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* [[Scott Wiener]] (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)<ref name="FracassaBreed">Dominic Fracassa, [https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/In-SF-mayor-s-race-Breed-gets-Wiener-s-12800469.php In SF mayor’s race, Breed gets Wiener's endorsement, but Leno has it too], ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (April 2, 2018).</ref> |
* [[Scott Wiener]], State Senator (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)<ref name="FracassaBreed">Dominic Fracassa, [https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/In-SF-mayor-s-race-Breed-gets-Wiener-s-12800469.php In SF mayor’s race, Breed gets Wiener's endorsement, but Leno has it too], ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (April 2, 2018).</ref> |
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* [[Sandra Lee Fewer]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements>{{cite web|last=Swan|first=Rachel|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Concerns-raised-over-Breed-serving-as-both-SF-12432200.php|title=Concerns raised over Breed serving as both SF mayor, supervisor|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=December 14, 2017|accessdate=January 4, 2018}}</ref> |
* [[Sandra Lee Fewer]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements>{{cite web|last=Swan|first=Rachel|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Concerns-raised-over-Breed-serving-as-both-SF-12432200.php|title=Concerns raised over Breed serving as both SF mayor, supervisor|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=December 14, 2017|accessdate=January 4, 2018}}</ref> |
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* [[Aaron Peskin]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements/> |
* [[Aaron Peskin]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements/> |
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* [[Ahsha Safaí]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements/> |
* [[Ahsha Safaí]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements/> |
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* [[Norman Yee]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements/> |
* [[Norman Yee]], San Francisco Supervisor<ref name=LenoEndorsements/> |
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* [[Scott Wiener]], State Senator<ref>Rachel Swan, [https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Mark-Leno-first-major-candidate-to-file-for-2018-12433973.php Mark Leno first major candidate to enter 2018 mayor's race], ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (December 15, 2017).</ref> |
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* [[John A. Perez]], state Assemblyman from Los Angeles<ref name="Bajko"/> |
* [[John A. Perez]], state Assemblyman from Los Angeles<ref name="Bajko"/> |
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* [[Toni Atkins]], former state Assemblywoman from San Diego<ref name="Bajko"/> |
* [[Toni Atkins]], former state Assemblywoman from San Diego<ref name="Bajko"/> |
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* YIMBY Action<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yimbyaction.org/endorsements/|title=Endorsements - YIMBY Action|website=yimbyaction.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref> |
* YIMBY Action<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yimbyaction.org/endorsements/|title=Endorsements - YIMBY Action|website=yimbyaction.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref> |
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* [[Scott Wiener]] (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)<ref name="FracassaBreed"/> |
* [[Scott Wiener]], State Senator (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)<ref name="FracassaBreed"/> |
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* [[David Chiu (politician)|David Chiu]], California State Assemblymember<ref>Laura Waxmann, [http://www.sfexaminer.com/california-assemblymember-david-chiu-endorses-london-breed-mayor/ California Assemblymember David Chiu endorses London Breed for mayor], ''San Francisco Examiner'' (March 10, 2018).</ref> |
* [[David Chiu (politician)|David Chiu]], California State Assemblymember<ref>Laura Waxmann, [http://www.sfexaminer.com/california-assemblymember-david-chiu-endorses-london-breed-mayor/ California Assemblymember David Chiu endorses London Breed for mayor], ''San Francisco Examiner'' (March 10, 2018).</ref> |
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* [[Gabrielle Giffords]], former congresswoman from Arizona, and astronaut [[Mark Kelly]], Gifford's husband<ref>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, [http://www.sfexaminer.com/angela-alioto-parts-ways-mayoral-campaign-consultants/ Angela Alioto parts ways with mayoral campaign consultants], ''San Francisco Examiner'' (March 8, 2018).</ref> |
* [[Gabrielle Giffords]], former congresswoman from Arizona, and astronaut [[Mark Kelly]], Gifford's husband<ref>Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, [http://www.sfexaminer.com/angela-alioto-parts-ways-mayoral-campaign-consultants/ Angela Alioto parts ways with mayoral campaign consultants], ''San Francisco Examiner'' (March 8, 2018).</ref> |
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On June 5, 2018, a special election will be held for Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. The winner of the election will serve until 2020, filling the unexpired term of Ed Lee, who was elected in 2011 and 2015, and died in office on December 12, 2017. Upon Lee's death, London Breed, the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, became acting mayor, but a vote of six supervisors replaced Breed with Supervisor Mark Farrell. The mayoral elections will be held concurrently with the statewide direct primary election. In San Francisco, the election for District 8 Member of the Board of Supervisors will also be on the ballot.
