New
That’s a wrap for tonight — counting continues
The city’s final election-night report added just 295 ballots, bringing the total to 185,032, with little movement in the closest contests. The public bank proposal, Proposition B, now trails by 630 votes, down from 642. Scott Wiener leads Connie Chan, 55.42% to 44.58%.
Fresh ranked-choice tallies leave the same five supervisor candidates ahead: Stephen Sherrill, Alan Wong, Matt Dorsey, Gary McCoy and Theo Ellington.
All precincts have reported in-person results, but outstanding ballots remain to be counted. The next city update is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Thanks for following along. Our results page has the latest numbers.
New
Connie Chan supporters see blue Congressional wave as bittersweet, with favorite candidate lagging the other Democrat
About 500 supporters packed the Gray Area–Grand Theater for a watch party held by the campaign to elect city Supervisor Connie Chan to the House of Representatives Tuesday night. It wasn’t going as well as they had hoped.
While votes were still being counted, early returns showed Chan’s opponent, state Sen. Scott Wiener, leading. Supporters in the room anxiously checked phones while cheering and chanting as union leaders, advocates and volunteers spoke, urging them to keep spirits up as late votes were counted.
Chan took the stage just before the third round of results came out, with her still behind Wiener. She emphasized the wave of blue victories across the country: “We now have a decisive new Democratic majority in the Congress of the United States.”
Chan tried to assure supporters the race was not yet decided. Her supporters were trying to stay hopeful against the odds.
“It’s always an uphill battle,” said Malcolm Yeung, executive director of the Chinatown Community Development Center, noting Chan is running against a seasoned politician with far more campaign experience. Yet for Yeung, Chan’s bid to become the first Chinese American representative in Congress is still meaningful to the community.
“It’s about Connie, but it’s about us, and it’s about that next generation,” he said.
Not everyone in the room was optimistic. Albert Chow, who lost to incumbent Alan Wong in the District 4 supervisor race, showed up at Chan’s watch party and said he was worried what the Election Day results might means for the city.
“I think it’s sad today. The common folk collapse,” he said. “Yeah, we defeated Trump, a lot of common folks won throughout the United States. But here in San Francisco, it’s still big money that’s controlling us.”
He pointed to both Chan’s campaign and Proposition G, which seeks to reopen the Upper Great Highway, both drew far less in big donations from single donors and independent expenditures than their opponents. Both of the races generated a lot of excitement within the local Chinese American community.
Selena Chu, a Proposition G supporter also at Chan’s watch party, said she felt the same frustration. The measure struggled, she said, because it could not compete with opponents who had 10 times the political donations.
“It doesn’t feel like the city actually has room for working-class people anymore,” she said. “Like our voice is being silenced by the people who have money. Like, do we even matter anymore?”
New
Progressives regroup at El Rio, pondering moves to counter money and influence of GrowSF
More than 100 people gathered at El Rio for an election-night party supporting progressive measures, including Proposition B, which would create a public bank; Proposition I, which would set aside transfer taxes to create a new type of affordable housing; and candidate slates. Cheers echoed through the Mission District bar as state results appeared on its lone television.
But the city’s third results report of the night showed both local measures trailing, while mayor-backed Proposition D, which would raise the bar for putting future measures on the local ballot, held a substantial lead.
Brian Kragh, president of the Richmond District Democratic Club, partly blamed the measures’ early deficits on campaigning by GrowSF, a moderate-camp political group funded largely by ultra-wealthy individuals. He described B and I as grassroots efforts.
He said GrowSF pretends to be for working-class families. “But in reality, what they’ve done is they’ve really created this narrative that really benefits the tech executive CEO and have used working-class language,” Kragh said.
Kragh said GrowSF had effectively reached a city electorate changed by the pandemic. Grassroots outreach, he said, struggled to compete with well-funded advertising and mail campaigns. He said progressive Democrats must “create a more coherent strategy,” to gain the political upper hand.
Meanwhile, District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder sounded upbeat after the second results report, tempered by concerns about campaign spending.
