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The 2004 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 2, 2004. Seven of the eleven seats were contested in this election. Six incumbents and one open seat were up for election.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. This is the first Board of Supervisors election in San Francisco to implement ranked-choice voting. [1]
This district consists of the Richmond District. Incumbent supervisor Jake McGoldrick ran for reelection.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Jake McGoldrick (incumbent) | 11,791 | 41.09 | |
Lillian Sing | 8,959 | 31.22 | |
Matt Tuchow | 2,859 | 9.96 | |
David Heller | 2,003 | 6.98 | |
Rose Tsai | 1,581 | 5.51 | |
Leanna Dawydiak | 1,373 | 4.78 | |
Jeffrey S. Freebairn | 131 | 0.46 | |
Valid votes | 28,697 | 91.59% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 2,636 | 8.41% | |
Total votes | 31,333 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 73.63% | ||
Ranked choice voting — Pass 4 | |||
Jake McGoldrick (incumbent) | 14,011 | 54.01 | |
Lillian Sing | 11,929 | 45.99 | |
Eligible votes | 25,940 | 84.44% | |
Exhausted votes | 4,781 | 15.56% | |
Total votes | 30,721 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 4 |
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Jake McGoldrick | 11,815 | 12,084 | 12,304 | 14,011 |
Lillian Sing | 8,989 | 9,309 | 10,036 | 11,929 |
Matt Tuchow | 2,864 | 3,159 | 3,417 | |
David Heller | 2,012 | 2,297 | 2,531 | |
Rose Tsai | 1,595 | 1,727 | ||
Leanna Dawydiak | 1,380 | |||
Jeffrey S. Freebairn | 132 | |||
Eligible ballots | 28,787 | 28,576 | 28,288 | 25,940 |
Exhausted ballots | 1,934 | 2,145 | 2,433 | 4,781 |
Total | 30,721 | 30,721 | 30,721 | 30,721 |
District 2 consists of the Marina, Pacific Heights, the Presidio, part of Russian Hill, and Sea Cliff. Incumbent supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier was seeking her first election after being appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom in the wake of his election as mayor.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Michela Alioto-Pier (incumbent) | 21,013 | 61.25 | |
Steve Braccini | 5,763 | 16.80 | |
David Pascal | 4,207 | 12.26 | |
Roger E. Schulke | 1,950 | 5.68 | |
Jay R. Shah | 1,375 | 4.01 | |
Valid votes | 34,308 | 83.82% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,623 | 16.18% | |
Total votes | 40,931 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 82.24% |
District 3 consists of the northeastern corner of San Francisco, including Chinatown, the Financial District, Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill, North Beach, and Telegraph Hill. Incumbent supervisor Aaron Peskin was seeking reelection.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Aaron Peskin (incumbent) | 16,120 | 62.55 | |
Brian Murphy O'Flynn | 5,763 | 16.80 | |
Eugene Chi-Ching Wong | 3,534 | 13.71 | |
Sal Busalacchi | 1,536 | 5.96 | |
Valid votes | 26,953 | 91.68% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 2,446 | 8.32% | |
Total votes | 29,399 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 74.11% |
