2015 San Francisco mayoral election
The 2015 San Francisco mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of San Francisco, California. Incumbent Mayor Ed Lee won re-election to a second term in office.[1][2] All local elections in California are nonpartisan
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Candidates
In November 2015, incumbent Mayor Ed Lee declared that he would stand for reelection for a second term as mayor.[3] State Senator Mark Leno had considered running but ultimately decided against it.[4][5] Former Mayor Art Agnos, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and former State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano all also declined to run. Initially, local media speculated that Lee would run for reelection unopposed.[6] Lee was ultimately opposed by five candidates: Kent Graham, Francisco Herrera, Reed Martin, Stuart Schuffman, and Amy Farah Weiss.[7]
Election results
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. Instant-runoff voting, also known as ranked-choice voting, was used in the election. Lee was reelected with a majority of the vote in the first round of votes, and no transferring of votes was required.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Ed Lee (incumbent) | 105,298 | 55.3 | |
| Francisco Herrera | 28,638 | 15.0 | |
| Amy Farah Weiss | 23,099 | 12.1 | |
| Stuart Schuffman | 18,211 | 9.6 | |
| Kent Graham | 8,775 | 4.6 | |
| Reed Martin | 4,612 | 2.4 | |
| Write-in candidates | 1,764 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 184,021 | 100.0 | |
References
- Coté, John (November 7, 2014). "Once-reluctant S.F. Mayor Ed Lee says he'll run for 2nd term". SFGATE. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- "San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Makes It Official, Will Run For Re-Election". November 6, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- "SF Mayor Ed Lee plans to run again". ABC7 San Francisco. November 7, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- "State Sen. Mark Leno Could Challenge Ed Lee In 2015 San Francisco Mayor's Race". CBS SF Bay Area. November 19, 2014.
- "Mark Leno won't challenge Lee for S.F. mayor". SF Gate. December 3, 2014.
- "S.F. Mayor Ed Lee may have no challengers in re-election bid". SF Gate. December 11, 2014.
- List of candidates, archived from the original on April 13, 2015, retrieved April 7, 2015
- "SFDOE Results". www.sfelections.org. Retrieved November 5, 2017.