2011 San Francisco mayoral election

2011 San Francisco mayoral election

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Candidate Ed Lee John Avalos Dennis Herrera
First round 59,775
30.75%
37,445
19.26%
21,914
11.11%
Runoff 84,457
59.64%
57,160
40.36%
Eliminated

 
Candidate David Chiu Leland Yee Jeff Adachi
First round 17,921
9.09%
14,609
7.41%
12,534
6.36%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

First choice results by county supervisorial district
Lee:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%
Avalos:      20–30%      40–50%

Mayor before election

Ed Lee

Elected mayor

Ed Lee

The 2011 San Francisco mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, to elect the mayor of San Francisco. The incumbent Ed Lee, appointed to fill the vacant mayoral seat, succeeded in his bid to become the first elected Asian-American mayor of a major American city.[1]

  1. ^ John Coté and Heather Knight (November 8, 2011). "Ed Lee takes large early lead in mayor's race". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2011.