2004 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

2004 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

November 2, 2004

The 2004 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 2, 2004. Seven of the eleven seats were contested in this election. Six incumbents and one open seat were up for election.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. This is the first Board of Supervisors election in San Francisco to implement ranked-choice voting.

Results

District 1

This district consists of the Richmond District. Incumbent supervisor Jake McGoldrick ran for reelection.

District 1 supervisorial election, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Jake McGoldrick (incumbent)		11,791	41.09
Lillian Sing		8,959	31.22
Matt Tuchow		2,859	9.96
David Heller		2,003	6.98
Rose Tsai		1,581	5.51
Leanna Dawydiak		1,373	4.78
Jeffrey S. Freebairn		131	0.46
Valid votes		28,697	91.59%
Invalid or blank votes		2,636	8.41%
Total votes		31,333	100.00
Voter turnout		73.63%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 4
Jake McGoldrick (incumbent)		14,011	54.01
Lillian Sing		11,929	45.99
Eligible votes		25,940	84.44%
Exhausted votes		4,781	15.56%
Total votes		30,721	100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate	Pass 1	Pass 2	Pass 3	Pass 4
Jake McGoldrick	11,815	12,084	12,304	14,011
Lillian Sing	8,989	9,309	10,036	11,929
Matt Tuchow	2,864	3,159	3,417
David Heller	2,012	2,297	2,531
Rose Tsai	1,595	1,727
Leanna Dawydiak	1,380
Jeffrey S. Freebairn	132
Eligible ballots	28,787	28,576	28,288	25,940
Exhausted ballots	1,934	2,145	2,433	4,781
Total	30,721	30,721	30,721	30,721

District 2

District 2 consists of the Marina, Pacific Heights, the Presidio, part of Russian Hill, and Sea Cliff. Incumbent supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier was seeking her first election after being appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom in the wake of his election as mayor.

District 2 supervisorial special election, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Michela Alioto-Pier (incumbent)		21,013	61.25
Steve Braccini		5,763	16.80
David Pascal		4,207	12.26
Roger E. Schulke		1,950	5.68
Jay R. Shah		1,375	4.01
Valid votes		34,308	83.82%
Invalid or blank votes		6,623	16.18%
Total votes		40,931	100.00
Voter turnout		82.24%

District 3

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 seeking reelection.

District 3 supervisorial election, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Aaron Peskin (incumbent)		16,120	62.55
Brian Murphy O'Flynn		5,763	16.80
Eugene Chi-Ching Wong		3,534	13.71
Sal Busalacchi		1,536	5.96
Valid votes		26,953	91.68%
Invalid or blank votes		2,446	8.32%
Total votes		29,399	100.00
Voter turnout		74.11%

District 5

District 5 consists of the Fillmore, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Japantown, UCSF, and the Western Addition. Incumbent supervisor Matt Gonzalez did not seek reelection.

