The 2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 6, 2012. Six of the eleven seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. One incumbent was termed out of office, four ran for reelection, and one ran for initial election after being appointed to the seat.
2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties. The election was held using ranked-choice voting .
This district consists of the Richmond . Incumbent supervisor Eric Mar ran for reelection.
District 1 supervisorial election, 2012
Candidate
Votes
%
Eric Mar (incumbent )
15,266
53.50
David E. Lee
11,019
38.62
Sherman D. D'Silva
2,152
7.54
Write-in
96
0.34
Valid votes
28,533
92.86%
Invalid or blank votes
2,194
7.14%
Total votes
30,727
100.00
Voter turnout
70.43%
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 David Chiu ran for reelection.
District 3 supervisorial election, 2012
Candidate
Votes
%
David Chiu (incumbent )
17,700
75.42
F. Joseph Butler
2,685
11.44
Marc Bruno
1,984
8.45
Wilma Pang
1,033
4.4
Valid votes
23,470
88.91%
Invalid or blank votes
2,926
11.09%
Total votes
26,396
100.00
Voter turnout
66.17%
District 5 consists of the Fillmore , Haight-Ashbury , Hayes Valley , Japantown , UCSF , and the Western Addition . Incumbent supervisor Christina Olague ran for her first election after being appointed by Mayor Ed Lee in the wake of Ross Mirkarimi 's resignation to be Sheriff of San Francisco .
District 5 supervisorial election, 2012
Candidate
Votes
%
London Breed
9,794
27.87
Christina Olague (incumbent )
6,939
19.75
John Rizzo
5,667
16.13
Julian Davis
5,318
15.14
Thea Selby
4,733
13.47
Daniel Everett
1,308
3.72
Andrew "Ellard" Resignato
777
2.21
Hope Johnson
486
1.38
Write-in
115
0.33
Valid votes
35,137
87.29%
Invalid or blank votes
5,116
12.71%
Total votes
40,253
100.00
Voter turnout
72.42%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 5
London Breed
14,945
56.16
Christina Olague (incumbent )
11,668
43.84
Eligible votes
26,613
66.11%
Exhausted votes
13,640
33.89%
Total votes
40,253
100.00
Ranked-choice vote distribution
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Candidate
Pass 1
Pass 2
Pass 3
Pass 4
Pass 5
London Breed 9,842 10,378 11,671 13,122 14,945
Christina Olague 6,955
7,296
8,000
9,621
11,668
John Rizzo
5,683
6,080
7,333
9,005
Julian Davis
5,342
5,751
6,494
Thea Selby
4,738
5,191
Daniel Everett
1,315
Andrew "Ellard" Resignato
782
Hope Johnson
490
Eligible ballots 35,147
34,696
33,498
31,748
26,613
Exhausted ballots 5,106
5,557
6,755
8,505
13,640
Total
40,253
40,253
40,253
40,253
40,253
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 termed out of office.
District 7 supervisorial election, 2012
Candidate
Votes
%
Norman Yee
9,142
29.18
F.X. Crowley
7,723
24.65
Mike Garcia
5,489
17.52
Joel Engardio
4,163
13.29
Robert J. Squeri
1,538
4.91
Julian Lagos
1,086
3.47
Andrew Bley
824
2.63
Lynn Gavin
716
2.29
Glenn Rogers
595
1.90
Write-in
58
0.19
Valid votes
31,334
88.64%
Invalid or blank votes
4,017
11.36%
Total votes
35,351
100.00
Voter turnout
74.90%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 6
Norman Yee
12,505
50.27
F.X. Crowley
12,373
49.73
Eligible votes
24,878
70.37%
Exhausted votes
10,473
29.63%
Total votes
35,351
100.0
Ranked-choice vote distribution
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Candidate
Pass 1
Pass 2
Pass 3
Pass 4
Pass 5
Pass 6
Norman Yee 9,182 9,251 9,375 10,197 11,184 12,505
F.X. Crowley
7,746
7,807
7,883
8,624
9,709
12,373
Mike Garcia
5,512
5,556
5,642
6,296
7,473
Joel Engardio 4,168
4,208
4,292
4,843
Robert J. Squeri
1,545
1,592
1,624
Julian Lagos
1,091
1,172
1,329
Andrew Bley
825
925
1,072
Lynn Gavin
719
803
Glenn Rogers
597
Eligible ballots 31,385
31,314
31,217
29,960
28,366
24,878
Exhausted ballots 3,966
4,037
4,134
5,391
6,985
10,473
Total
35,351
35,351
35,351
35,351
35,351
35,351
District 9 consists of Bernal Heights , the Inner Mission , and the Portola . Incumbent supervisor David Campos ran for reelection.
District 9 supervisorial election, 2012
Candidate
Votes
%
David Campos (incumbent )
24,044
95.08
Bud Ryerson (write-in )
181
0.72
Other write-in
1,063
4.20
Valid votes
25,288
83.07%
Invalid or blank votes
5,153
16.93%
Total votes
30,441
100.00
Voter turnout
68.44%
District 11 consists of Crocker-Amazon , the Excelsior , Ingleside , Oceanview , and the Outer Mission . Incumbent supervisor John Avalos ran for reelection unopposed.
District 11 supervisorial election, 2012
Candidate
Votes
%
John Avalos (incumbent )
17,748
94.25
Write-in
1,083
5.75
Valid votes
18,831
79.14%
Invalid or blank votes
4,964
20.86%
Total votes
23,795
100.00
Voter turnout
62.59%
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