1998 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
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November 3, 1998
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The 1998 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 3, 1998. Five of the eleven seats were contested.[1] Five incumbents, three of whom were appointed by Mayor Willie Brown, were up for election.[2]
This election was the last using at-large seats, a system that effectively reduces representation of minority points of view. Subsequent Board of Supervisors elections were to district seats through a plan ratified by the voters in 1996.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.
Results
[edit]Each voter is allowed to cast at most five votes.
Below are the final results of the November 3, 1998 election for Board of Supervisors:[3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ammiano (incumbent) | 120,291 | 47.98 | |
| Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 109,015 | 43.98 | |
| Mabel Teng (incumbent) | 95,093 | 37.93 | |
| Mark Leno (incumbent) | 82,449 | 32.89 | |
| Amos Brown (incumbent) | 67,554 | 26.94 | |
| Victor Marquez | 58,935 | 23.51 | |
| Rose Tsai | 58,571 | 23.36 | |
| Donna Casey | 57,788 | 23.05 | |
| Denise D'Anne | 35,244 | 14.06 | |
| Lucrecia Bermudez | 23,115 | 9.22 | |
| Shawn O'Hearn | 17,664 | 7.05 | |
| Jim Reid | 16,902 | 6.74 | |
| Carlos Petroni | 16,293 | 6.50 | |
| Len Pettigrew | 15,049 | 6.00 | |
| Tahnee Stair | 11,621 | 4.64 | |
| Frederick Hobson | 8,048 | 3.21 | |
| Sam Lucas | 7,858 | 3.13 | |
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 55.8% | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Big state voter turnout predicted (ELECTION from A-1)". The San Francisco Examiner. November 3, 1998. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gordon, Rachel (November 5, 1998). "Same faces for S.F. super, but it won't be status quo". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "November 3, 1998 Consolidated General Election". Department of Elections. City and County of San Francisco. Retrieved March 11, 2025.