“I’m optimistic about Proposition B, which has gained some percentage points since the first drop,” Fielder said. “Glad to see transit is going to be protected with Prop H and RTM. As far as the other measures, there’s a lot of money in these races and ballot measures. I’m just wary about the influence of money in politics.”
New
Big leads, one nail-biter — and plenty more ballots to count
San Francisco’s third results update brings the count to 184,737 ballots. Nearly all precincts have reported in-person results, but that doesn’t mean counting is nearly finished: mail ballots still need processing, and more can arrive after Election Day.
Propositions
The closest local proposition is getting closer. Proposition B, the public bank proposal, trails by just 642 votes, with 49.81% voting yes.
Other measures have much more breathing room. Muni funding Proposition H has 72.45% support, and Housing Trust Fund Proposition C has 79.86%. Proposition G, which would bring cars back to the Upper Great Highway on weekdays, faces 62.80% opposition.
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s government overhaul measures remain ahead, including Proposition D at 57.76% — a substantial lead, though down from the previous report.
Candidates
Supervisor Stephen Sherrill has a commanding 84.18% of first-choice votes in District 2. Alan Wong leads in District 4, Matt Dorsey leads in District 6, Gary McCoy leads in District 8, and Theo Ellington leads in District 10.
The congressional contest is more competitive: Scott Wiener leads Connie Chan, 55.44% to 44.56%.
The process
These remain leads, not race calls. The Associated Press estimates roughly half the congressional vote has been counted. The city’s 96% figure measures precincts reporting in-person results, not all ballots. Ballots postmarked by Election Day can still be counted if they arrive by Nov. 10, according to the state’s official deadline, so more votes may arrive in the coming days. The next city update is scheduled for 11:45 p.m.
New
Political insiders schmooze at Mayor Lurie’s watch party
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s watch party pushed a strong message: Clean up City Hall and vote yes on local transit measures. Signs covered the walls and staff handed more out to partygoers.
It was the place to be for advocates in the mayor’s political camp. The Anina bar in Hayes Valley was packed wall to wall with those sharing his vision for San Francisco. Many worked on or led ballot measure campaigns. As election results played on the patio flatscreen, partygoers discussed their in depth political opinions with peers and colleagues.
New
First two rounds of results are posted — much more counting ahead
San Francisco’s first and second election result updates are in, with 164,027 early-voting and some in-person ballots counted, representing 30.62% of registered voters. Of 514 citywide precincts, 151 have reported vote tallies.
Among the measures we’ve covered closely, Muni funding Proposition H has huge support — 72.51%. And support for bringing cars back to the Great Highway, Proposition G, trails at 62.98%.
Also leading substantially is Proposition C, a proposal to grow the Housing Trust Fund, at 80.05%.
And measures bundled under Mayor Daniel Lurie’s “Clean Up City Hall” moniker are leading, too. Proposition A would reshuffle board and commissions, E would reform the city administrator and contracting, and F would reform the executive branch, among other things bringing back deputy mayors. Proposition D, a hotly contested measure to make ballot measures themselves more difficult to qualify, is leading, but narrowly.
New
Progressives take in national wins at Mission Street bar as they await high-stakes local results
The room erupted in cheers the moment James Talarico was projected to win the Texas Senate seat at The Chapel, at an election watch party in the Mission. Local drag queen Kochina Rude offered jokes on candidates’ makeup alongside snarky political commentary, creating a joyful and casual atmosphere.
Event organizer Patricia Gums hired Rude to create an uplifting environment, “People are feeling so down and stressed out, so I said we need to hire a drag queen!”
Many attendees were Mission residents and described wanting to be in community while election results rolled in. Asked what issues were most important to them, partygoers said a national Democratic transition was top of the list. “Things are going fine locally,” said one participant, who said her name was Christina. “It is when things start to go wrong that I start paying attention.”
Locally, transit issues — the funding proposals in the Regional Transit Measure and San Francisco’s Proposition, as well as the debate over the potential reopening of Sunset Dunes Park part time to car traffic — were top of mind.
