2020 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

The 2020 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections were held on November 3, 2020, though many voted early by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Six of the eleven seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested. One incumbent was termed out of office, another incumbent chose to retire, and four ran for reelection. The election was conducted with ranked-choice voting.

2020 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

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Results

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District 1

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Incumbent Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer was eligible to stand for reelection but decided against it, citing a desire to focus on personal matters.[1]

District 1 supervisorial election, 2020[2]
Candidate First round votes First round % Final round votes Final round %
Connie Chan 13,508 37.44% 17,142 50.18%
Marjan Philhour 12,383 34.32% 17,017 49.82%
David E. Lee 6,293 17.44% N/A
Sherman D'Silva 1,558 4.32% N/A
Veronica Shinzato 1,320 3.66% N/A
Amanda Inocencio 702 1.95% N/A
Andrew Majalya 312 0.86% N/A
Continuing vote total 36,076 34,159

District 3

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Incumbent Supervisor Aaron Peskin was eligible for reelection.

District 3 supervisorial election, 2020[2]
Candidate First round votes First round % Final round votes Final round %
Aaron Peskin (incumbent) 15,412 53.34% 16,199 56.51%
Danny Sauter 10,553 36.52% 12,468 43.49%
Spencer Simonsen 1,490 5.16% N/A
Stephen Schwartz 1,438 4.98% N/A
Continuing vote total 28,893 28,667

District 5

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Incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston was eligible to run for reelection. The 2020 election was a rematch of the prior year's special election, with former Supervisor Vallie Brown aiming to win back her seat after narrowly losing by 0.8%.[3]

District 5 supervisorial election, 2020[2]
Candidate First round votes First round % Final round votes Final round %
Dean Preston (incumbent) 21,484 51.44% 22,853 55.24%
Vallie Brown 16,777 40.17% 18,520 44.76%
Daniel Landry 2,390 5.72% N/A
Nomvula O'Meara 1,113 2.66% N/A
Continuing vote total 41,764 41,373

District 7

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Incumbent Supervisor Norman Yee was ineligible to run due to term limits.

District 7 supervisorial election, 2020[2]
Candidate First round votes First round % Final round votes Final round %
Joel Engardio 9,272 23.57% 16,370 46.86%
Vilaska Nguyen 8,263 21.01% N/A
Myrna Melgar 7,881 20.04% 18,561 53.14%
Emily Murase 4,934 12.54% N/A
Stephen Martin-Pinto 4,599 11.69% N/A
Ben Matranga 3,414 8.68% N/A
Ken Piper 969 2.46% N/A
Continuing vote total 39,332 34,931

District 9

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Incumbent Supervisor Hillary Ronen was eligible to run for reelection. She ran unopposed.

District 9 supervisorial election, 2020[2]
Candidate Final round votes Final round %
Hillary Ronen (incumbent) 29,212 99.78%
Bud Ryerson (write-in) 63 0.22%
Continuing vote total 29,275

District 11

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Incumbent Supervisor Ahsha Safaí was eligible for reelection. The race was notable as Safaí's primary opponent was former Supervisor and 2011 San Francisco mayoral candidate John Avalos. San Francisco law states that Supervisors may serve a maximum of two continuous terms, meaning Avalos, out of office since 2017, was eligible to run for another two terms.

District 11 supervisorial election, 2020[2]
Candidate First round votes First round % Final round votes Final round %
Ahsha Safaí (incumbent) 15,135 48.28% 16,367 53.08%
John Avalos 13,412 42.78% 14,470 46.92%
Marcelo Colussi 2,788 8.89% N/A
Jason Chuyuan Zeng 15 0.05% N/A
Continuing vote total 31,350 30,837

References

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  1. ^ Thadani, Trisha (January 16, 2020). "San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer will not run for re-election". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "November 3, 2020 Election Results - Detailed Reports | Department of Elections". sfelections.sfgov.org. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "November 5, 2019 Election Results - Detailed Reports | Department of Elections". sfelections.sfgov.org. Retrieved June 16, 2021.