Municipal elections in San Francisco, California (2018)

Elections in California, 2018

* General election: Nov. 6
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 22
* Early voting: Oct. 8 - Nov. 5
* Absentee voting deadline: Postmark Nov. 6

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2018 San Francisco elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: January 9, 2018, June 12, 2018, and August 10, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Special election: June 5, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, Board of supervisor, Assessor-recorder, Public defender, County board of education, Community college board, Superior court judge, BART Board District 8
Total seats up: 16 (click here for the mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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San Francisco held elections for five seats on the board of supervisors on November 6, 2018. The winners maintained a progressive majority on the board that was first established in a special election on June 5, 2018, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.[1] Elections for city assessor-recorder, public defender, county board of education members, superior court judge, and seats on the community college board and the BART board were also on the ballot on November 6, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run for the board of supervisors seats was June 12, 2018, and the deadline for the other offices was August 10, 2018.

San Francisco also held special elections for mayor and the District 8 seat on the Board of Supervisors on June 5, 2018. The special mayoral election was to fill the term of late Mayor Ed Lee, who died in December 2017. Supervisor Mark Farrell served as interim mayor. Click here for more information about that race.

In the special election for District 8 of the Board of Supervisors, progressive Rafael Mandelman defeated moderate incumbent Jeff Sheehy in a special election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8. Mandelman's win gave progressives a 6-5 majority on the Board of Supervisors.[2][3]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Nov. 6 regular elections
* 2.1 Board of supervisors, District 2[4]
* 2.2 Board of supervisors, District 4[4]
* 2.3 Board of supervisors, District 6[4]
* 2.4 Board of supervisors, District 8[4]
* 2.5 Board of supervisors, District 10[4]
* 2.6 Assessor-recorder[6]
* 2.7 Community college board[6]
* 2.8 Public Defender[6]
* 2.9 BART Board District 8[6]
* 3 June 5 primary and special elections
* 3.1 Board of supervisors, District 8[7]
* 3.2 Superior Court of San Francisco
* 3.2.1 Seat 1
* 3.2.2 Seat 2
* 3.2.3 Seat 3
* 3.2.4 Seat 4
* 3.2.5 Seat 5
* 3.2.6 Seat 6
* 3.2.7 Seat 7
* 3.2.8 Seat 8
* 3.2.9 Seat 9
* 3.2.10 Seat 10
* 3.2.11 Seat 11
* 3.2.12 Seat 12
* 3.2.13 Seat 13
* 4 Additional elections on the ballot
* 4.1 Election updates
* 4.2 Candidates in special election
* 4.2.1 Jeff Sheehy
* 4.2.2 Rafael Mandelman
* 4.2.3 Lawrence Dagesse
* 4.3 Timeline
* 4.4 Campaign themes and policy stances
* 4.5 How did the candidates differ?
* 4.5.1 Appointment of Mark Farrell as mayor
* 4.5.2 Policing
* 4.5.3 Resign-to-run ballot measure
* 4.5.4 Housing policy
* 4.5.5 Transit-based development
* 4.6 Campaign finance
* 4.7 Endorsements
* 4.7.1 Jeff Sheehy[27]
* 4.7.2 Rafael Mandelman[28]
* 4.8 Progressive vs. moderate conflict
* 4.8.1 Governing majority
* 4.8.2 Sheehy vs. Mandelman
* 4.9 Media coverage
* 4.10 Municipal partisanship
* 4.11 About the city
* 4.11.1 City government
* 4.11.2 Demographics
* 4.12 State overview
* 4.12.1 Partisan control
* 4.12.1.1 Congressional delegation
* 4.12.1.2 State executives
* 4.12.1.3 State legislature
* 4.12.1.4 Trifecta status
* 4.12.2 2018 elections
* 4.12.3 Demographics
* 4.13 State election history
* 4.13.1 Historical elections
* 4.13.1.1 Presidential elections, 2000-2016
* 4.13.1.2 U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
* 4.13.1.3 Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
* 4.13.1.4 Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
* 4.13.1.5 Trifectas, 1992-2017
* 4.14 Pivot Counties
* 4.14.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 4.15 See also
* 4.16 External links
* 4.17 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

# Nov. 6 regular elections[edit]

### Board of supervisors, District 2[4][edit]

Incumbent Mark Farrell, who was term-limited, was selected as interim mayor on January 23, 2017.

General election candidates

* Catherine Stefani (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* John Dennis (Nonpartisan)
* Schuyler Hudak (Nonpartisan)
* Nick Josefowitz (Nonpartisan)

### Board of supervisors, District 4[4][edit]

Incumbent Katy Tang did not file to run for re-election.[5]

General election candidates

* Lou Ann Bassan (Nonpartisan)
* Jessica Ho (Nonpartisan)
* Adam Kim (Nonpartisan)
* Gordon Mar (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Trevor McNeil (Nonpartisan)
* Mike Murphy (Nonpartisan)
* Tuan Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
* Arthur Tom (Nonpartisan)

### Board of supervisors, District 6[4][edit]

Incumbent Jane Kim was term-limited.

General election candidates

* Matt Haney (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Christine Johnson (Nonpartisan)
* Sonja Trauss (Nonpartisan)

### Board of supervisors, District 8[4][edit]

General election candidates

* Rafael Mandelman (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Lawrence Dagesse (Nonpartisan)

### Board of supervisors, District 10[4][edit]

Incumbent Malia Cohen was term-limited.