“It’s selfish, but I like skateboarding on the Great Highway, so I don’t want it to open,” said Dante, another partygoer.
New
Volunteers on the lookout for federal mischief targeting Latinos at the polls
In their home neighborhood of Bernal Heights, Jessica Lipnack, 79, and Peter Wiley, 83, put their training as poll monitors to work. The organizer of the effort was the Asian Law Caucus, which aimed to ease tensions around the potential for immigration enforcement actions as voters headed to the polls.
“We’re observing whether there’s law enforcement anywhere near the polling place, or there’s anybody within distance who is campaigning for any political party,” said Wiley. “It’s pretty amazing the amount of stuff that San Francisco offers to people of all religions, colors, languages.”
Tensions have been high regarding elections in Latino communities out of fear that federal officials might show up at polling locations. While NPR reported that the threat seemed not to have been borne out, despite elevated threats and speculation. The most recent ICE sighting was late October, when a U.S. citizen was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sixth Street in San Francisco.
Lipnack and Wiley said the training urged poll monitors to not interfere with law enforcement, but encouraged them to record from a distance and call the organization immediately. If detained, the group advises voters not to answer questions and to ask for representation from a lawyer.
Neither witnessed or encountered any difficulties walking to several polling stations across the Mission District and Bernal Heights. They noted that one Spanish speaker had to vote through a provisional ballot after not appearing in the polling location’s records. Poll workers gave the phone number for a phone help line in Spanish.
“I have never felt so much like I’m participating in the democratic process as I have today,” Lipnick said. “We were doing something that was helpful, and I don’t think I’ve ever felt more like a good American than I have today.”
New
Phone banking for working-class propositions, fueled by home-cooked meals
A buzzing office on 16th Street hosted organizers with Faith In Action Bay Area, a nonprofit that focuses on civic engagement. The group, which endorsed San Francisco propositions B and I, and recommended no on D, mustered volunteers to get out the vote.
Community organizer Brenda Cordova said Proposition I, a boost of about $120 million for affordable housing and service, would help establish housing relief for many of the organization’s constituents. She said Proposition B, a measure to establish a new municipal finance institution, would create opportunities that Cordova described as “by and for the community.” Proposition D, the measure to make it harder for propositions to qualify for future ballots, Cordova said, risked “taking the vote away” from community members and adding barriers to organizing.
“The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, always,” Cordova said in Spanish. “The big guy always wants to devour the little guy.”
The organization has been phone banking since Monday. Many volunteers are working class, and some are not eligible to vote because of immigration status, but they still make the effort. One organizer dropped off home-made food to fuel the volunteers’ effort.
Phone banking typically uses scripts, but today volunteers spoke from the heart, connecting the local propositions to effects on their own lives. “That gives me the hope that I feel, the community raising its voice,” Cordova said.
New
Last-minute voting in person, where the action is — City Hall
City Hall is abuzz with energy compared with a typical Tuesday night. Intermittent drizzling hasn’t stopped more than 100 people, including voters, their children, poll workers, volunteers and security personnel from making the trek to the Voting Center on the ground floor. All around the building, helpers in red vests are waiting to assist.
Preetha Nath, a voter guide, said she’s “too swamped right now” to answer many questions, but noted that the center has been more or less busy throughout the day. “It’s picking up now,” she said, adding that there has been a lot of provisional voting. Eleven people are sprawled across the stairs that lead from the first floor down to the center, many with a phones in one hand and a ballot or pen in the other.
At the voting booths, the scene is much like that of students taking a standardized test: dozens of people, separated by gray dividers, diligently bubble in answers to questions about the city’s future.
It’s much quieter here than in the adjacent room, filled with the chatter of poll workers and voters. Every so often, one of the 40 poll worker stations lights up, indicating that that worker is ready to assist a new voter.
Outside, City Hall is awash in red, white and blue. Several people sporting rain protection are holding up signs that say “Connie Chan for Congress.” As the night wears on, the inflow shows no signs of slowing.
