2020 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election explained

Election Name:2020 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
Country:San Francisco
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2018
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Next Election:2022 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2022

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.

Results

District 1

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 Chan13,50837.44%17,14250.18%
Marjan Philhour12,38334.32%17,01749.82%
David E. Lee6,29317.44%N/A
Sherman D'Silva1,5584.32%N/A
Veronica Shinzato1,3203.66%N/A
Amanda Inocencio7021.95%N/A
Andrew Majalya3120.86%N/A
Continuing vote total36,07634,159

District 3

Incumbent Supervisor Aaron Peskin was eligible for reelection.

District 3 supervisorial election, 2020!Candidate!First round votes!First round %!Final round votes!Final round %
Aaron Peskin (incumbent)15,41253.34%16,19956.51%
Danny Sauter10,55336.52%12,46843.49%
Spencer Simonsen1,4905.16%N/A
Stephen Schwartz1,4384.98%N/A
Continuing vote total28,89328,667

District 5

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!Candidate!First round votes!First round %!Final round votes!Final round %
Dean Preston (incumbent)21,48451.44%22,85355.24%
Vallie Brown16,77740.17%18,52044.76%
Daniel Landry 2,3905.72%N/A
Nomvula O'Meara1,1132.66%N/A
Continuing vote total41,76441,373

District 7

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

District 7 supervisorial election, 2020!Candidate!First round votes!First round %!Final round votes!Final round %
Joel Engardio9,27223.57%16,37046.86%
Vilaska Nguyen8,26321.01%N/A
Myrna Melgar7,88120.04%18,56153.14%
Emily Murase4,93412.54%N/A
Stephen Martin-Pinto4,59911.69%N/A
Ben Matranga3,4148.68%N/A
Ken Piper9692.46%N/A
Continuing vote total39,33234,931

District 9

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

District 9 supervisorial election, 2020!Candidate!Final round votes!Final round %
Hillary Ronen (incumbent)29,21299.78%
Bud Ryerson (write-in)630.22%
Continuing vote total29,275

District 11

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!Candidate!First round votes!First round %!Final round votes!Final round %
Ahsha Safaí (incumbent)15,13548.28%16,367 53.08%
John Avalos13,41242.78%14,47046.92%
Marcelo Colussi 2,7888.89%N/A
Jason Chuyuan Zeng150.05%N/A
Continuing vote total31,35030,837

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thadani. Trisha. 2020-01-16. San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer will not run for re-election. 2021-06-16. San Francisco Chronicle. en-US.
  2. Web site: November 3, 2020 Election Results - Detailed Reports Department of Elections. 2021-06-16. sfelections.sfgov.org.
  3. Web site: November 5, 2019 Election Results - Detailed Reports Department of Elections. 2021-06-16. sfelections.sfgov.org.