2003 San Francisco District Attorney election

The 2003 San Francisco District Attorney election was held on November 4, 2003, to elect the next District Attorney of San Francisco. The election, which was held alongside the 2003 mayoral election in which Supervisor Gavin Newsom won his first term as Mayor of San Francisco, was won by former assistant District Attorney Kamala Harris, who defeated the incumbent District Attorney, Terence Hallinan.

2003 San Francisco District Attorney election

← 1999 November 4, 2003 (jungle primary)
December 9, 2003 (runoff)
2007 →
 
Candidate Kamala Harris Terence Hallinan Bill Fazio
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
First round vote 66,248 70,580 59,834
First round percentage 33.65% 35.85% 30.39%
Runoff vote 137,111 105,617
Runoff percentage 56.49% 43.51%

Runoff electoral results by supervisorial district
Harris:      50–60%      60–70%
Hallinan:      50–60%

District Attorney before election

Terence Hallinan
Democratic

Elected District Attorney

Kamala Harris
Democratic

Results

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San Francisco District Attorney election, 2003[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terence Hallinan 70,580 35.85
Democratic Kamala Harris 66,248 33.65
Democratic Bill Fazio 59,834 30.39
Write-in 230 0.12
Total votes 196,892 100
Runoff election
Democratic Kamala Harris 137,111 56.49
Democratic Terence Hallinan 105,617 43.51
Total votes 242,728 100

References

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  1. ^ "City and County of San Francisco Consolidated Municipal Election Results – November 4, 2003". City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections. November 14, 2003. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "City and County of San Francisco Municipal Run-Off Election Results – December 9, 2003". City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections. December 15, 2003. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.