District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Incumbent supervisor Matt Gonzalez did not seek reelection.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Ross Mirkarimi | 9,928 | 28.40 | |
Robert Haaland | 5,096 | 14.58 | |
Lisa Feldstein | 3,242 | 9.27 | |
Nick Waugh | 3,007 | 8.60 | |
Andrew Sullivan | 2,474 | 7.08 | |
Bill Barnes | 1,659 | 4.75 | |
Jim Siegel | 1,537 | 4.40 | |
Dan Kalb | 1,393 | 3.99 | |
Susan C. King | 971 | 2.78 | |
Michael E. O'Connor | 860 | 2.46 | |
Brett Wheeler | 825 | 2.36 | |
Joseph Blue | 792 | 2.27 | |
Tys Sniffen | 684 | 1.96 | |
Phoenix Streets | 654 | 1.87 | |
Julian Davis | 412 | 1.18 | |
Emmett Gilman | 390 | 1.12 | |
Francis Somsel | 365 | 1.04 | |
Rob Anderson | 332 | 0.95 | |
Vivian Wilder | 129 | 0.37 | |
Patrick M. Ciocca | 87 | 0.25 | |
Phillip House | 61 | 0.17 | |
H. Brown | 57 | 0.16 | |
Valid votes | 34,955 | 85.93% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 5,724 | 14.07% | |
Total votes | 40,679 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 75.25% | ||
Ranked choice voting — Pass 19 | |||
Ross Mirkarimi | 13,211 | 50.60 | |
Robert Haaland | 7,272 | 27.85 | |
Lisa Feldstein | 5,628 | 21.55 | |
Eligible votes | 26,111 | 66.52% | |
Exhausted votes | 13,144 | 33.48% | |
Total votes | 39,255 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 4 | Pass 5 | Pass 6 | Pass 7 | Pass 8 | Pass 9 | Pass 10 | Pass 11 | Pass 12 | Pass 13 | Pass 14 | Pass 15 | Pass 16 | Pass 17 | Pass 18 | Pass 19 |
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Ross Mirkarimi | 9,947 | 9,950 | 9,952 | 9,969 | 9,996 | 10,034 | 10,094 | 10,158 | 10,261 | 10,387 | 10,472 | 10,635 | 10,766 | 10,946 | 11,262 | 11,659 | 11,921 | 12,287 | 13,211 |
Robert Haaland | 5,124 | 5,126 | 5,130 | 5,146 | 5,180 | 5,192 | 5,226 | 5,254 | 5,318 | 5,384 | 5,461 | 5,538 | 5,628 | 5,740 | 5,956 | 6,319 | 6,409 | 6,636 | 7,272 |
Lisa Feldstein | 3,257 | 3,265 | 3,274 | 3,289 | 3,309 | 3,323 | 3,381 | 3,430 | 3,484 | 3,566 | 3,671 | 3,671 | 3,851 | 4,070 | 4,313 | 4,636 | 4,759 | 5,064 | 5,628 |
Nick Waugh | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,027 | 3,035 | 3,053 | 3,070 | 3,090 | 3,118 | 3,187 | 3,243 | 3,296 | 3,391 | 3,441 | 3,540 | 3,732 | 3,900 | 4,063 | 5,041 | |
Andrew Sullivan | 2,477 | 2,478 | 2,479 | 2,494 | 2,501 | 2,550 | 2,570 | 2,580 | 2,639 | 2,663 | 2,716 | 2,771 | 2,831 | 2,870 | 2,982 | 3,068 | 3,601 | ||
Jim Siegel | 1,540 | 1,542 | 1,543 | 1,551 | 1,565 | 1,608 | 1,639 | 1,657 | 1,743 | 1,763 | 1,820 | 1,866 | 2,053 | 2,111 | 2,184 | 2,242 | |||
Bill Barnes | 1,664 | 1,670 | 1,671 | 1,680 | 1,690 | 1,709 | 1,719 | 1,731 | 1,751 | 1,804 | 1,871 | 1,945 | 1,977 | 2,018 | 2,142 | ||||
Dan Kalb | 1,398 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,412 | 1,430 | 1,449 | 1,466 | 1,493 | 1,540 | 1,582 | 1,610 | 1,698 | 1,739 | 1,867 | |||||
Susan C. King | 977 | 980 | 984 | 1,007 | 1,034 | 1,051 | 1,072 | 1,116 | 1,147 | 1,206 | 1,237 | 1,293 | 1,371 | ||||||
Michael E. O'Connor | 868 | 870 | 873 | 882 | 906 | 930 | 944 | 973 | 1,012 | 1,036 | 1,079 | 1,127 | |||||||
