San Francisco voters have approved a crucial bond measure and several tax measures by wide margins and voted in favor of propositions removing a mandatory minimum staffing level for the police department and adding oversight for the sheriff’s department. Votes remain to be tallied, however. Lila LaHood, publisher of the San Francisco Public Press, and Laura Wenus, host of the radio show and podcast “Civic,” discuss the results and what they mean for the city. (Scroll down for results.)
These election results are provisional. We will update the page as new information becomes available from the San Francisco Department of Elections and the California Secretary of State. See the San Francisco November 2020 Nonpartisan Voter Guide for background and details on the measures and candidate races.
Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020.
SAN FRANCISCO MEASURES
Proposition A: Health and Homelessness, Parks and Streets Bond
Yes — 70.59%
No — 29.41%
This measure requires 66⅔% affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition B: Department of Sanitation and Streets, Sanitation and Streets Commission and Public Works Commission
Yes — 61.22%
No — 38.78%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition C: Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies
Yes — 54.07%
No — 45.93%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition D: Sheriff Oversight
Yes — 66.89%
No — 33.11%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition E: Police Staffing
Yes — 71.39%
No — 28.61%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition F: Business Tax Overhaul
Yes — 67.55%
No — 32.45%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition G: Youth Voting in Local Elections
Yes — 49.16%
No — 50.84%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition H: Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting
Yes — 60.92%
No — 39.08%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition I: Real Estate Transfer Tax
Yes — 57.6%
No — 42.4%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition J: Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District
Yes — 74.48%
No — 25.52%
This measure requires 66⅔% affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition K: Affordable Housing Authorization
Yes — 73.53%
No — 26.47%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Proposition L: Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executive’s Pay to Employees’ Pay
Yes — 65.06%
No — 34.94%
This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.
Regional Measure RR: Caltrain Sales Tax
Yes — 73.36%
No — 26.64%
This measure requires 66⅔% affirmative votes to pass.
SAN FRANCISCO CANDIDATE RACES
Board of Supervisors
These are the rank choice voting first choice totals. Candidates with names in bold received more than 50% of the vote, either in the first round or a subsequent round following distribution of ranked choice votes.
Supervisor District 1
Connie Chan received 50.18% of the vote and Marjan Philhour received 49.82% of the vote in the sixth round distribution of ranked choice votes. See the latest count and distribution of ranked choice votes for the District 1 race from the Department of Elections.
Candidates in this race: Connie Chan, Sherman R. D’Silva, Amanda Inocencio, David E. Lee, Andrew N. Majalya, Marjan Philhour, Veronica Shinzato
Supervisor District 3
Aaron Peskin received 56.54% of the vote and Danny Sauter received 43.46% of the vote in the third round distribution of ranked choice votes. See the latest count and distribution of ranked choice votes for the District 3 race from the Department of Elections.
Candidates in this race: Aaron Peskin, Danny Sauter, Stephen (Lulu) Schwartz, Spencer Simonse
Supervisor District 5
Dean Preston received 55.28% of the vote and Vallie Brown received 44.72% of the vote in the third round distribution of ranked choice votes. See the latest count and distribution of ranked choice votes for the District 5 race from the Department of Elections.
Candidates in this race: Vallie Brown, Daniel Landry, Nomvula O’Meara, Dean Preston
Supervisor District 7
Myrna Melgar received 53.08% the vote and Joel Engardio received 46.92% of the vote in the sixth round distribution of ranked choice votes. See the latest count and distribution of ranked choice votes for the District 7 race from the Department of Elections.
Candidates in this race: Joel Engardio, Stephen W. Martin-Pinto, Ben Matranga, Myrna Melgar, Emily Murase, Vilaska Nguyen, Ken Piper
Supervisor District 9
Details about this race from the Department of Elections.
Hillary Ronen — 99.82%
Bud Ryerson (write-in) — 0.18%
Supervisor District 11
Ahsha Safai received 53.18% of the vote and John Avalos received 46.82% of the vote in the third round distribution of ranked choice votes. See the latest count and distribution of ranked choice votes for the District 11 race from the Department of Elections.
Candidates in this race: John Avalos , Marcelo Colussi, Ahsha Safai, Jason Chuyuan Zeng (write-in)
BART Board District 7
Lateefah Simon — 69.41%
Sharon Kidd — 30.53%
Write-in — 0.06%
BART Board District 9
Bevan Dufty — 65.46%
David Wei Wen Young — 19.07%
Michael Petrelis — 9.26%
Patrick Mortiere — 6.19%
Write-in — 0.03%
City College Board
Shanell Williams — 17.98%
Tom Temprano — 17.2%
Aliya Chisti — 11.68%
Alan Wong — 11.37%
Anita Martinez — 10.81%
Marie Hurabiell — 7.99%
Han Zou — 6.9%
Victor Olivieri — 6.69%
Jeanette Quick — 5.32%
Geramye Teeter — 2.34%
Dominic Ashe — 1.7%
Write-in — 0.02%
Board of Education
Jenny Lam — 17.07%
Mark Sanchez — 17.01%
Kevine Boggess — 15.33%
Matt Alexander — 13.04%
Alida Fisher — 12.54%
Michelle Parker — 10.25%
Nick Rothman — 4.97%
Genevieve Parker — 4.95%
Andrew Douglas Alston — 2.88%
Paul Kangas — 1.97%
Write-in — 0.02%
CALIFORNIA CANDIDATE RACES
State Senator District 11
Scott Wiener — 57.76%
Jackie Fielder — 42.24%
State Assembly Member District 17
David Chiu — 88.99%
Starchild — 11.01%
State Assembly Member District 19
Phil Ting — 77.39%
John P. McDonnell — 22.61%
CALIFORNIA MEASURES
Proposition 14 — Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research
Yes — 51.0%
No — 49.0%
Proposition 15 — Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property
Yes — 48.2%
No — 51.8%
Proposition 16 — Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions
Yes — 43.5%
No — 56.5%
Proposition 17 — Restores Right To Vote After Completion Of Prison Term
Yes — 58.9%
No — 41.1%
Proposition 18 — Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primary and Special Elections if They Will Turn 18 by the Next General Election and Be Otherwise Eligible to Vote
Yes — 44.5%
No — 55.5%
Proposition 19 — Changes Certain Property Tax Rules
Yes — 51.3%
No — 48.7%
Proposition 20 — Restricts Parole for Certain Offenses Currently Considered to Be Non-Violent. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors
Yes — 37.8%
No — 62.2%
Proposition 21 — Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
Yes — 40.2%
No — 59.8%
Proposition 22 — Exempts App-Based Transportation and Delivery Companies From Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers
Yes — 58.5%
No — 41.5%
Proposition 23 — Establishes State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-Site Medical Professional.
Yes — 36.1%
No — 63.9%
Proposition 24 — Amends Consumer Privacy Laws
Yes — 55.9%
No — 44.1%
Proposition 25 — Referendum on Law That Replaced Money Bail With System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk
Yes — 44.2%
No — 55.8%