General election candidates

* Gloria Berry (Nonpartisan)
* Asale-Haquekyah Chandler (Nonpartisan)
* Theodore Ellington (Nonpartisan)
* Tony Kelly (Nonpartisan)
* Uzuri Pease-Greene (Nonpartisan)
* Shamann Walton (Nonpartisan) ✔

### Assessor-recorder[6][edit]

General election candidates

* Carmen Chu (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Paul Bellar (Nonpartisan)

### Community college board[6][edit]

General election candidates

* Brigitte Davila (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* John Rizzo (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Thea Selby (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Victor Olivieri (Nonpartisan)

### Public Defender[6][edit]

General election candidates

* Jeff Adachi (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

### BART Board District 8[6][edit]

General election candidates

* Eva Chao (Nonpartisan)
* Brian Larkin (Nonpartisan)
* Janice Li (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Jonathan Lyens (Nonpartisan)
* Melanie Nutter (Nonpartisan)
* William Walker (Nonpartisan)

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# June 5 primary and special elections[edit]

### Board of supervisors, District 8[7][edit]

Progressive Rafael Mandelman defeated moderate incumbent Jeff Sheehy in a special election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8. Mandelman's win gave progressives a 6-5 majority on the Board of Supervisors.[8][9]

Moderates held a six-vote majority on the 11-member board heading into the special election. According to Beyond Chron, the more progressive candidate had not won in District 8 since 2000.[10]

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "the distinction [between the two blocs] rests on three issues: land use, taxation and regulation. Progressives push for more affordable housing, tighter restrictions on tech companies and higher taxes for corporations. Moderates tend to be pro-development, pro-tech and pro-business."[11]

Although both candidates emphasized their independence from the factions and their ideological similarities, they differed on how to address issues related to housing, policing, and elections policy. Media outlets also wrote that their roles began to change in recent years, with Sheehy breaking away from the moderates and Mandelman moving closer to them.

Mandelman only temporarily filled the seat. He ran again in the regular election for the full term on November 6, 2018.

Sheehy was appointed in January 2017 to fill the vacancy created by the election of Supervisor Scott Wiener to the state Senate. Click here to read more about the governing majority on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.[12]

San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 8 Special Election, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Rafael Mandelman | 60.46% | 12,547
Jeff Sheehy Incumbent | 37.61% | 7,804
Lawrence Dagesse | 1.93% | 401
Total Votes | 20,752
Source: San Francisco Department of ElectionsThese election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

### Superior Court of San Francisco[edit]

#### Seat 1[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Michael Begert (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 2[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Angela M. Bradstreet (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 3[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Roger Chan (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 4[edit]

Primary candidates

* Andrew Y.S. Cheng (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Phoenix Streets (Nonpartisan)

#### Seat 5[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Samuel K. Feng (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 6[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Christopher Hite (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 7[edit]

Primary candidates

* Curtis E.A. Karnow (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Maria Evangelista (Nonpartisan)

#### Seat 8[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Kathleen A. Kelly (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 9[edit]

Primary candidates

* Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Kwixuan Maloof (Nonpartisan)
* Elizabeth Zareh (Nonpartisan)

#### Seat 10[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Stephen Murphy (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 11[edit]

Primary candidates

* Jeffrey S. Ross (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
* Niki Judith Solis (Nonpartisan)

#### Seat 12[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Monica F. Wiley (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

#### Seat 13[edit]

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

* Teresa Caffese (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: California elections, 2018

## Election updates[edit]

* March 9, 2018: The San Francisco Chronicle endorsed challenger Rafael Mandelman in the District 8 special election.[13]
* November 14, 2017: State Sen. and former District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener endorsed incumbent Jeff Sheehy in the District 8 special election.[14]

## Candidates in special election[edit]

### Jeff Sheehy[edit]

Jeff Sheehy was appointed to the District 8 seat in January 2017 to fill the vacancy created by the election of Supervisor Scott Wiener to the California State Senate. He became a member of the moderate faction on the board.

Sheehy's experience includes service as the president of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club and work as the communications director for the University of California San Francisco's AIDS Research Institute, an HIV/AIDS advisor to then-Mayor Gavin Newsom, and a victims' advocate in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.[15][16] As an activist, he helped draw up the city's Equal Benefits Ordinance that prohibited the city from contracting with vendors that did not provide full benefits to LGBTQ couples.[10]

Sheehy received endorsements from his predecessor, state Sen. Wiener, and interim Mayor Farrell.[14][17]

### Rafael Mandelman[edit]

Mandelman ran for the District 8 position as a member of the progressive faction. He ran for the Board of Supervisors in 2010, losing to Scott Wiener, and then was elected to the community college board in 2012 and 2016.[10]

Mandelman's experience includes work as an urban development attorney and service as a commissioner on the San Francisco Board of Appeals, the chair of the San Francisco LGBT Center, and the president of the Noe Valley Democratic Club and the District 8 Democratic Club.[18]

Mandelman received endorsements from the California Nurses Association, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, the National Union of Healthcare Workers, the San Francisco Tenants Union, the Sierra Club, former state Sen. Mark Leno, former state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board member Bevan Dufty, BART board member Lateefah Simon, former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos, and San Francisco Supervisors Sandra Lee Fewer, Jane Kim, Aaron Peskin, Hillary Ronen, and Norman Yee.[19]

### Lawrence Dagesse[edit]

As of January 27, 2018, Ballotpedia was not able to locate information about Lawrence Dagesse. To notify us of information about this candidate, please email us.

## Timeline[edit]

* March 9, 2018: The San Francisco Chronicle endorsed challenger Rafael Mandelman in the District 8 special election.[13]
* January 30, 2018: Farrell appointed San Francisco County Clerk Catherine Stefani to replace him as the District 2 representative on the board of supervisors[20]
* January 23, 2018: District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell was named interim mayor[21]
* December 12, 2017: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee passed away[22]
* November 14, 2017: State Sen. and former District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener endorsed incumbent Jeff Sheehy in the District 8 special election.[14]
* January 6, 2017: Jeff Sheehy was appointed as the District 8 representative on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[12]

## Campaign themes and policy stances[edit]

The San Francisco Bay Times asked Sheehy and Mandelman for their positions on multiple issues facing the district. Click "show" on the boxes below to view the candidates' responses to select questions from the Bay Times' questionnaire. To view their responses to all of the questions, click here.

Question: Several San Francisco neighborhoods comprise District 8, such as The Castro and Noe Valley. What do you believe are the most pressing issues facing some of these neighborhoods, and how might the issues overlap or, conversely, be unique to each location?

Candidate responses

Candidate | Response
Jeff Sheehy (i) | "I am honored to represent District 8, and have worked to respond to the unique needs in each neighborhood. In Mission Dolores and Dolores Heights, we convened the Recreation and Park Department, Police Department, Public Works and Public Utilities Commission to improve the area around Dolores Park. In the Castro, we’ve partnered with the Castro Merchants, Community Benefit District and local realtors to fill retail vacancies and improve public spaces. We’ve helped deliver pedestrian improvements in Diamond Heights, increase safety at Twin Peaks and bring the quality-of-life Fix-It team to Glen Park, the Castro and Duboce Triangle.

