November 2011 San Francisco general election

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The November 2011 San Francisco general elections were held on November 8, 2011, in San Francisco, California. The elections included those for San Francisco mayor, district attorney, and sheriff, and eight ballot measures.

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Mayor

District attorney

George Gascón, the former Chief of the San Francisco Police Department appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom to replace Kamala Harris, ran for his first election.

San Francisco district attorney election, 2011 [1]
CandidateVotes%
George Gascón (incumbent)75,62841.61
David Onek 42,76523.53
Sharmin Bock37,71720.75
Bill Fazio19,07210.49
Vu Vuong Trinh6,5553.61
Write-in00
Valid votes181,73793.04%
Invalid or blank votes13,5866.96
Total votes195,323 100
Turnout {{{votes}}}42.46%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 3
George Gascón (incumbent)99,48062.39
David Onek59,97637.61
Eligible votes159,45681.64%
Exhausted votes35,86718.36%
Total votes195,323 100
CandidatePass 1Pass 2Pass 3
George Gascón75,62883,14699,480
David Onek42,76546,99759,976
Sharmin Bock37,71743,965
Bill Fazio19,072
Vu Vuong Trinh6,555
Write-in0
Eligible Ballots181,737174,108159,456
Exhausted Ballots13,58621,21535,867
Total195,323195,323195,323

Sheriff

Incumbent Sheriff Michael Hennessey did not seek reelection. [2]

San Francisco sheriff election, 2011 [3]
CandidateVotes%
Ross Mirkarimi 69,60538.36
Chris Cunnie51,14628.18
Paul Miyamoto 49,41427.23
David Wong11,3056.23
Write-in00
Valid votes181,47092.91%
Invalid or blank votes13,8537.09
Total votes195,323 100
Turnout {{{votes}}}42.46%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 3
Ross Mirkarimi85,60853.25
Paul Miyamoto74,54846.55
Eligible votes160,15682.00%
Exhausted votes35,16718.00%
Total votes195,323 100
CandidatePass 1Pass 2Pass 3
Ross Mirkarimi69,60571,61385,608
Paul Miyamoto49,41453,93374,548
Chris Cunnie51,14652,745
David Wong11,305
Write-in0
Eligible Ballots181,470178,291160,156
Exhausted Ballots13,85317,03235,167
Total195,323195,323195,323

Propositions

Propositions: ABCDEFGH
Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.

Proposition A

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Proposition A would authorize the San Francisco Unified School District to issue up to $531 million in bonds, funded by a property tax increase, to modernize and repair school facilities, and create a citizens' oversight committee to monitor expenditures. This proposition required a majority of 55% to pass.

Proposition A
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes134,69571.10
No54,75028.90
Required majority55.00
Valid votes189,44596.31
Invalid or blank votes7,2513.69
Total votes196,696100.00

Proposition B

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Proposition B would authorize the city to issue $248 million in bonds for the repair and improvement of streets, bicycling paths, and pedestrian and traffic infrastructure. This proposition required a two-thirds majority to pass.

Proposition B
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes129,12368.01
No60,73331.99
Required majority66.67
Valid votes189,85696.52
Invalid or blank votes6,8403.48
Total votes196,696100.00

Proposition C

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Proposition C would adjust pension contribution rates for current and future City employees, implement limits on future pension benefits and increases, require all City employees to contribute to their retiree health care costs, among other changes to the City pension system. This was submitted to the ballot to counter Proposition D below.

Proposition C
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes129,51168.90
No58,44531.10
Valid votes187,95695.56
Invalid or blank votes8,7404.44
Total votes196,696100.00

Proposition D

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Proposition D would adjust pension contribution rates for current and future City employees, implement limits on future pension benefits and increases, prohibit the city from picking up the cost of employee's contributions to pension benefits, among other changes to the City pension system. This was submitted to the ballot to counter Proposition C above.

Proposition D
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No124,00266.54
Yes62,34933.46
Valid votes186,35194.74
Invalid or blank votes10,3455.26
Total votes196,696100.00

Proposition E

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Proposition E would allow ballot measures submitted by the Mayor or the Board of Supervisors on or after January 1, 2012, and subsequently approved by voters, to be amended or repealed by two-thirds of the Board three years after passage, and by a majority seven years after passage.

Proposition E
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No121,20267.13
Yes59,35632.87
Valid votes180,55891.80
Invalid or blank votes16,1388.20
Total votes196,696100.00

Proposition F

SFNov2011PropF.svg

Proposition F would decrease disclosure requirements of campaign consultants to the San Francisco Ethics Commission.

Proposition F
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No98,76156.11
Yes77,24043.89
Valid votes176,00189.48
Invalid or blank votes20,69510.52
Total votes196,696100.00

Proposition G

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Proposition G would increase the sales tax by 0.5% for a period of ten years or until the California state government instates a sales tax hike of 1% or more for at least one year. This proposition required a two-thirds majority to pass.

Proposition G
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No100,49053.88
Yes86,03346.12
Required majority66.67
Valid votes186,52394.83
Invalid or blank votes10,1735.17
Total votes196,696100.00

Proposition H

SFNov2011PropH.svg

Proposition H would make it City policy that school admissions be based primarily on the student's proximity to neighborhood schools.

Proposition H
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No91,62950.03
Yes91,51449.97
Valid votes183,14393.11
Invalid or blank votes13,5536.89
Total votes196,696100.00

References

  1. "RCV District Attorney".
  2. Gordon, Rachel (February 19, 2011). "S.F. Sheriff Michael Hennessey says he'll retire". San Francisco Chronicle. p. C-2. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. "RCV Sheriff".