1995 San Francisco mayoral election

The 1995 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995, with a runoff election held on December 12, 1995. Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Willie Brown defeated incumbent mayor Frank Jordan in a runoff election to become the 41st Mayor of San Francisco.

1995 San Francisco mayoral election

← 1991 November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)
December 12, 1995 (1995-12-12)
1999 →
Turnout51.86% (first-round)[1][2]
45.52% Decrease 6.34 pp (runoff)[1][3]
 
Candidate Willie Brown Frank Jordan
Party Democratic Democratic
First round vote 72,955 70,764
First round percentage 34.7% 33.66%
Runoff vote 107,500 82,173
Runoff percentage 56.68% 43.32%

 
Candidate Roberta Achtenberg
Party Democratic
First round vote 56,583
First round percentage 26.91%

Mayor before election

Frank Jordan
Democratic

Elected mayor

Willie Brown
Democratic

Results

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San Francisco mayoral election, 1995[1][2][3]
Candidate Votes %
Willie Brown 72,955 33.66
Frank Jordan (incumbent) 70,764 32.65
Roberta Achtenberg 56,583 26.11
Ben Hom 6,355 2.93
Angela Alioto 1,386 0.64
Joel Ventresca 1,279 0.59
Dan Larkosh 732 0.34
Ellis L. A. Keyes 195 0.09
Invalid or blank votes 6,486 2.99%
Total votes 216,735 100.00
Voter turnout 51.86%
Runoff election
Willie Brown 107,500 55.44
Frank Jordan (incumbent) 82,173 42.38
Invalid or blank votes 4,240 2.19%
Total votes 193,913 100.00
Voter turnout 45.52%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Department of Elections Registration and Turnout for San Francisco Elections". sfgov.org. Government of San Francisco. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002.
  2. ^ a b "City and County of San Francisco November 7, 1995 Consolidated Municipal Election Statement of Votes". San Francisco Department of Elections. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "City and County of San Francisco December 12, 1995 Mayoral Run-Off Election Statement of Votes". San Francisco Department of Elections. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
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