Yet the neighborhoods share common challenges that hurt our middle class: lack of affordable housing, ever-present homelessness, property crimes such as auto break-ins and home burglaries, and under-resourced public transportation are all linked. That’s why, in addition to solving local neighborhood concerns, I bring a Citywide focus to create the systemic changes that will benefit all San Franciscans."

Rafael Mandelman | "District 8’s neighborhoods are distinct and have different concerns. For example, vacant storefronts are especially vexing concerns in the Castro and Noe Valley, but other issues are higher priorities for folks living in other parts of the District. Still, there are also issues that cut across neighborhoods. Homelessness and mental illness are more apparent in the Castro, but no one living in San Francisco can escape these problems. Similarly, concerns around property crime, traffic congestion and unreliable public transit cut across the District’s neighborhoods. And parents in every neighborhood want to be able to send their children to a great school that is close by."

Question: Cleve Jones told us that he believes housing is the LGBTQ community’s most pressing need now in San Francisco. What do you specifically plan to do to address that need, while also maintaining quality of life, giving attention to environmental concerns and keeping reasonable levels of density?

Candidate responses

Candidate | Response
Jeff Sheehy (i) | "The first and most important thing we need to do is to protect people in existing housing and preserve rent-controlled housing. I worked to pass crucial legislation to reduce fraudulent owner-move in evictions and strongly support our City’s small sites program, which buys properties to protect existing tenants. In the budget, I secured millions to fund housing subsidies for seniors, people with disabilities and people with HIV/AIDS.

We also have to build more in neighborhoods that have the infrastructure to support this growth and I will never support a moratorium on building new housing. I strongly backed HOME-SF, the recently enacted housing density bonus law. HOME-SF is an optional program for homebuilders constructing mixed-income in certain areas of San Francisco. Under HOME-SF (http://sf-planning.org/home-sf-affordability-requirements), 30 percent of the units in a new housing project must be affordable to low, middle and moderate-income families. To provide more family friendly housing, 40 percent of the total units in the building must be two bedrooms or larger (with an additional option of providing 50% of all bedrooms in the project in units with 2 or more bedrooms). In return, density bonuses and zoning modifications are provided, adding more affordable units. San Francisco’s Planning Department projects HOME-SF could result in up to 5,000 new affordable units over the next 20 years.

I also support housing development in the City’s pipeline that will add thousands of units at Pier 70, Mission Rock and right on Market Street where the Plumbers’ union hall current sits next to an underused parking lot. Mayor Lee’s Executive Directive to build at least 5,000 units per year and accelerate bringing these units to market is a great first step and I wholeheartedly support that approach."

Rafael Mandelman | "I agree with Cleve. Too many LGBT seniors live in fear of eviction and too many LGBT youth come to San Francisco seeking refuge, only to find themselves living on the streets. I believe we can and must increase the City’s housing supply for all income levels, but I believe we need to dramatically increase the City’s production of affordable housing for middle and lower income folks.

I have worked for nearly two decades on creating housing, and especially affordable housing, in communities around the Bay Area, and will bring that real-world, practical experience to the policy debates at City Hall. Building affordable housing is not easy, but the elements are pretty simple: it’s really all about land and dollars. We need to identify as many potential sites as possible that the City or another public agency already owns or could acquire for affordable housing, and we need to identify more revenue to use for land acquisition and construction costs. I have worked on multiple housing bond campaigns over the years and will continue to advocate for the City to find more money in its $10 billion budget for affordable housing development, as well, of course, as maximally leveraging State, Federal and private funding."

Question: There is concern that San Francisco is losing its diversity in all respects: racial, economic, age-related, LGBT and more. What specifically can be done to help improve overall diversity within District 8 and the city as a whole?

Candidate responses

Candidate | Response
Jeff Sheehy (i) | "We are working with the Human Rights Commission to convene a community meeting to address issues of racial and socio-economic diversity in District 8 and welcome ideas from the community.

More affordable housing is essential for addressing economic diversity and I am supporting efforts to increase specifically targeted housing for seniors and [housing for] people with disabilities is also needed."

Rafael Mandelman | "Housing unaffordability is the greatest threat to diversity in District 8, the city and indeed the region. As I have said, we need to build more housing affordable to folks at all income levels. But we also need to ensure that all San Franciscans are in a position to benefit from the economic opportunities being created in our midst. That’s why I want to see the City work with the Unified School District to ensure that every public school in San Francisco is a great school, and it’s why I am so proud of my work to save City College and make it free for San Francisco residents. As a Supervisor, I will continue to work with the School District, the College, great non-profits like JVS (which works with unemployed people to help them find them meaningful and sustaining work) and our local employers to ensure that the incredible economic opportunities being created in our city and our region reach the greatest number of our people."

Question: The Castro feels less safe to us lately. Members of our team have experienced multiple instances of theft, expensive-to-repair car window breakages and intimidating encounters with mentally ill people. Discussions with store owners reveal that many share our concerns. In fact, while we were having one such discussion, a store owner had to stop a gang of shoplifters. To what do you attribute the perceived increase in crime, and what steps do you plant to take to make The Castro and other neighborhoods within District 8 safer for residents and visitors?

Candidate responses

Candidate | Response
Jeff Sheehy (i) | "Multiple factors drive the increase in crime. One is what you mention, people in acute states of behavioral health distress, which can include severe, chronic mental illness and substance use, especially crystal meth. One need is for additional behavioral health beds, which are coming online. We also need more cooperation from the conservator and judges in assisting those with severe chronic mental illness to stay on their medications.

The increase in property crime is real, not perceived. Part of it is driven by reduced penalties for property crime. Part of it is due to the fact that SFPD receives 5–6,000 homelessness related calls a month. That diverts a significant amount of resources from a department that I believe needs more officers. The increased foot patrols, including patrols in the Castro and Dolores Park, are reducing car break-ins where they have been introduced. I was the only member of the Finance Committee to ask for more officers during last summer’s budget negotiations. More officers on the street will decrease property crime. In addition, Chief Scott is providing additional support by establishing the Strategic Operations Section, which will investigate and prevent property crime. This section will include centralized investigators who will share crime information with the District Attorney to enhance prosecutions and also place investigators in stations to specialize in neighborhood crime issues. A specific focus will be on known repeat offenders.

