2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

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2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
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  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  

The 2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 6, 2012. Six of the eleven seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. One incumbent was termed out of office, four ran for reelection, and one ran for initial election after being appointed to the seat.

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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. Incumbent supervisor Eric Mar ran for reelection.

District 1 supervisorial election, 2012
CandidateVotes %
Eric Mar (incumbent)15,26653.50
David E. Lee11,01938.62
Sherman D. D'Silva2,1527.54
Write-in 960.34
Valid votes28,53392.86%
Invalid or blank votes2,1947.14%
Total votes30,727 100.00
Voter turnout70.43%

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 David Chiu ran for reelection.

District 3 supervisorial election, 2012
CandidateVotes %
David Chiu (incumbent)17,70075.42
F. Joseph Butler2,68511.44
Marc Bruno1,9848.45
Wilma Pang1,0334.4
Valid votes23,47088.91%
Invalid or blank votes2,92611.09%
Total votes26,396 100.00
Voter turnout66.17%

District 5

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District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Incumbent supervisor Christina Olague ran for her first election after being appointed by Mayor Ed Lee in the wake of Ross Mirkarimi's resignation to be Sheriff of San Francisco.

District 5 supervisorial election, 2012
CandidateVotes %
London Breed 9,79427.87
Christina Olague (incumbent)6,93919.75
John Rizzo5,66716.13
Julian Davis5,31815.14
Thea Selby4,73313.47
Daniel Everett1,3083.72
Andrew "Ellard" Resignato7772.21
Hope Johnson4861.38
Write-in 1150.33
Valid votes35,13787.29%
Invalid or blank votes5,11612.71%
Total votes40,253 100.00
Voter turnout72.42%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 5
London Breed 14,94556.16
Christina Olague (incumbent)11,66843.84
Eligible votes26,61366.11%
Exhausted votes13,64033.89%
Total votes40,253 100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

CandidatePass 1Pass 2Pass 3Pass 4Pass 5
London Breed 9,84210,37811,67113,12214,945
Christina Olague 6,9557,2968,0009,62111,668
John Rizzo5,6836,0807,3339,005
Julian Davis5,3425,7516,494
Thea Selby4,7385,191
Daniel Everett1,315
Andrew "Ellard" Resignato782
Hope Johnson490
Eligible ballots35,14734,69633,49831,74826,613
Exhausted ballots5,1065,5576,7558,50513,640
Total40,25340,25340,25340,25340,253

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 termed out of office.

District 7 supervisorial election, 2012
CandidateVotes %
Norman Yee9,14229.18
F.X. Crowley7,72324.65
Mike Garcia5,48917.52
Joel Engardio 4,16313.29
Robert J. Squeri1,5384.91
Julian Lagos1,0863.47
Andrew Bley8242.63
Lynn Gavin7162.29
Glenn Rogers5951.90
Write-in 580.19
Valid votes31,33488.64%
Invalid or blank votes4,01711.36%
Total votes35,351 100.00
Voter turnout74.90%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 6
Norman Yee12,50550.27
F.X. Crowley12,37349.73
Eligible votes24,87870.37%
Exhausted votes10,47329.63%
Total votes35,351 100.0

Ranked-choice vote distribution

CandidatePass 1Pass 2Pass 3Pass 4Pass 5Pass 6
Norman Yee9,1829,2519,37510,19711,18412,505
F.X. Crowley7,7467,8077,8838,6249,70912,373
Mike Garcia5,5125,5565,6426,2967,473
Joel Engardio 4,1684,2084,2924,843
Robert J. Squeri1,5451,5921,624
Julian Lagos1,0911,1721,329
Andrew Bley8259251,072
Lynn Gavin719803
Glenn Rogers597
Eligible ballots31,38531,31431,21729,96028,36624,878
Exhausted ballots3,9664,0374,1345,3916,98510,473
Total35,35135,35135,35135,35135,35135,351

District 9

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District 9 consists of Bernal Heights, the Inner Mission, and the Portola. Incumbent supervisor David Campos ran for reelection.

District 9 supervisorial election, 2012
CandidateVotes %
David Campos (incumbent)24,04495.08
Bud Ryerson (write-in)1810.72
Other write-in 1,0634.20
Valid votes25,28883.07%
Invalid or blank votes5,15316.93%
Total votes30,441 100.00
Voter turnout68.44%

District 11

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District 11 consists of Crocker-Amazon, the Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor John Avalos ran for reelection unopposed.

District 11 supervisorial election, 2012
CandidateVotes %
John Avalos (incumbent)17,74894.25
Write-in 1,0835.75
Valid votes18,83179.14%
Invalid or blank votes4,96420.86%
Total votes23,795 100.00
Voter turnout62.59%

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