2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

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2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
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  2006
November 4, 2008
2010  

The 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 4, 2008. Seven of the eleven seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. Four incumbents were termed out of office, while three ran for reelection.

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Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. The election was held using ranked-choice voting.

Results

District 1

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This district consists of the Richmond District. Incumbent supervisor Jake McGoldrick was termed out of office.

District 1 supervisorial election, 2008 [1] [2]
CandidateVotes%
Eric Mar 11,62540.52
Sue Lee9,73333.93
Alicia Wang4,20614.66
Brian Larkin9953.47
Jason Jungreis6102.13
Nicholas Belloni5361.87
Fidel Gakuba3611.26
George Flamik3241.13
Sherman D'Silva2540.89
Write-in 420.15
Valid votes29,64390.79%
Invalid or blank votes3,0089.21
Total votes32,651 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}80.76%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 1
Eric Mar 11,64940.51
Sue Lee9,75333.92
Alicia Wang (eliminated)4,21814.67
Brian Larkin (eliminated)9983.47
Jason Jungreis (eliminated)6142.14
Nicholas Belloni (eliminated)5371.87
Fidel Gakuba (eliminated)3631.26
George Flamik (eliminated)3251.13
Sherman D'Silva (eliminated)2570.89
Write-in (eliminated)420.15
Eligible votes28,75690.73%
Exhausted votes2,9389.27%
Total votes31,694 100.00
Ranked choice voting — Pass 2
Eric Mar 13,15250.67
Sue Lee12,80549.33
Eligible votes25,95781,90%
Exhausted votes5,73718.10%
Total votes31,694 100.00

District 3

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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 termed out of office.

District 3 supervisorial election, 2008 [1] [3]
CandidateVotes%
David Chiu 10,20937.72
Joseph Alioto, Jr.6,26823.16
Denise McCarthy3,16511.69
Claudine Cheng2,4929.21
Mike DeNunzio1,3304.91
Lynn Jefferson1,2344.56
Tony Gantner1,1914.40
Wilma Pang 9393.47
Mark Quessey2040.75
Write-in 350.13
Valid votes28,27690.33%
Invalid or blank votes3,0289.67
Total votes31,304 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}80.44%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 7
David Chiu 13,58259.37
Joseph Alioto, Jr.9,29340.63
Eligible votes22,87576.03%
Exhausted votes7,21123.97%
Total votes30,086 100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

CandidatePass 1Pass 2Pass 3Pass 4Pass 5Pass 6Pass 7
David Chiu 10,27010,51210,80010,91911,14612,34813,582
Joseph Alioto, Jr.6,2856,4006,6557,1137,4238,1759,293
Denise McCarthy3,1723,3413,5723,7154,2274,633
Claudine Cheng2,5152,7792,8863,0273,223
Lynn Jefferson1,2351,3651,4711,650
Mike DeNunzio1,3351,3861,466
Tony Gantner1,1951,235
Wilma Pang952
Mark Quessey204
Write-in 35
Eligible ballots27,19827,01826,85026,42426,01925,15622,875
Exhausted ballots2,8883,0683,2363,6624,0674,9307,211
Total30,08630,08630,08630,08630,08630,08630,086

District 4

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District 4 consists primarily of the Sunset district. Incumbent supervisor Carmen Chu was seeking her first election after being appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom in the wake of Ed Jew's suspension and resignation.

District 4 supervisorial special election, 2008 [1] [4]
CandidateVotes%
Carmen Chu (incumbent)15,35352.37
Ron Dudum10,30435.15
David Ferguson3,60612.30
Write-in 530.18
Valid votes30,06092.86%
Invalid or blank votes2,3127.14
Total votes32,372 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}79.14%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 1
Carmen Chu (incumbent)15,40552.33
Ron Dudum10,34635.14
David Ferguson3,63512.35
Write-in 530.18
Eligible votes29,43993.08%
Exhausted votes2,1896.92%
Total votes31,628 100.00

District 5

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District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Incumbent supervisor Ross Mirkarimi was seeking reelection.

District 5 supervisorial election, 2008 [1]
CandidateVotes%
Ross Mirkarimi (incumbent)27,48277.39
Owen P. O'Connell5,96216.79
Rob Anderson1,9825.58
Write-in 870.24
Valid votes37,40886.85%
Invalid or blank votes5,66213.15
Total votes43,070 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}83.33%

District 7

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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 reelection.

District 7 supervisorial election, 2008 [1]
CandidateVotes%
Sean Elsbernd (incumbent)22,01971.06
Julian Lagos5,79218.69
Billy Bob Whitmer2,9649.57
Write-in 2110.68
Valid votes32,42085.09%
Invalid or blank votes5,68314.91
Total votes38,103 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}84.04%

District 9

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District 9 consists of Bernal Heights, the Inner Mission, and part of the Portola. Incumbent supervisor Tom Ammiano was termed out of office.

District 9 supervisorial election, 2008 [1] [5]
CandidateVotes%
David Campos 9,44035.78
Mark Sanchez 7,61628.86
Eric Quezada5,33720.23
Eva Royale1,8306.94
Thomas Valtin8573.25
Eric Storey8023.04
Vern Mathews4661.77
Write-in 390.15
Valid votes27,18391.59%
Invalid or blank votes2,4978.41
Total votes29,680 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}81.46%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 3
David Campos 12,63753.83
Mark Sanchez 10,83746.17
Eligible votes23,47481.27%
Exhausted votes5,41018.73%
Total votes28,884 100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

CandidatePass 1Pass 2Pass 3
David Campos 9,46810,38712,637
Mark Sanchez 7,6488,62310,837
Eric Quezada5,3525,964
Eva Royale1,842
Thomas Valtin862
Eric Storey806
Vern Mathews469
Write-in 39
Eligible ballots26,48624,97423,474
Exhausted ballots2,3983,9105,410
Total28,88428,88428,884

District 11

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District 11 consists of the Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor Gerardo Sandoval was termed out of office.

District 11 supervisorial election, 2008 [1] [6]
CandidateVotes%
John Avalos 6,91828.19
Ahsha Safaí 5,94124.21
Myrna Lim4,44218.10
Julio Ramos3,62614.78
Randall Knox2,3249.47
Mary Goodnature4551.85
Adrian Bermudez4101.67
Eli Horn3911.59
Write-in 240.10
A. Jackson Matteson60.02
Valid votes25,12691.37%
Invalid or blank votes2,3728.63
Total votes27,498 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}76.21%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 4
John Avalos 10,22552.93
Ahsha Safaí 9,09247.07
Eligible votes19,31771.79%
Exhausted votes7,59228.21%
Total votes26,909 100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

CandidatePass 1Pass 2Pass 3Pass 4
John Avalos 6,9647,6258,88710,225
Ahsha Safaí 5,9415,9656,7277,611
Myrna Lim4,4625,0535,929
Julio Ramos3,6464,321
Randall Knox2,337
Mary Goodnature459
Adrian Bermudez415
Eli Horn394
Write-in 30
A. Jackson Matteson1
Eligible ballots24,67323,72622,42719,317
Exhausted ballots2,2363,1834,4827,592
Total26,90926,90926,90926,909

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "November 4, 2008 General Election Statement of Vote" (PDF). San Francisco Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  2. "District 1 – Ranked-choice voting". San Francisco Department of Elections. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  3. "District 3 – Ranked-choice voting". San Francisco Department of Elections. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  4. "District 4 – Ranked-choice voting". San Francisco Department of Elections. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  5. "District 9 – Ranked-choice voting". San Francisco Department of Elections. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  6. "District 11 – Ranked-choice voting". San Francisco Department of Elections. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.