I support the Adult Probation Department in their pilot to intensely monitor repeat offenders out on probation. This program is so far trending positively in reducing incidents of re-offending.

I also strongly support community organizing via neighborhood watches (SF SAFE groups) to enhance prevention. I have worked with several SF SAFE groups in District 8 and I included a SFPD community liaison position to work with SAFE groups and help establish new ones and also coordinate with SFPD."

Rafael Mandelman | "The Castro is a neighborhood in need of some serious love and attention. I have been spending time in the Castro since I was in College, and I share the sense that all is not well in the neighborhood. Mentally ill and drug addicted folks are being left to rot on our sidewalks, petty property crime is on the rise, and I am hearing too frequently about friends and acquaintances getting assaulted.

Better policing is only part of the solution, but it is an essential part. Although groups like Castro Community on Patrol do great work, we need actual police officers walking a beat in the neighborhood, and I am pleased that the new police chief has expressed a commitment to increasing neighborhood foot patrols. We also need the police to prioritize investigation of property crimes, and again I am pleased that the new police chief, with some prodding from the Board of Supervisors and outraged neighbors, is committing more resources to that effort. Part of improving safety also involves getting mentally ill and drug addicted folks into the care they need (more on that below), which will free up our police to do more of the traditional police work we expect them to do."

## How did the candidates differ?[edit]

In interviews with the San Francisco Examiner, Jeff Sheehy and Rafael Mandelman both indicated that they were similar ideologically. Sheehy said, "my opponent’s moved in my [political] direction,” and Mandelman said, “I don’t know that there are huge ideological differences between us.” The interviews revealed differences on the following issues.[23]

### Appointment of Mark Farrell as mayor[edit]

The candidates disagreed about whether the Board of Supervisors should have replaced Board of Supervisors President London Breed as interim mayor. Breed became the interim mayor following the death of Mayor Ed Lee in December 2017, and the Board voted to replace her with Supervisor Mark Farrell in January 2018.

* Mandelman said he opposed replacing the first black woman to serve as mayor with a white man.
* Sheehy said he voted to replace Breed with Ferrell because he did not want someone who was running for mayor (as Breed was in 2018) to also serve in the position.

### Policing[edit]

* Mandelman opposed arming police officers with tasers, saying the department should instead focus on other reforms. He also said that the department should work with other departments to coordinate responses to mental health and homeless issues before hiring new officers.
* Sheehy supported arming police officers with tasers and hiring more officers for the department.

### Resign-to-run ballot measure[edit]

The candidates disagreed on a ballot measure offered by Supervisor Aaron Peskin that would prevent appointees to boards and commissions from running for office without first resigning their positions. It would not apply to elected officials.[24]

* Mandelman supported the measure.
* Sheehy opposed the measure.

### Housing policy[edit]

Although the candidates agreed that housing policy was a top priority, they endorsed different policies for how to approach the Housing for All ballot measure, which was up in June 2018. The measure would tax commercial rents at a higher rate in order to pay for 10,000 low- and middle-income housing accommodations and homeless shelters over 10 years.[25]

* Mandelman supported the measure, but he thought it should have been combined with a competing ballot measure that would tax commercial rents to pay for childcare costs.
* Sheehy supported the measure and was one of the supervisors who voted to put it on the ballot.

### Transit-based development[edit]

The candidates disagreed on a state Senate bill from Scott Wiener that would change city zoning codes to allow for denser development near transit.

* Mandelman opposed the measure, saying it would take away local control.
* Sheehy supported the measure.

## Campaign finance[edit]

The figures in the tables below were from reports submitted by the candidates for 2017. They are reproduced below as presented by the candidates in their report summaries.[26]

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8, Special Election

Candidate | Total contributions received | Total expenditures made | Ending cash balance
Jeff Sheehy (i) | $182,435.91 | $116,942.62 | $71,238.19
Rafael Mandelman | $165,482.39 | $135,625.41 | $32,683.53
Lawrence Dagesse | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00

## Endorsements[edit]

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### Jeff Sheehy[27][edit]

* Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
* Scott Wiener, California state senator
* David Chiu, California state assemblyman
* Board of Supervisors President London Breed
* Assessor Carmen Chu
* Mark Farrell, interim mayor of San Francisco

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* Supervisor Ahsha Safai
* Former Secretary of State Kevin Shelley
* Former Supervisor Angela Alioto
* San Francisco Building Trades Council
* San Francisco Firefighters Local 798
* Sheet Metal Workers Local 104
* Police Officers Association
* UA Local 38 Plumbers and Pipefitters
* United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 648
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 6
* United Democratic Club
* Former Senator and California Democratic Party Chair Art Torres
* Former Senator and California Democratic Party Chair John Burton
* Board of Equalization Member Fiona Ma
* YIMBY
* Laborers International Union of North America, Local 261
* SEIU 2015
* City Democratic Club
* SFDCCC (#2)
* Equality California
* Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club
* UNITE HERE Local 2
* Stagehands, IATSE Local 16
* SF Association of Realtors

### Rafael Mandelman[28][edit]

* San Francisco Chronicle[29]
* Bay Area Reporter[30]
* Phil Ting, California state assemblyman
* Mark Leno, former California state senator
* Tom Ammiano, former California state assemblyman

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* Bevan Dufty, Bay Area Rapid Transit board member
* Lateefah Simon, Bay Area Rapid Transit board member
* Art Agnos, former mayor of San Francisco
* Malia Cohen, San Francisco supervisor
* Sandra Lee Fewer, San Francisco supervisor
* Jane Kim, San Francisco supervisor
* Aaron Peskin, San Francisco supervisor
* Hillary Ronen, San Francisco supervisor
* Norman Yee, San Francisco supervisor
* Barbara Parker, Oakland city attorney
* Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
* California Nurses Association
* Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
* IFPTE Local 21
* ILWU - Northern California District Council
* National Union of Healthcare Workers
* Operating Engineers Local 3
* San Francisco Berniecrats
* San Francisco Green Party
* San Francisco Tenants Union
* San Francisco Tomorrow
* San Francisco Women's Political Committee
* SEIU 1021
* SEIU USWW
* Sierra Club
* UNITE-HERE Local 2
* United Educators of San Francisco

