavin Newsom and then president of the board of supervisors, Matt Gonzalez and former supervisor Angela Alioto. No candidate received the required majority, so the race went into a run-off of the two top candidates, which were Gavin Newsom and Matt Gonzalez. The run-off occurred on December 9, 2003, where Gavin Newsom was elected mayor of San Francisco.

Contents

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.

In 2003, then-supervisor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, ran in a large field of challengers, including Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez, Supervisor Tom Ammiano, former supervisor Angela Alioto, city treasurer Susan Leal, and former police chief Tony Ribera. Newsom and Gonzalez took first and second place, respectively, but neither won a majority, so the two advanced to a runoff election.[ citation needed ]

Newsom ran as a moderate against leftist/progressive Gonzalez, a member of the Green Party. It was the first mayoral election in San Francisco that a Green Party candidate took a noticeable amount of the vote. The election was close, with Gonzalez leading in the polls and winning the popular vote among ballots cast on election day, while Newsom had a larger lead on absentee ballots.[ citation needed ] The strong showing of the Green Party's performance can somewhat be attributed to Peter Camejo making an rare second-place finish in San Francisco County behind incumbent Democratic governor Gray Davis and ahead of Republican Bill Simon in the 2002 California gubernatorial election, a year prior.

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Matt
Gonzalez (G)
Gavin
Newsom (D)
Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA December 2–4, 2003534 (CV)± 4.3%50%48%2%

Results

San Francisco mayoral election, 2003 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gavin Newsom 87,19641.92
Green Matt Gonzalez 40,71419.57
Democratic Angela Alioto 33,44616.08
Democratic Tom Ammiano 21,45210.31
Democratic Susan Leal 17,6418.48
Republican Tony Ribera 5,0152.41
Libertarian Michael F. Denny9250.44
Independent Roger E. Schulke7350.36
Independent Jim Reid7330.35
Write-in 1310.06
Total votes208,028 100.00
Runoff election
Democratic Gavin Newsom 133,546 52.81
Green Matt Gonzalez 119,32947.19
Total votes252,875 100.00

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    CV – certain voters
    V – unclear

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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.