2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
The 2016 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 8, 2016. Six of the eleven seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. Three incumbents were termed out of office and three ran for reelection.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. The election was held using ranked-choice voting .
Results
District 1
This district consists of the Richmond . Incumbent supervisor Eric Mar could not seek re-election due to term limits.[1]
District 1 supervisorial election, 2016
Candidate
Votes
%
Sandra Lee Fewer
12,550
39.64
Marjan Philhour
11,067
34.95
David Lee
3,396
10.73
Write-in
52
0.16
Total votes
31,662
100
District 3
District 3 consists of the northeastern corner of San Francisco, including Chinatown , the Financial District , Fisherman's Wharf , Nob Hill , North Beach , and Telegraph Hill .
District 3 supervisorial election, 2016
Candidate
Votes
%
Aaron Peskin (incumbent )
19,093
71.33
Tim E. Donnelly
7,395
27.63
Write-in
281
1.05
Total votes
26,769
100
District 5
District 5 consists of the Fillmore , Haight-Ashbury , Hayes Valley , Japantown , UCSF , and the Western Addition . Incumbent supervisor London Breed ran for re-election.
District 5 supervisorial election, 2016
Candidate
Votes
%
London Breed (incumbent )
21,318
51.91
Dean Preston
19,534
47.56
Write-in
218
0.53
Total votes
41,070
100
District 7
District 7 consists of City College , Forest Hill , Lake Merced , Mount Davidson , Parkmerced , San Francisco State University , St. Francis Wood , and Twin Peaks .
District 7 supervisorial election, 2016
Candidate
Votes
%
Norman Yee (incumbent )
14,154
40.13
Joel Engardio
7,630
21.63
Ben Matranga
6,475
18.36
John Farrell
4,927
13.97
Mike Young
1,995
5.66
Write-in
93
0.26
Total votes
35,274
100.00
District 9
District 9 consists of Bernal Heights , the Inner Mission , and the Portola . Incumbent supervisor David Campos could not run for re-election due to term limits.[2]
District 9 supervisorial election, 2016
Candidate
Votes
%
Hillary Ronen
18,335
57.22
Joshua Arce
9,612
30
Melissa San Miguel
3,439
10.73
Iswari Espana
539
1.68
Write-in
118
0.37
Total votes
32,043
100.00
District 11
District 11 consists of Crocker-Amazon , the Excelsior , Ingleside , Oceanview , and the Outer Mission . Incumbent supervisor John Avalos could not run for re-election due to term limits.[3]
District 11 supervisorial election, 2016
Candidate
Votes
%
Ahsha Safaí
9,422
37.14
Kim Alvarenga
8,640
34.06
Magdalena de Guzman
3,001
11.83
Francisco Herrera
2,598
10.24
Berta Hernandez
1,599
6.3
Write-in
110
0.43
Total votes
25,370
100.00
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