## Progressive vs. moderate conflict[edit]

### Governing majority[edit]

Moderates held a six-vote majority on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors until January 23, 2018, when then-District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell was selected by his colleagues as interim mayor.[21] Farrell succeeded Mayor Ed Lee, who died of a heart attack on December 12, 2017, and he served as interim mayor until a new mayor was chosen in the June mayoral special election.[22]

Moderates reclaimed their sixth vote on January 30, 2018, when Farrell-appointee Catherine Stefani was sworn in to replace Farrell on the board.[31][32]

### Sheehy vs. Mandelman[edit]

Sheehy was appointed by moderate Ed Lee, but, after Lee's death, he became more independent from the faction, most notably by voting with progressives to instill Mark Farrell as interim mayor over moderate London Breed. Mandelman, in contrast, was historically a progressive and supported policies such as a city income tax and local control of development projects. However, he voted in favor of budget cuts in 2015 and 2016 while sitting on the City College board (which angered the teachers union), began to call for increases in police hiring, and received the endorsements of moderate influencers like the San Francisco Chronicle.[33][34]

San Francisco Board of Supervisors, March 2018

District | Officeholder | Affiliation | Seat up for election in 2018
1  |  Sandra Lee Fewer |  Progressive  |  No
2  |  Catherine Stefani |  Moderate  |  Yes
3  |  Aaron Peskin |  Progressive  |  No
4  |  Katy Tang |  Moderate  |  Yes
5  |  London Breed |  Moderate  |  No
6  |  Jane Kim |  Progressive  |  Yes
7  |  Norman Yee |  Progressive  |  No
8  |  Jeff Sheehy |  Moderate  |  Yes
9  |  Hillary Ronen |  Progressive  |  No
10  |  Malia Cohen |  Moderate  |  Yes
11  |  Ahsha Safai |  Moderate  |  No

## Media coverage[edit]

* Bay Area Reporter editorial board endorsement of Mandelman (May 9, 2018): "Usually we are inclined to support incumbents, however, this time, we think challenger Rafael Mandelman is the better choice for District 8 supervisor. Over the course of the last year, Mandelman has shown that he has the enthusiasm and knowledge to represent the Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, and surrounding neighborhoods. When residents could not get a response from the supervisor's office, they resorted to contacting Mandelman, who addressed their concerns when he was able. One of those was a high-profile meeting in late January with a property management company when residents expressed concern about the empty storefronts along the Church Street corridor in the Castro. Mandelman did the job of a supervisor by bringing together local merchants, the property management company, and the neighbors.

To Mandelman, being a supervisor is not just showing up in the board chambers on Tuesdays and voting. "I think the job is all the work you can do in the community and be available to constituents," he told us in our editorial board meeting. "Secondly, the supervisor has the ability to advance solutions. I want a mayor who will do a good job and I want a District 8 supervisor to provide leadership. We're failing on homelessness, housing, and transit."

Both Mandelman and current District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy are gay men. Sheehy is also the first known person living with HIV to serve on the board. He has made fully funding the city's Getting to Zero initiative a top priority. Mandelman said that HIV/AIDS issues, including funding, and cannabis are also top priorities for him. Even though Mandelman is generally pegged as the progressive and Sheehy the moderate in the race, judging from their stances on the issues, the labels are irrelevant. Both have similar priorities addressing homelessness, HIV, affordable housing, clean streets, and vacant storefronts. Mandelman told us his politics are liberal, and that serving on the City College board has taught him the value of pragmatic governance.

Sheehy was an inspired choice when the late mayor Ed Lee appointed him in January 2017 to finish the term of now-state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). But in this, his first campaign for the seat, Sheehy has mostly acted like he's indifferent to winning, and his lackluster campaign strategy reinforces that perception. In his editorial board meeting, he kept telling us that he's an activist, not a politician. But serving on the Board of Supervisors is political, and Sheehy has struggled with that aspect of the job, and attempting to stake out a position as an independent on the board has not helped him. We're also dismayed that he was the crucial sixth vote to remove acting mayor London Breed and that he did not vote against the replacement for lesbian Leslie Katz on the Port Commission, despite saying at the committee hearing that LGBT representation on city commissions is important. "For us, as a community, there is always this assumption we've made it," he said at the hearing. "Anyone who knows the history of the LGBT community knows that whenever we make gains we lose those gains."

In contrast, Mandelman has been everywhere in District 8, campaigning hard, knocking on doors, and meeting with potential voters. He wants the job. As supervisor, constituents can expect to hear back from his office when contacted, and we are confident that he will continue to be accessible. Mandelman has gained experience in his years serving on the City College board, on which he worked very hard to save the community college even when the board's power was taken away and the school's accreditation was in question. Thanks to wide community and political support and favorable court rulings, City College's accreditation remains in place and increasing enrollment is returning to levels it was before the crisis hit.

"I feel really, really ready to step into this role," Mandelman told us. We think so too."[30]

* Randy Shaw, Beyond Chron (May 10, 2018): "Last September, my analysis of the race had Sheehy in “good shape.” I saw the June election coinciding with Sheehy-backer Gavin Newsom also being on the ballot as a huge plus for the current supervisor. I also thought D8 voters who backed Scott Wiener for supervisor would stay with the Wiener-backed Sheehy. But after Sheehy cast the deciding vote to install Mark Farrell as Acting Mayor, I overreacted and wrote on January 25 that Mandelman would “win in a landslide.” I questioned whether Sheehy would even run a campaign after alienating some of his key supporters with his acting mayor vote.

I ran into Sheehy the day after I wrote that story and he joked that he was glad he could prove he was “not dead.” And he was right. My prediction of his demise, made as some of his backers were angry over the Farrell vote, was premature.

