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Samuel Kwong

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Samuel Kwong
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Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley

Personal
Profession
Architect
Contact

Personal website


Samuel Kwong was a candidate for the District 1 on the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco in California. Kwong was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Although elections for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are officially nonpartisan, Kwong is known to be affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for the San Francisco Democratic Party County Central Committee on June 7, 2016, winning 2 percent of the vote and placing 21st of 21 candidates.[2]

Biography[edit]

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Kwong has studied at the City College of San Francisco and holds a B.A. in environmental design from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

As of his 2016 run for the board of supervisors, Kwong owned his own architecture firm, ARCUS Architecture & Planning. He has also served on the board of directors of the Soo Yuen Benevolent Association and as president of the Chinese American Democratic Club, the Chinatown Portsmouth Square Garage, and the Asian American Architects and Engineers Association.[1]

Elections[edit]

2016[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in San Francisco, California (2016)

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San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 1, General Election, 2016, Final Round
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Samuel Kwong 0% 0 0
Sherman D'Silva 0% 0 0
Marjan Philhour - Eliminated 47.6% 10,634 0
Richie Greenberg 0% 0 0
David Lee 0% 0 0
Brian Larkin 0% 0 0
Jonathan Lyens 0% 0 0
Sandra Lee Fewer - Winner 52.4% 11,687 0
Andy Thornley 0% 0 0
Jason Jungreis 0% 0 0
Write-In 0% 0 0
Exhausted 2,661 0
Total Votes 24,982 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






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San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 1, General Election, 2016, Round 1
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Samuel Kwong 2.4% 592 0
Sherman D'Silva 1.8% 443 0
Marjan Philhour 35.3% 8,777 0
Richie Greenberg 3.2% 803 0
David Lee 10.7% 2,662 0
Brian Larkin 2.4% 604 0
Jonathan Lyens 1.9% 465 0
Sandra Lee Fewer - Most votes 39.1% 9,726 0
Andy Thornley 1.2% 286 0
Jason Jungreis 2% 491 0
Write-In - Eliminated 0% 0 0
Exhausted 133 133
Total Votes 24,982 133
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Endorsements[edit]

2016[edit]

Kwong received endorsements from the following in 2016:[3]

  • Chinese American Democratic Club
  • Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute

Recent news[edit]

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Samuel Kwong - Google News

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sam Kwong for Richmond District Supervisor, "About," accessed November 1, 2016
  2. ↑ San Francisco Department of Elections, "June 7, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2016
  3. ↑ Sam Kwong for Richmond District Supervisor, "No Nonsense Leadership," accessed November 1, 2016
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