New
A SoMa voter, motivated by wealth tax measure, coaxed her kids to fill out their ballots, too
Maria Santos dropped off her ballot at the polling station south of Market Street near the Yerba Buena Center. It’s a convenient spot for her as she works and lives nearby. There were already a dozen people there, but that’s not a long line. Poll workers anticipate more people will stop by after 5, when the workday ends. “Good thing is I worked early in the morning,” she said.
Santos filled out her ballot last night with her family. The ballot issue she cares most about is Proposition 40, known as the billionaire tax measure, which would enact a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth — along with the confusingly positioned propositions 41 and 42, which if enacted would nullify it. “They are tricky,” she said, “so you just have to know which one you are voting for.”
While Santos always tries to go out and vote, it’s not often the case for her family. “My kids, they don’t usually vote, they don’t participate,” Santos said. But last night, after she filled out her ballot, her adult children, sat by her and filled theirs out as well. “We’re making sure we know what these propositions are, and we get heard by voting,” she said.
New
Welcome peace at Bayview polling place as forecast of political meddling dissipates
With a clipboard in hand and checklists on their phones, poll monitoring volunteers Sara Winslow and Wendy Weiss walked up to the Bayview YMCA polling station with an eagle eye. They read through the signage and confirmed that ballots in five languages were available, each marked with a different color.
At the end of the visit, Winslow left the phone number for the nonpartisan hotline of the California Election Protection Alliance, the program she volunteers with.
“If all of a sudden ICE agents showed up at the polls, there are people who are going to take care of it,” Winslow said.
Winslow noted that the chance of armed federal agents showing up, which is illegal under federal and state law, is low. But the fear hasn’t gone away. Weiss and Winslow, friends of 10 years, chose to spend the day visiting polling stations along the T Muni line for that very reason: They want to help people feel safe going to vote.
“No one should be afraid to vote,” said Winslow.
It was uneventful. Not much stood out, other than a barrier meant to block political signage within 100 feet of the polling station wasn’t up at most of the stations they visited. But poll workers say they are trained to know the rules ensuring that no political signage shows up nearby.
“It is impressive,” Winslow said. “When I would go to vote as a voter, I didn’t really pay attention to all this stuff. But the questionnaires that we have ask for all sorts of things, and they pretty much have everything covered.”
New
Video explainer: Proposition D would quadruple signature requirement for SF voter initiatives
For those last-minute voters heading to the polls in the dampness, here’s a breakdown of one of the most contentious ballot measures in San Francisco to watch.
Proponents say Prop D streamlines governance and prevents ballot clutter, while critics argue it prices out grassroots groups and favors wealthy donors.
New
Video explainer: Proposition C would increase the city’s annual allocation to the Housing Trust Fund
As San Francisco faces another wave of displacement, a “big tent” of local leaders is calling to dramatically increase funding to add to the city’s supply of affordable units.
New
Find local election results here starting about 8:45 pm.
Tonight, when the San Francisco Department of Elections returns results in batches starting at 8:45 p.m., you can find official tallies at sfpublicpress.org/san-francisco-election-results-nov-3-2026. It will take several more days for all results to come in. We will indicate which races have been called by the Associated Press as they happen.
While we’ve reported on many races, candidates and statewide issues, we’ve concentrated on the 10 San Francisco propositions, plus the regional transit measure, in our voter guide. Consult it for last-minute help understanding the morass of legalese in the ballot measures. (We explain, but we don’t make endorsements.)
Our results page will provide all results from San Francisco. For political junkies needing up-to-the-minute data, consult the San Francisco Department of Elections results page directly.
Follow us throughout the day on your social platform of choice:
• YouTube: youtube.com/sfpublicpress
• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/sfpublicpress.bsky.social
• Instagram: instagram.com/sfpublicpress
• Mastodon: sfba.social/@SFPublicPress
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/sfpublicpress
• Facebook: facebook.com/SFPublicPress
• X: x.com/sfpublicpress
• Threads: threads.com/@sfpublicpress