My original September 2017 analysis framed the D8 race around the candidates’ connection to Mayor Lee. That is now gone. While I still see some Mandelman backers claiming that voters need to reject Sheehy for being appointed by Lee, that’s likely because Sheehy’s pro-tenant, pro-labor voting record gives them nothing specific to attack (Sheehy has been among labor’s top supporters for a revised Minimum Compensation Ordinance).

Mandelman never took victory for granted. His grassroots machine is working harder than ever and he remains the favorite. Yet the combined impact of the district’s two most popular politicians —Newsom and Wiener—backing Sheehy could still deliver victory to the incumbent. I see D8 residents as having to choose between two very strong representatives. Voters in all districts should be so fortunate."[35]

## Municipal partisanship[edit]

At the end of 2018, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred by year's end. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

## About the city[edit]

See also: San Francisco, California

San Francisco is a city in California. It is consolidated with the County of San Francisco, which means that the city and county share a government and their boundaries are coterminous. As of 2013, San Francisco's population was 837,442.[36]

### City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of San Francisco uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[37]

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for San Francisco, California (2015)

| San Francisco| California
Total population:| 840,763| 38,993,940
Land area (square miles):| 47| 155,779
Race and ethnicity[38]
White:| 48.7%| 61.8%
Black/African American:| 5.6%| 5.9%
Asian:| 33.8%| 13.7%
Native American:| 0.3%| 0.7%
Pacific Islander:| 0.4%| 0.4%
Two or more:| 4.6%| 4.5%
Hispanic/Latino:| 15.3%| 38.4%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 87%| 81.8%
College graduation rate:| 53.8%| 31.4%
Income
Median household income:| $81,294| $61,818
Persons below poverty level:| 13.2%| 18.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## State overview[edit]

### Partisan control[edit]

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in California heading into the 2018 elections.

#### Congressional delegation[edit]

* Following the 2016 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in California.
* Democrats held 39 of 53 U.S. House seats in California.

#### State executives[edit]

* As of May 2018, Democrats held seven of 10 state executive positions and the remaining three positions were officially nonpartisan.
* The governor of California was Democrat Jerry Brown.

#### State legislature[edit]

* Democrats controlled both chambers of the California State Legislature. They had a 55-25 majority in the state Assembly and a 27-13 majority in the state Senate.

#### Trifecta status[edit]

* California was a state government trifecta, meaning that Democrats hold the governorship and majorities in the state house and state senate.

### 2018 elections[edit]

See also: California elections, 2018

California held elections for the following positions in 2018:

* 1 Senate seat
* 53 U.S. House seats
* Governor
* Seven other state executive positions
* 20 of 40 state Senate seats
* 80 state Assembly seats
* Two state Supreme Court justices
* 35 state Court of Appeals judges
* Local trial court judges
* School board members

### Demographics[edit]

Demographic data for California

| California| U.S.
Total population:| 38,993,940| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 155,779| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 61.8%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 5.9%| 12.6%
Asian:| 13.7%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.7%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.4%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 4.5%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 38.4%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 81.8%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 31.4%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $61,818| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 18.2%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in California.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, California had a population of approximately 39,000,000 people, with its three largest cities being Los Angeles (pop. est. 4.0 million), San Diego (pop. est. 1.4 million), and San Jose (pop. est. 1 million).[39][40]

## State election history[edit]

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in California from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the California Secretary of State.

### Historical elections[edit]

#### Presidential elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in California every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), California 2000-2016

Year  |  First-place candidate  |  First-place candidate votes (%)  |  Second-place candidate  |  Second-place candidate votes (%)  |  Margin of victory (%)
2016 |  Hillary Clinton | 61.7% |  Donald Trump | 31.6% | 30.1%
2012 |  Barack Obama | 60.2% |  Mitt Romney | 37.1% | 23.1%
2008 |  Barack Obama | 61.1% |  John McCain | 37% | 24.1%
2004 |  John Kerry | 54.4% |  George W. Bush | 44.4% | 10%
2000 |  Al Gore | 53.5% |  George W. Bush | 41.7% | 11.8%

#### U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in California from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), California 2000-2016

Year  |  First-place candidate  |  First-place candidate votes (%)  |  Second-place candidate  |  Second-place candidate votes (%)  |  Margin of victory (%)
2016 |  Kamala Harris | 61.6% |  Loretta Sanchez | 38.4% | 23.2%
2012 |  Dianne Feinstein | 62.5% |  Elizabeth Emken | 37.5% | 25%
2010 |  Barbara Boxer | 52.2% |  Carly Fiorina | 42.2% | 10%
2006 |  Dianne Feinstein | 59.5% |  Richard Mountjoy | 35.1% | 24.4%
2004 |  Barbara Boxer | 57.8% |  Bill Jones | 37.8% | 20%
2000 |  Dianne Feinstein | 55.9% |  Tom Campbell | 36.6% | 19.3%

#### Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in California.

Election results (Governor), California 2000-2016

Year  |  First-place candidate  |  First-place candidate votes (%)  |  Second-place candidate  |  Second-place candidate votes (%)  |  Margin of victory (%)
2014 |  Jerry Brown | 60% |  Neel Kashkari | 40% | 20%
2010 |  Jerry Brown | 53.8% |  Meg Whitman | 40.9% | 12.9%
2006 |  Arnold Schwarzenegger | 55.9% |  Phil Angelides | 39.0% | 16.9%
2002 |  Gray Davis | 47.3% |  Bill Simon | 42.4% | 4.9%

#### Congressional delegation, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent California in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, California 2000-2016

Year  |  Democrats  |  Democrats (%)  |  Republicans  |  Republicans (%)  |  Balance of power
2016 |  39 | 73.5% |  14 | 26.4% | D+25
2014 |  39 | 73.5% |  14 | 26.4% | D+25
2012 |  38 | 71.7% |  15 | 28.3% | D+23
2010 |  34 | 64.1% |  19 | 35.8% | D+15
2008 |  34 | 64.1% |  19 | 35.8% | D+15
2006 |  34 | 64.1% |  19 | 35.8% | D+15
2004 |  33 | 62.3% |  20 | 37.7% | D+13
2002 |  33 | 62.3% |  20 | 37.7% | D+13
2000 |  32 | 61.5% |  20 | 38.5% | D+12

#### Trifectas, 1992-2017[edit]

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

California Party Control: 1992-2021
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[41][42]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.