Eight candidates qualified for the ballot. The four major candidates are former Supervisor Angela Alioto, former acting mayor London Breed, Supervisor Jane Kim, and former state Senator Mark Leno.[1]
Candidates
The filing deadline was 5 p.m. on January 9, 2018.[2]
Qualified
The following eight candidates qualified for the ballot by filing all nomination documents and paying the filing fee.[3] The deadline for a candidate to drop out of the race and remove himself or herself from the ballot was January 30, 2018.[4]
- Angela Alioto,[3] anti-discrimination attorney,[4] former Supervisor; unsuccessfully ran for Mayor in 1991, 1995, and 2003[5]
- Michelle Bravo,[3] massage therapist[6]
- London Breed, former Acting Mayor; Supervisor (5th district) and President of the Board of Supervisors[7]
- Richie Greenberg,[3] business consultant[8]
- Jane Kim,[3] Supervisor (6th district), former President of the San Francisco Board of Education[9]
- Mark Leno,[3] former Supervisor, former State Assemblyman, former State Senator[10]
- Amy Farah Weiss,[3] homelessness activist[8]
- Ellen Lee Zhou,[3] volunteer social worker[8]
Declined
- David Chiu, State Assemblyman[11]
- Carmen Chu, city Assessor-Recorder[11][12]
- Mark Farrell, Supervisor (2nd district), later appointed interim mayor[13]
- Dennis Herrera, City Attorney (2002–present), former President of the city Police Commission[14][8]
- Daniel Lurie, philanthropist, CEO of Tipping Point Community[2]
- Scott Wiener, State Senator[10]
Endorsements
Angela Alioto
- Organizations
Jane Kim
- Organizations
- Our Revolution[16]
- The People for Bernie Sanders[17][18]
- Service Employees International Union, Local 1021[19]
- San Francisco Democratic Party (endorsed as second choice; party endorsed Leno as first choice)[20]
- Politicians
- Tom Ammiano, former California State Assemblyman, LGBT Rights activist[21]
- John Avalos, former San Francisco Supervisor[21]
- Matt Gonzalez, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[21]
Mark Leno
- Organizations
- San Francisco Democratic Party (endorsed as first choice)[20]
- Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club[22]
- Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund[6]
- Equality California[6]
- Politicians
- Scott Wiener, State Senator (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)[23]
- Sandra Lee Fewer, San Francisco Supervisor[24]
- Aaron Peskin, San Francisco Supervisor[24]
- Ahsha Safaí, San Francisco Supervisor[24]
- Norman Yee, San Francisco Supervisor[24]
- John A. Perez, state Assemblyman from Los Angeles[6]
- Toni Atkins, former state Assemblywoman from San Diego[6]
London Breed
- Organizations
- San Francisco Firefighter's Union[25]
- San Francisco Chronicle[26]
- YIMBY Action[27]
- Politicians
- Scott Wiener, State Senator (jointly endorsed Breed and Leno)[23]
- David Chiu, California State Assemblymember[28]
- Gabrielle Giffords, former congresswoman from Arizona, and astronaut Mark Kelly, Gifford's husband[29]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Choice | Sample size |
Margin of error |
Angela Alioto |
Michelle Bravo |
London Breed |
Richie Greenberg |
Jane Kim |
Mark Leno |
Amy Farah Weiss |
Ellen Lee Zhou |
Undecided |
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| Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates[30] | February 22–28, 2018 | First | 462 | ± 4.6% | 8% | — | 29% | — | 26% | 19% | — | — | — |
| KPIX-TV/Survey USA[31] | January 13–14, 2018 | First | 717 | ± 4.3% | 9% | — | 19% | — | 13% | 22% | — | — | — |
| SurveyUSA | January 10–14, 2018 | First | 462 | ± 4.6% | 9% | 2% | 19% | 4% | 14% | 22% | 2% | 2% | 22% |
| Second | 385 | ± 5.1% | 16% | 1% | 19% | 6% | 10% | 25% | 4% | 2% | 16% | ||
| Third | 306 | ± 5.7% | 13% | 3% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 15% | 4% | 1% | 26% |
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References
- ^ 8 qualify for San Francisco mayor's race in June, Associated Press (January 9, 2017).