Brett Wheeler | 832 | 833 | 835 | 845 | 871 | 881 | 896 | 929 | 951 | 995 | 1,026 | ||||||||
Joseph Blue | 802 | 805 | 807 | 814 | 819 | 842 | 851 | 860 | 876 | 908 | |||||||||
Phoenix Streets | 657 | 658 | 660 | 673 | 699 | 714 | 731 | 752 | 771 | ||||||||||
Tys Sniffen | 686 | 687 | 688 | 692 | 707 | 719 | 730 | 746 | |||||||||||
Julian Davis | 418 | 422 | 429 | 443 | 462 | 467 | 481 | ||||||||||||
Emmett Gilman | 393 | 394 | 398 | 405 | 407 | 423 | |||||||||||||
Francis Somsel | 368 | 341 | 342 | 379 | 381 | ||||||||||||||
Rob Anderson | 336 | 341 | 342 | 346 | |||||||||||||||
Vivian Wilder | 130 | 134 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
Patrick M. Ciocca | 87 | 91 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||
Phillip House | 62 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
H. Brown | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eligible ballots | 35,109 | 35,101 | 35,088 | 35,062 | 35,010 | 34,962 | 34,890 | 34,797 | 34,680 | 34,537 | 34,259 | 34,029 | 33,657 | 33,162 | 32,571 | 31,824 | 30,753 | 29,028 | 26,111 |
Exhausted ballots | 4,146 | 4,154 | 4,167 | 4,193 | 4,245 | 4,293 | 4,365 | 4,458 | 4,575 | 4,718 | 4,996 | 5,226 | 5,593 | 6,093 | 6,684 | 7,431 | 8,502 | 10,227 | 13,144 |
Total | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 | 39,255 |
District 7 consists of City College, Forest Hill, Lake Merced, Mount Davidson, Parkmerced, San Francisco State University, St. Francis Wood, and Twin Peaks. Incumbent supervisor Sean Elsbernd was seeking his first election after he was appointed to the seat in the wake of his predecessor Tony Hall's resignation.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Sean Elsbernd (incumbent) | 10,475 | 33.23 | |
Christine Linnenbach | 6,764 | 21.46 | |
Isaac Wang | 2,717 | 8.62 | |
Gregory Corrales | 2,550 | 8.09 | |
Milton "Rennie" O'Brien | 2,359 | 7.48 | |
Vernon C. Grigg III | 2,082 | 6.60 | |
Shawn Reifsteck | 1,103 | 3.50 | |
Michael Patrick Mallen | 968 | 3.07 | |
Pat Lakey | 760 | 2.41 | |
Svetlana Kaff | 541 | 1.72 | |
Art Belenson | 507 | 1.61 | |
Sheela Kini | 349 | 1.11 | |
David Parker | 348 | 1.10 | |
Valid votes | 31,523 | 87.82% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 4,373 | 12.18% | |
Total votes | 35,896 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 79.68% | ||
Ranked choice voting — Pass 11 | |||
Sean Elsbernd (incumbent) | 13,834 | 56.87 | |
Christine Linnenbach | 10,491 | 43.13 | |
Eligible votes | 24,325 | 69.69% | |
Exhausted votes | 10,580 | 30.31% | |
Total votes | 34,905 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 4 | Pass 5 | Pass 6 | Pass 7 | Pass 8 | Pass 9 | Pass 10 | Pass 11 |
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Sean Elsbernd | 10,505 | 10,547 | 10,568 | 10,667 | 10,740 | 10,884 | 11,018 | 11,189 | 11,827 | 12,446 | 13,834 |
Christine Linnenbach | 6,784 | 6,817 | 6,865 | 6,962 | 7,078 | 7,231 | 7,452 | 7,782 | 8,490 | 9,160 | 10,491 |
Milton "Rennie" O'Brien | 2,372 | 2,410 | 2,481 | 2,525 | 2,588 | 2,691 | 2,847 | 3,090 | 3,300 | 3,799 | |
Isaac Wang | 2,728 | 2,757 | 2,785 | 2,813 | 2,868 | 2,926 | 3,007 | 3,110 | 3,263 | 3,533 | |