2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District

District |  Obama |  Romney |  2012 Margin |  Clinton |  Trump |  2016 Margin |  Party Control
1 | 39.63% | 57.31% | R+17.7 | 36.09% | 56.75% | R+20.7 | R
2 | 64.68% | 30.51% | D+34.2 | 62.20% | 28.98% | D+33.2 | D
3 | 42.41% | 54.46% | R+12.1 | 39.47% | 53.31% | R+13.8 | R
4 | 63.16% | 33.86% | D+29.3 | 63.03% | 29.95% | D+33.1 | D
5 | 41.27% | 55.92% | R+14.7 | 38.51% | 54.85% | R+16.3 | R
6 | 38.59% | 59.09% | R+20.5 | 41.17% | 52.02% | R+10.9 | R
7 | 67.59% | 29.61% | D+38 | 67.63% | 25.69% | D+41.9 | D
8 | 51.72% | 45.62% | D+6.1 | 51.77% | 41.03% | D+10.7 | D
9 | 60.56% | 37.52% | D+23 | 61.47% | 32.89% | D+28.6 | D
10 | 73.76% | 23.28% | D+50.5 | 75.65% | 17.96% | D+57.7 | D
11 | 60.96% | 36.87% | D+24.1 | 58.86% | 35.17% | D+23.7 | D
12 | 45.19% | 52.50% | R+7.3 | 43.11% | 51.05% | R+7.9 | R
13 | 64.23% | 33.88% | D+30.4 | 62.97% | 31.79% | D+31.2 | D
14 | 68.80% | 28.72% | D+40.1 | 69.55% | 24.47% | D+45.1 | D
15 | 86.82% | 9.56% | D+77.3 | 87.39% | 7.04% | D+80.4 | D
16 | 57.74% | 40.10% | D+17.6 | 64.47% | 29.23% | D+35.2 | R
17 | 87.07% | 9.36% | D+77.7 | 88.12% | 6.95% | D+81.2 | D
18 | 86.89% | 10.23% | D+76.7 | 85.89% | 8.44% | D+77.5 | D
19 | 78.94% | 18.38% | D+60.6 | 81.63% | 13.34% | D+68.3 | D
20 | 75.74% | 22.15% | D+53.6 | 75.52% | 19.12% | D+56.4 | D
21 | 55.61% | 42.03% | D+13.6 | 54.63% | 39.46% | D+15.2 | D
22 | 71.43% | 26.31% | D+45.1 | 75.16% | 19.75% | D+55.4 | D
23 | 43.46% | 54.71% | R+11.2 | 43.95% | 50.78% | R+6.8 | R
24 | 72.16% | 24.96% | D+47.2 | 78.19% | 15.93% | D+62.3 | D
25 | 72.40% | 25.26% | D+47.1 | 73.61% | 20.90% | D+52.7 | D
26 | 41.15% | 56.68% | R+15.5 | 41.54% | 52.93% | R+11.4 | R
27 | 76.36% | 21.54% | D+54.8 | 77.76% | 17.29% | D+60.5 | D
28 | 66.64% | 30.77% | D+35.9 | 70.63% | 23.08% | D+47.6 | D
29 | 69.95% | 26.66% | D+43.3 | 70.00% | 22.96% | D+47 | D
30 | 66.99% | 30.86% | D+36.1 | 66.70% | 27.32% | D+39.4 | D
31 | 61.98% | 36.21% | D+25.8 | 62.13% | 32.93% | D+29.2 | D
32 | 56.20% | 41.81% | D+14.4 | 56.50% | 37.98% | D+18.5 | D
33 | 41.80% | 55.51% | R+13.7 | 40.02% | 54.61% | R+14.6 | R
34 | 33.96% | 63.85% | R+29.9 | 34.07% | 60.21% | R+26.1 | R
35 | 47.82% | 49.42% | R+1.6 | 49.57% | 43.43% | D+6.1 | R
36 | 48.79% | 48.48% | D+0.3 | 49.94% | 43.86% | D+6.1 | R
37 | 60.97% | 36.28% | D+24.7 | 64.27% | 29.21% | D+35.1 | D
38 | 46.73% | 50.84% | R+4.1 | 49.64% | 44.39% | D+5.2 | R
39 | 73.75% | 23.67% | D+50.1 | 74.64% | 19.80% | D+54.8 | D
40 | 53.14% | 44.72% | D+8.4 | 54.08% | 40.01% | D+14.1 | R
41 | 59.74% | 37.72% | D+22 | 62.82% | 31.27% | D+31.5 | D
42 | 44.98% | 52.93% | R+7.9 | 45.61% | 49.70% | R+4.1 | R
43 | 67.35% | 29.62% | D+37.7 | 68.94% | 25.45% | D+43.5 | D
44 | 52.37% | 45.51% | D+6.9 | 57.12% | 36.99% | D+20.1 | D
45 | 63.46% | 34.12% | D+29.3 | 67.36% | 27.39% | D+40 | D
46 | 73.73% | 23.65% | D+50.1 | 76.20% | 18.48% | D+57.7 | D
47 | 71.49% | 26.54% | D+44.9 | 70.10% | 24.80% | D+45.3 | D
48 | 64.08% | 33.44% | D+30.6 | 65.60% | 28.50% | D+37.1 | D
49 | 64.69% | 33.26% | D+31.4 | 67.57% | 27.17% | D+40.4 | D
50 | 70.79% | 26.51% | D+44.3 | 76.72% | 18.33% | D+58.4 | D
51 | 83.48% | 13.50% | D+70 | 84.05% | 10.19% | D+73.9 | D
52 | 65.01% | 32.92% | D+32.1 | 65.78% | 28.71% | D+37.1 | D
53 | 84.64% | 12.59% | D+72 | 84.83% | 9.63% | D+75.2 | D
54 | 83.62% | 13.88% | D+69.7 | 85.15% | 10.12% | D+75 | D
55 | 45.77% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | 49.92% | 44.61% | D+5.3 | R
56 | 62.14% | 36.26% | D+25.9 | 64.21% | 31.24% | D+33 | D
57 | 63.71% | 34.01% | D+29.7 | 65.92% | 28.39% | D+37.5 | D
58 | 70.24% | 27.80% | D+42.4 | 72.54% | 22.26% | D+50.3 | D
59 | 93.24% | 5.19% | D+88 | 90.70% | 5.09% | D+85.6 | D
60 | 51.32% | 46.31% | D+5 | 52.48% | 41.97% | D+10.5 | D
61 | 63.43% | 34.55% | D+28.9 | 62.47% | 31.62% | D+30.9 | D
62 | 80.81% | 17.00% | D+63.8 | 82.05% | 13.06% | D+69 | D
63 | 76.06% | 21.73% | D+54.3 | 77.35% | 17.38% | D+60 | D
64 | 88.74% | 9.98% | D+78.8 | 86.21% | 9.61% | D+76.6 | D
65 | 51.90% | 45.68% | D+6.2 | 56.73% | 37.28% | D+19.4 | D
66 | 54.18% | 43.24% | D+10.9 | 59.97% | 33.60% | D+26.4 | D
67 | 39.61% | 58.33% | R+18.7 | 38.89% | 55.94% | R+17.1 | R
68 | 42.55% | 55.12% | R+12.6 | 49.42% | 44.58% | D+4.8 | R
69 | 67.37% | 30.30% | D+37.1 | 71.94% | 22.33% | D+49.6 | D
70 | 67.38% | 29.93% | D+37.5 | 68.13% | 25.09% | D+43 | D
71 | 38.47% | 59.51% | R+21 | 38.19% | 56.26% | R+18.1 | R
72 | 46.71% | 51.06% | R+4.4 | 51.40% | 43.13% | D+8.3 | R
73 | 38.68% | 59.36% | R+20.7 | 43.89% | 50.38% | R+6.5 | R
74 | 45.14% | 52.42% | R+7.3 | 50.71% | 43.29% | D+7.4 | R
75 | 39.42% | 58.50% | R+19.1 | 43.22% | 50.68% | R+7.5 | R
76 | 48.76% | 49.04% | R+0.3 | 53.11% | 40.38% | D+12.7 | R