District 5 supervisorial election, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Ross Mirkarimi		9,928	28.40
Robert Haaland		5,096	14.58
Lisa Feldstein		3,242	9.27
Nick Waugh		3,007	8.60
Andrew Sullivan		2,474	7.08
Bill Barnes		1,659	4.75
Jim Siegel		1,537	4.40
Dan Kalb		1,393	3.99
Susan C. King		971	2.78
Michael E. O'Connor		860	2.46
Brett Wheeler		825	2.36
Joseph Blue		792	2.27
Tys Sniffen		684	1.96
Phoenix Streets		654	1.87
Julian Davis		412	1.18
Emmett Gilman		390	1.12
Francis Somsel		365	1.04
Rob Anderson		332	0.95
Vivian Wilder		129	0.37
Patrick M. Ciocca		87	0.25
Phillip House		61	0.17
H. Brown		57	0.16
Valid votes		34,955	85.93%
Invalid or blank votes		5,724	14.07%
Total votes		40,679	100.00
Voter turnout		75.25%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 19
Ross Mirkarimi		13,211	50.60
Robert Haaland		7,272	27.85
Lisa Feldstein		5,628	21.55
Eligible votes		26,111	66.52%
Exhausted votes		13,144	33.48%
Total votes		39,255	100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate	Pass 1	Pass 2	Pass 3	Pass 4	Pass 5	Pass 6	Pass 7	Pass 8	Pass 9	Pass 10	Pass 11	Pass 12	Pass 13	Pass 14	Pass 15	Pass 16	Pass 17	Pass 18	Pass 19
Ross Mirkarimi	9,947	9,950	9,952	9,969	9,996	10,034	10,094	10,158	10,261	10,387	10,472	10,635	10,766	10,946	11,262	11,659	11,921	12,287	13,211
Robert Haaland	5,124	5,126	5,130	5,146	5,180	5,192	5,226	5,254	5,318	5,384	5,461	5,538	5,628	5,740	5,956	6,319	6,409	6,636	7,272
Lisa Feldstein	3,257	3,265	3,274	3,289	3,309	3,323	3,381	3,430	3,484	3,566	3,671	3,671	3,851	4,070	4,313	4,636	4,759	5,064	5,628
Nick Waugh	3,025	3,025	3,027	3,035	3,053	3,070	3,090	3,118	3,187	3,243	3,296	3,391	3,441	3,540	3,732	3,900	4,063	5,041
Andrew Sullivan	2,477	2,478	2,479	2,494	2,501	2,550	2,570	2,580	2,639	2,663	2,716	2,771	2,831	2,870	2,982	3,068	3,601
Jim Siegel	1,540	1,542	1,543	1,551	1,565	1,608	1,639	1,657	1,743	1,763	1,820	1,866	2,053	2,111	2,184	2,242
Bill Barnes	1,664	1,670	1,671	1,680	1,690	1,709	1,719	1,731	1,751	1,804	1,871	1,945	1,977	2,018	2,142
Dan Kalb	1,398	1,400	1,400	1,412	1,430	1,449	1,466	1,493	1,540	1,582	1,610	1,698	1,739	1,867
Susan C. King	977	980	984	1,007	1,034	1,051	1,072	1,116	1,147	1,206	1,237	1,293	1,371
Michael E. O'Connor	868	870	873	882	906	930	944	973	1,012	1,036	1,079	1,127
Brett Wheeler	832	833	835	845	871	881	896	929	951	995	1,026
Joseph Blue	802	805	807	814	819	842	851	860	876	908
Phoenix Streets	657	658	660	673	699	714	731	752	771
Tys Sniffen	686	687	688	692	707	719	730	746
Julian Davis	418	422	429	443	462	467	481
Emmett Gilman	393	394	398	405	407	423
Francis Somsel	368	341	342	379	381
Rob Anderson	336	341	342	346
Vivian Wilder	130	134	135
Patrick M. Ciocca	87	91	91
Phillip House	62	62
H. Brown	57
Eligible ballots	35,109	35,101	35,088	35,062	35,010	34,962	34,890	34,797	34,680	34,537	34,259	34,029	33,657	33,162	32,571	31,824	30,753	29,028	26,111
Exhausted ballots	4,146	4,154	4,167	4,193	4,245	4,293	4,365	4,458	4,575	4,718	4,996	5,226	5,593	6,093	6,684	7,431	8,502	10,227	13,144
Total	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255	39,255

District 7

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 his first election after he was appointed to the seat in the wake of his predecessor Tony Hall's resignation.