Gregory Corrales | 2,560 | 2,589 | 2,618 | 2,658 | 2,721 | 2,767 | 2,878 | 2,946 | 3,110 | ||
Vernon C. Grigg III | 2,091 | 2,104 | 2,114 | 2,151 | 2,186 | 2,252 | 2,323 | 2,451 | |||
Shawn Reifsteck | 1,108 | 1,136 | 1,187 | 1,210 | 1,236 | 1,286 | 1,388 | ||||
Michael Patrick Mallen | 975 | 1,004 | 1,017 | 1,040 | 1,066 | 1,110 | |||||
Pat Lakey | 763 | 783 | 804 | 823 | 840 | ||||||
Svetlana Kaff | 546 | 573 | 592 | 605 | |||||||
Art Belenson | 510 | 517 | 528 | ||||||||
Sheela Kini | 349 | 367 | |||||||||
David Parker | 348 | ||||||||||
Eligible ballots | 31,639 | 31,604 | 31,559 | 31,454 | 31,323 | 31,147 | 30,913 | 30,577 | 29,990 | 28,938 | 24,325 |
Exhausted ballots | 3,266 | 3,301 | 3,346 | 3,351 | 3,582 | 3,758 | 3,992 | 4,328 | 4,915 | 5,967 | 10,580 |
Total | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 | 34,905 |
District 9 consists of Bernal Heights, the Inner Mission, and part of the Portola. Incumbent supervisor Tom Ammiano ran for reelection.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Tom Ammiano (incumbent) | 12,547 | 50.73 | |
Renee Saucedo | 5,460 | 22.08 | |
Miguel Bustos | 4,318 | 17.46 | |
Lucrecia Bermudez | 1,018 | 4.12 | |
Steve Zeltzer | 798 | 3.23 | |
James Boris Perez | 575 | 2.32 | |
Adam Cabot (write-in) | 17 | 0.17 | |
Valid votes | 24,733 | 91.62% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 2,262 | 8.38% | |
Total votes | 26,995 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 73.83% |
District 11 consists of the Excelsior District, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor Gerardo Sandoval ran for reelection.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Gerardo Sandoval (incumbent) | 7,427 | 32.24 | |
Myrna Lim | 4,259 | 18.49 | |
Jose Medina | 2,852 | 12.38 | |
Anita Grier | 2,787 | 12.10 | |
Rolanda A. Bonilla | 2,279 | 9.89 | |
Rebecca Reynolds Silverberg | 1,810 | 7.86 | |
Tom Yuen | 1,318 | 5.72 | |
Fil M. Silverio | 307 | 1.33 | |
Valid votes | 23,039 | 90.43% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 2,439 | 9.57% | |
Total votes | 25,478 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 69.40% | ||
Ranked choice voting — Pass 6 | |||
Gerardo Sandoval (incumbent) | 10,679 | 58.33 | |
Myrna Lim | 7,629 | 41.67 | |
Eligible votes | 18,307 | 73.52% | |
Exhausted votes | 6,595 | 26.48% | |
Total votes | 24,902 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 4 | Pass 5 | Pass 6 |
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Gerardo Sandoval | 7,477 | 7,637 | 7,919 | 8,553 | 9,256 | 10,679 |
Myrna Lim | 4,280 | 4,884 | 5,248 | 5,719 | 6,760 | 7,629 |
Jose Medina | 2,869 | 2,989 | 3,359 | 3,867 | 4,683 | |
Anita Grier | 2,806 | 3,080 | 3,522 | 3,829 | ||
Rolanda A. Bonilla | 2,293 | 2,356 | 2,571 | |||
Rebecca Reynolds Silverberg | 1,816 | 1,946 | ||||
Tom Yuen | 1,328 | |||||
Fil M. Silverio | 307 | |||||
Eligible ballots | 23,176 | 22,892 | 22,619 | 21,968 | 20,699 | 18,307 |
Exhausted ballots | 1,726 | 2,010 | 2,283 | 2,934 | 4,203 | 6,595 |
Total | 24,902 | 24,902 | 24,902 | 24,902 | 24,902 | 24,902 |
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