2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:ElectionsCA The 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 4, 2008. Seven of the eleven seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. Four incumbents were termed out of office, while 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.

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Results

District 1

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This district consists of the Richmond District. Incumbent supervisor Jake McGoldrick was termed out of office.

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District 1 supervisorial election, 2008[1][2]
Candidate Votes %
Eric Mar Template:Replace 40.52
Sue Lee Template:Replace 33.93
Alicia Wang Template:Replace 14.66
Brian Larkin Template:Replace 3.47
Jason Jungreis Template:Replace 2.13
Nicholas Belloni Template:Replace 1.87
Fidel Gakuba Template:Replace 1.26
George Flamik Template:Replace 1.13
Sherman D'Silva Template:Replace 0.89
Write-in Template:Replace 0.15
Invalid or blank votes 3,008 9.21%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Voter turnout 80.76%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 1
Eric Mar Template:Replace 40.51
Sue Lee Template:Replace 33.92
Alicia Wang (eliminated) Template:Replace 14.67
Brian Larkin (eliminated) Template:Replace 3.47
Jason Jungreis (eliminated) Template:Replace 2.14
Nicholas Belloni (eliminated) Template:Replace 1.87
Fidel Gakuba (eliminated) Template:Replace 1.26
George Flamik (eliminated) Template:Replace 1.13
Sherman D'Silva (eliminated) Template:Replace 0.89
Write-in (eliminated) Template:Replace 0.15
Eligible votes 28,756 90.73%
Exhausted votes 2,938 9.27%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Ranked choice voting — Pass 2
Eric Mar Template:Replace 50.67
Sue Lee Template:Replace 49.33
Eligible votes 25,957 81,90%
Exhausted votes 5,737 18.10%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00

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District 3

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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. Incumbent supervisor Aaron Peskin was termed out of office.

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District 3 supervisorial election, 2008[1][3]
Candidate Votes %
David Chiu Template:Replace 37.72
Joseph Alioto, Jr. Template:Replace 23.16
Denise McCarthy Template:Replace 11.69
Claudine Cheng Template:Replace 9.21
Mike DeNunzio Template:Replace 4.91
Lynn Jefferson Template:Replace 4.56
Tony Gantner Template:Replace 4.40
Wilma Pang Template:Replace 3.47
Mark Quessey Template:Replace 0.75
Write-in Template:Replace 0.13
Invalid or blank votes 3,028 9.67%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Voter turnout 80.44%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 7
David Chiu Template:Replace 59.37
Joseph Alioto, Jr. Template:Replace 40.63
Eligible votes 22,875 76.03%
Exhausted votes 7,211 23.97%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00

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Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Pass 7
David Chiu 10,270 10,512 10,800 10,919 11,146 12,348 13,582
Joseph Alioto, Jr. 6,285 6,400 6,655 7,113 7,423 8,175 9,293
Denise McCarthy 3,172 3,341 3,572 3,715 4,227 4,633
Claudine Cheng 2,515 2,779 2,886 3,027 3,223
Lynn Jefferson 1,235 1,365 1,471 1,650
Mike DeNunzio 1,335 1,386 1,466
Tony Gantner 1,195 1,235
Wilma Pang 952
Mark Quessey 204
Write-in 35
Eligible ballots 27,198 27,018 26,850 26,424 26,019 25,156 22,875
Exhausted ballots 2,888 3,068 3,236 3,662 4,067 4,930 7,211
Total 30,086 30,086 30,086 30,086 30,086 30,086 30,086

District 4

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District 4 consists primarily of the Sunset district. Incumbent supervisor Carmen Chu was seeking her first election after being appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom in the wake of Ed Jew's suspension and resignation.

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District 4 supervisorial special election, 2008[1][4]
Candidate Votes %
Carmen Chu (incumbent) Template:Replace 52.37
Ron Dudum Template:Replace 35.15
David Ferguson Template:Replace 12.30
Write-in Template:Replace 0.18
Invalid or blank votes 2,312 7.14%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Voter turnout 79.14%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 1
Carmen Chu (incumbent) Template:Replace 52.33
Ron Dudum Template:Replace 35.14
David Ferguson Template:Replace 12.35
Write-in Template:Replace 0.18
Eligible votes 29,439 93.08%
Exhausted votes 2,189 6.92%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00

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District 5

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District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Incumbent supervisor Ross Mirkarimi was seeking reelection.