77 | 48.25% | 49.83% | R+1.6 | 55.16% | 38.94% | D+16.2 | R
78 | 63.15% | 34.08% | D+29.1 | 67.48% | 25.85% | D+41.6 | D
79 | 61.21% | 36.91% | D+24.3 | 64.24% | 30.04% | D+34.2 | D
80 | 69.47% | 28.67% | D+40.8 | 73.15% | 21.34% | D+51.8 | D
Total | 60.35% | 37.19% | D+23.2 | 62.25% | 31.89% | D+30.4 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "SF Board of Supervisors’ new mash-up of members could mean more swing votes," November 11, 2018
2. ↑ SFGate, "SF moderates win control of board of supervisors," November 23, 2016
3. ↑ SFist, "Rafael Mandelman once again throws his hat in the District 8 supervisor ring," April 20, 2017
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 San Francisco Department of Elections, "Candidates," accessed June 13, 2018
5. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "SF Supervisor Katy Tang says she’s not running for re-election in November," June 12, 2018
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 San Francisco Department of Elections, "Candidates: November 6, 2018 Consolidated General Election," accessed September 10, 2018
7. ↑ San Francisco Department of Elections, "Candidates," accessed February 14, 2018
8. ↑ SFGate, "SF moderates win control of board of supervisors," November 23, 2016
9. ↑ SFist, "Rafael Mandelman once again throws his hat in the District 8 supervisor ring," April 20, 2017
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Beyond Chron, "SHEEHY, MANDELMAN SQUARE OFF IN D8," September 12, 2017
11. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Progressive mayoral candidates push to end moderates' hold on office," January 7, 2018
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 University of California San Francisco, "Jeff Sheehy, of UCSF AIDS Research Institute, appointed as San Francisco supervisor," January 6, 2017
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `chronicleendorsement`
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `wienerendorsement`
15. ↑ University of California San Francisco, "Jeff Sheehy, of UCSF AIDS Research Institute appointed as San Francisco supervisor," January 6, 2017
16. ↑ Jeff Sheehy - District 8 Supervisor, "About Supervisor Sheehy," accessed January 27, 2018
17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `farrellendorsement`
18. ↑ Rafael for D8 Supervisor, "About Rafael," accessed January 27, 2018
19. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `mandelmanendorsements`
20. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `stefaniappoint`
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 CityLab, "What just happened in San Francisco?" January 25, 2018
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 KTVU, "Mayor Breed declines to state intentions in SF mayoral race; deadline to file looms," December 13, 2017
23. ↑ San Francisco Examiner, "Sheehy, Mandelman paint themselves as independent in District 8 supervisor race," April 14, 2018
24. ↑ San Francisco Examiner, "Proposition B would require city commissioners to give up their seats if they run for office," April 19, 2018
25. ↑ SF Gate, "5 SF supervisors seek commercial property tax hike to pay for more housing," January 16, 2018
26. ↑ City & County of San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Public portal for campaign finance, lobbyist and campaign consultant disclosure," accessed March 13, 2018
27. ↑ Staff communication with Sheey Campaign on May 8, 2018
28. ↑ Rafael Mandelman for Supervisor, "Endorsements," accessed May 25, 2018
29. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Chronicle recommends: Mandelman for District 8 supervisor," March 9, 2018
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Bay Area Reporter, "Editorial: Mandelman for D8 supervisor," May 9, 2018
31. ↑ San Francisco Examiner, "Catherine Stefani sworn in as District 2 supervisor," January 30, 2018
32. ↑ Marina Times, "The Stefani era begins," March 2018
33. ↑ SF Weekly, "Mandelman Sweeps Endorsements Ahead of June Election," May 2, 2018
34. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Candidates flip roles in SF District 8 supervisors race," April 30, 2018
35. ↑ Beyond Chron, "D8, HOUSING, JUDGES: SF’S OTHER TOP JUNE RACES," May 10, 2018
36. ↑ U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed September 8, 2014
37. ↑ City of San Francisco, "Government," accessed September 3, 2014
38. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
39. ↑ California Demographics, "California Cities by Population," accessed April 2, 2018
40. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Quickfacts California," accessed April 2, 2018
41. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
42. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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