- ^ a b Phil Matier and Andy Ross, Curtain rises on SF's next drama, and the star is London Breed, San Francisco Chronicle (December 17, 2017).
- ^ a b c d e f g h Potential Candidates List - June 5, 2018 Election, City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections.
- ^ a b Janie Har, San Francisco mayor's race draws big names, crowded field, Associated Press (January 9, 2018).
- ^ Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Political veteran Angela Alioto pulls papers to run for SF mayor, San Francisco Examiner (December 18, 2017).
- ^ a b c d e Matthew S. Bajko, Political Notebook: Leno secures LGBT backing in SF mayor's race, Bay Area Reporter (March 8, 2018).
- ^ Dominic Fracassa and Rachel Swan, London Breed says she’s in the race for SF mayor, San Francisco Chronicle (January 5, 2018).
- ^ a b c d Dominic Fracassa, Supervisors Breed and Kim in race for SF mayor for real now; Herrera out (January 9, 2018).
- ^ Ida Mojadad, Jane Kim Announces Run for Mayor, SF Weekly (December 20, 2017).
- ^ a b Rachel Swan, Mark Leno first major candidate to enter 2018 mayor's race, San Francisco Chronicle (December 15, 2017).
- ^ a b Rachel Swan, David Chiu and Carmen Chu both out of race for SF mayor, San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Joshua Sabatini, Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu decides not to run for SF mayor, San Francisco Examiner (January 8, 2018).
- ^ Joshua Sabatini, Supervisor Mark Farrell announces he will not run for SF mayor, San Francisco Examiner (December 21, 2017).
- ^ Rachel Swan, SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera signals intention to run for mayor in June, San Francisco Chronicle (January 3, 2017).
- ^ Joe Eskenazi, SF police union endorsement of Angela Alioto is crazy, but it also makes sense, Mission Local (April 3, 2018).
- ^ https://ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-endorses-jane-kim-mayor-san-francisco/
- ^ The People for Bernie Sanders [@People4Bernie] (January 10, 2018). "Jane Kim has been on the front lines in struggle with the 99% for the entire time she has been activist and elected official. We love her" (Tweet). Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Roberts, Chris (February 27, 2018). "YIMBY-er than thou: Picking the San Francisco mayoral candidates on housing". Curbed SF. Vox Media.
- ^ Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald (January 31, 2018). "New campaign committee backing London Breed in mayor's race won't accept Ron Conway money". San Francisco Examiner.
- ^ a b Dominic Fracassa & Rachel Swan, SF mayoral candidate Breed rips rivals Leno, Alioto for being "nasty", San Francisco Chronicle (March 29, 2018).
- ^ a b c Redmond, Tim. "Campaign trail: Kim gets progressive endorsements, Breed wants Tasers". 48hills. San Francisco Progressive Media Center.
- ^ Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Historic San Francisco LGBT group takes a pass on endorsing gay-marriage trailblazer Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Examiner (March 17, 2018).
- ^ a b Dominic Fracassa, In SF mayor’s race, Breed gets Wiener's endorsement, but Leno has it too, San Francisco Chronicle (April 2, 2018).
- ^ a b c d Swan, Rachel (December 14, 2017). "Concerns raised over Breed serving as both SF mayor, supervisor". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ Nuala Sawyer, Breed Wins Firefighter Union's Support For Mayoral Run, SF Weekly (February 19, 2018).
- ^ Chronicle Editorial Board, Editorial: Chronicle Recommends: London Breed for San Francisco Mayor, San Francisco Chronicle (April 12, 2018).
- ^ "Endorsements - YIMBY Action". yimbyaction.org. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ Laura Waxmann, California Assemblymember David Chiu endorses London Breed for mayor, San Francisco Examiner (March 10, 2018).
- ^ Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Angela Alioto parts ways with mayoral campaign consultants, San Francisco Examiner (March 8, 2018).
- ^ "Jane Kim surging in SF mayor's race while Mark Leno fades, new poll shows". San Francisco Chronicle. March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ Matier & Ross, Labor looking for a front-runner in SF mayor's race, San Francisco Chronicle (January 16, 2018).
- ^ Matier, Phil; Ross, Andy (January 2, 2018). "Leno, Breed top the field in first poll of SF mayoral election". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 4, 2018.