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District 5 supervisorial election, 2008[1]
Candidate Votes %
Ross Mirkarimi (incumbent) Template:Replace 77.39
Owen P. O'Connell Template:Replace 16.79
Rob Anderson Template:Replace 5.58
Write-in Template:Replace 0.24
Invalid or blank votes 5,662 13.15%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Voter turnout 83.33%

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District 7

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District 7 consists of City College, Forest Hill, Lake Merced, Mount Davidson, Parkmerced, San Francisco State University, St. Francis Wood, and Twin Peaks. Incumbent supervisor Sean Elsbernd was seeking reelection.

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District 7 supervisorial election, 2008[1]
Candidate Votes %
Sean Elsbernd (incumbent) Template:Replace 71.06
Julian Lagos Template:Replace 18.69
Billy Bob Whitmer Template:Replace 9.57
Write-in Template:Replace 0.68
Invalid or blank votes 5,683 14.91%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Voter turnout 84.04%

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District 9

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District 9 consists of Bernal Heights, the Inner Mission, and part of the Portola. Incumbent supervisor Tom Ammiano was termed out of office.

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District 9 supervisorial election, 2008[1][5]
Candidate Votes %
David Campos Template:Replace 35.78
Mark Sanchez Template:Replace 28.86
Eric Quezada Template:Replace 20.23
Eva Royale Template:Replace 6.94
Thomas Valtin Template:Replace 3.25
Eric Storey Template:Replace 3.04
Vern Mathews Template:Replace 1.77
Write-in Template:Replace 0.15
Invalid or blank votes 2,497 8.41%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Voter turnout 81.46%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 3
David Campos Template:Replace 53.83
Mark Sanchez Template:Replace 46.17
Eligible votes 23,474 81.27%
Exhausted votes 5,410 18.73%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00

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Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
David Campos 9,468 10,387 12,637
Mark Sanchez 7,648 8,623 10,837
Eric Quezada 5,352 5,964
Eva Royale 1,842
Thomas Valtin 862
Eric Storey 806
Vern Mathews 469
Write-in 39
Eligible ballots 26,486 24,974 23,474
Exhausted ballots 2,398 3,910 5,410
Total 28,884 28,884 28,884

District 11

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District 11 consists of the Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor Gerardo Sandoval was termed out of office.

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District 11 supervisorial election, 2008[1][6]
Candidate Votes %
John Avalos Template:Replace 28.19
Ahsha Safaí Template:Replace 24.21
Myrna Lim Template:Replace 18.10
Julio Ramos Template:Replace 14.78
Randall Knox Template:Replace 9.47
Mary Goodnature Template:Replace 1.85
Adrian Bermudez Template:Replace 1.67
Eli Horn Template:Replace 1.59
Write-in Template:Replace 0.10
A. Jackson Matteson Template:Replace 0.02
Invalid or blank votes 2,372 8.63%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00
Voter turnout 76.21%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 4
John Avalos Template:Replace 52.93
Ahsha Safaí Template:Replace 47.07
Eligible votes 19,317 71.79%
Exhausted votes 7,592 28.21%
Total votes Template:Replace 100.00

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Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
John Avalos 6,964 7,625 8,887 10,225
Ahsha Safaí 5,941 5,965 6,727 7,611
Myrna Lim 4,462 5,053 5,929
Julio Ramos 3,646 4,321
Randall Knox 2,337
Mary Goodnature 459
Adrian Bermudez 415
Eli Horn 394
Write-in 30
A. Jackson Matteson 1
Eligible ballots 24,673 23,726 22,427 19,317
Exhausted ballots 2,236 3,183 4,482 7,592
Total 26,909 26,909 26,909 26,909

References

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External links

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