District 7 supervisorial election, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Sean Elsbernd (incumbent)		10,475	33.23
Christine Linnenbach		6,764	21.46
Isaac Wang		2,717	8.62
Gregory Corrales		2,550	8.09
Milton "Rennie" O'Brien		2,359	7.48
Vernon C. Grigg III		2,082	6.60
Shawn Reifsteck		1,103	3.50
Michael Patrick Mallen		968	3.07
Pat Lakey		760	2.41
Svetlana Kaff		541	1.72
Art Belenson		507	1.61
Sheela Kini		349	1.11
David Parker		348	1.10
Valid votes		31,523	87.82%
Invalid or blank votes		4,373	12.18%
Total votes		35,896	100.00
Voter turnout		79.68%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 11
Sean Elsbernd (incumbent)		13,834	56.87
Christine Linnenbach		10,491	43.13
Eligible votes		24,325	69.69%
Exhausted votes		10,580	30.31%
Total votes		34,905	100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate	Pass 1	Pass 2	Pass 3	Pass 4	Pass 5	Pass 6	Pass 7	Pass 8	Pass 9	Pass 10	Pass 11
Sean Elsbernd	10,505	10,547	10,568	10,667	10,740	10,884	11,018	11,189	11,827	12,446	13,834
Christine Linnenbach	6,784	6,817	6,865	6,962	7,078	7,231	7,452	7,782	8,490	9,160	10,491
Milton "Rennie" O'Brien	2,372	2,410	2,481	2,525	2,588	2,691	2,847	3,090	3,300	3,799
Isaac Wang	2,728	2,757	2,785	2,813	2,868	2,926	3,007	3,110	3,263	3,533
Gregory Corrales	2,560	2,589	2,618	2,658	2,721	2,767	2,878	2,946	3,110
Vernon C. Grigg III	2,091	2,104	2,114	2,151	2,186	2,252	2,323	2,451
Shawn Reifsteck	1,108	1,136	1,187	1,210	1,236	1,286	1,388
Michael Patrick Mallen	975	1,004	1,017	1,040	1,066	1,110
Pat Lakey	763	783	804	823	840
Svetlana Kaff	546	573	592	605
Art Belenson	510	517	528
Sheela Kini	349	367
David Parker	348
Eligible ballots	31,639	31,604	31,559	31,454	31,323	31,147	30,913	30,577	29,990	28,938	24,325
Exhausted ballots	3,266	3,301	3,346	3,351	3,582	3,758	3,992	4,328	4,915	5,967	10,580
Total	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905	34,905

District 9

District 9 consists of Bernal Heights, the Inner Mission, and part of the Portola. Incumbent supervisor Tom Ammiano ran for reelection.

District 9 supervisorial election, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Tom Ammiano (incumbent)		12,547	50.73
Renee Saucedo		5,460	22.08
Miguel Bustos		4,318	17.46
Lucrecia Bermudez		1,018	4.12
Steve Zeltzer		798	3.23
James Boris Perez		575	2.32
Adam Cabot (write-in)		17	0.17
Valid votes		24,733	91.62%
Invalid or blank votes		2,262	8.38%
Total votes		26,995	100.00
Voter turnout		73.83%

District 11

District 11 consists of the Excelsior District, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission. Incumbent supervisor Gerardo Sandoval ran for reelection.

District 11 supervisorial election, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Gerardo Sandoval (incumbent)		7,427	32.24
Myrna Lim		4,259	18.49
Jose Medina		2,852	12.38
Anita Grier		2,787	12.10
Rolanda A. Bonilla		2,279	9.89
Rebecca Reynolds Silverberg		1,810	7.86
Tom Yuen		1,318	5.72
Fil M. Silverio		307	1.33
Valid votes		23,039	90.43%
Invalid or blank votes		2,439	9.57%
Total votes		25,478	100.00
Voter turnout		69.40%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 6
Gerardo Sandoval (incumbent)		10,679	58.33
Myrna Lim		7,629	41.67
Eligible votes		18,307	73.52%
Exhausted votes		6,595	26.48%
Total votes		24,902	100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate	Pass 1	Pass 2	Pass 3	Pass 4	Pass 5	Pass 6
Gerardo Sandoval	7,477	7,637	7,919	8,553	9,256	10,679
Myrna Lim	4,280	4,884	5,248	5,719	6,760	7,629
Jose Medina	2,869	2,989	3,359	3,867	4,683
Anita Grier	2,806	3,080	3,522	3,829
Rolanda A. Bonilla	2,293	2,356	2,571
Rebecca Reynolds Silverberg	1,816	1,946
Tom Yuen	1,328
Fil M. Silverio	307
Eligible ballots	23,176	22,892	22,619	21,968	20,699	18,307
Exhausted ballots	1,726	2,010	2,283	2,934	4,203	6,595
Total	24,902	24,902	24,902	24,902	24,902	24,902

External links

• City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections