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The 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections were held on November 5, 2024. Six of the eleven seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were up for election. The election was conducted with ranked-choice voting.
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Incumbent Supervisor Connie Chan is running for reelection. The district includes the Richmond District.
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Connie Chan (incumbent) | 16,670 | 46.99 | |
| Marjan Philhour | 14,755 | 41.59 | |
| Jen Nossokoff | 1,810 | 5.10 | |
| Jeremiah Boehner | 1,344 | 3.79 | |
| Sherman D'Silva | 899 | 2.53 | |
| Total votes | 35,478 | 100.00 | |
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| Connie Chan (incumbent) | 17,800 | 51.90 | |
| Marjan Philhour | 16,499 | 48.10 | |
| Exhausted votes | 1,172 | 3.30% | |
| Total votes | 34,299 | 100.00 | |
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Incumbent Supervisor Aaron Peskin is running for mayor. Danny Sauter won the general election. [5]
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Danny Sauter | 11,272 | 39.20 | |
| Sharon Lai | 8,489 | 29.52 | |
| Moe Jamil | 3,753 | 13.05 | |
| Matthew Susk | 2,800 | 9.74 | |
| Wendy Ha Chau | 1,565 | 5.44 | |
| Eduard Navarro | 879 | 3.06 | |
| Total votes | 28,758 | 100.00 | |
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| Danny Sauter | 14,056 | 54.97 | |
| Sharon Lai | 11,512 | 45.03 | |
| Exhausted votes | 3,166 | 11.02% | |
| Total votes | 25,568 | 100.00 | |
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Incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston is running for reelection. Bilal Mahmood defeated Preston in the general election. [6]
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Dean Preston (incumbent) | 12,012 | 40.45 | |
| Bilal Mahmood | 11,840 | 39.87 | |
| Scotty Jacobs | 2,796 | 9.41 | |
| Autumn Hope Looijen | 2,606 | 8.78 | |
| Allen Jones | 444 | 1.50 | |
| Total votes | 29,698 | 100.00 | |
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| Bilal Mahmood | 14,741 | 52.99 | |
| Dean Preston (incumbent) | 13,077 | 47.01 | |
| Exhausted votes | 1,851 | 6.24% | |
| Total votes | 27,818 | 100.00 | |
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Incumbent Supervisor Myrna Melgar is running for reelection.
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Myrna Melgar (incumbent) | 17,532 | 46.98 | |
| Matt Boschetto | 13,407 | 35.93 | |
| Stephen Martin-Pinto | 5,135 | 13.76 | |
| Edward Yee | 1,244 | 3.33 | |
| Total votes | 37,318 | 100.00 | |
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| Myrna Melgar (incumbent) | 18,916 | 53.42 | |
| Matt Boschetto | 16,496 | 46.58 | |
| Exhausted votes | 1,900 | 5.09% | |
| Total votes | 35,412 | 100.00 | |
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Incumbent Supervisor Hillary Ronen is term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Jackie Fielder was elected. [11]
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Jackie Fielder | 13,844 | 42.30 | |
| Trevor Chandler | 9,042 | 27.63 | |
| Roberto Hernandez | 6,606 | 20.18 | |
| Stephen Torres | 1,140 | 3.48 | |
| Jamie Gutierrez | 931 | 2.84 | |
| Julian Bermudez | 600 | 1.83 | |
| H. Brown | 568 | 1.74 | |
| Total votes | 32,731 | 100.00 | |
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| Jackie Fielder | 17,546 | 59.66 | |
| Trevor Chandler | 11,863 | 40.34 | |
| Exhausted votes | 3,285 | 10.05% | |
| Total votes | 29,409 | 100.00 | |
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Incumbent Supervisor Ahsha Safaí is running for mayor. Chyanne Chen was elected. [15]
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Michael Lai | 8,675 | 31.06 | |
| Chyanne Chen | 8,249 | 29.54 | |
| Ernest Jones | 5,441 | 19.48 | |
| Oscar Flores | 2,896 | 10.37 | |
| Adlah Christi | 1,434 | 5.13 | |
| Jose Morales | 629 | 2.25 | |
| Roger Marenco | 604 | 2.16 | |
| Total votes | 27,928 | 100.00 | |
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| Chyanne Chen | 12,001 | 50.42 | |
| Michael Lai | 11,803 | 49.58 | |
| Exhausted votes | 4,080 | 14.63% | |
| Total votes | 23,804 | 100.00 | |
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