San Francisco general election, November 2011

The November 2011 San Francisco general elections were held on November 8, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The elections included those for San Francisco mayor, district attorney, and sheriff, and eight ballot measures.

Mayor

District attorney

George Gascón, the former Chief of the San Francisco Police Department appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom to replace Kamala Harris, ran for his first election.

San Francisco district attorney election, 2011[1]
Candidate		Votes	Percentage
George Gascón (incumbent)		75,628	41.61%
David Onek		42,765	23.53%
Sharmin Bock		37,717	20.75%
Bill Fazio		19,072	10.49%
Vu Vuong Trinh		6,555	3.61%
Write-in		0	0%
Valid votes		181,737	93.04%
Invalid or blank votes		13,586	6.96%
Total votes		195,323	100%
Voter turnout		42.46%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 3
George Gascón (incumbent)		99,480	62.39%
David Onek		59,976	37.61%
Eligible votes		159,456	81.64%
Exhausted votes		35,867	18.36%
Total votes		195,323	100%

Candidate	Pass 1	Pass 2	Pass 3
George Gascón	75,628	83,146	99,480
David Onek	42,765	46,997	59,976
Sharmin Bock	37,717	43,965
Bill Fazio	19,072
Vu Vuong Trinh	6,555
Write-in	0
Eligible Ballots	181,737	174,108	159,456
Exhausted Ballots	13,586	21,215	35,867
Total	195,323	195,323	195,323

Sheriff

Incumbent Sheriff Michael Hennessey did not seek reelection.^[2]

San Francisco sheriff election, 2011[3]
Candidate		Votes	Percentage
Ross Mirkarimi		69,605	38.36%
Chris Cunnie		51,146	28.18%
Paul Miyamoto		49,414	27.23%
David Wong		11,305	6.23%
Write-in		0	0%
Valid votes		181,470	92.91%
Invalid or blank votes		13,853	7.09%
Total votes		195,323	100%
Voter turnout		42.46%
Ranked choice voting — Pass 3
Ross Mirkarimi		85,608	53.25%
Paul Miyamoto		74,548	46.55%
Eligible votes		160,156	82.00%
Exhausted votes		35,167	18.00%
Total votes		195,323	100%

Candidate	Pass 1	Pass 2	Pass 3
Ross Mirkarimi	69,605	71,613	85,608
Paul Miyamoto	49,414	53,933	74,548
Chris Cunnie	51,146	52,745
David Wong	11,305
Write-in	0
Eligible Ballots	181,470	178,291	160,156
Exhausted Ballots	13,853	17,032	35,167
Total	195,323	195,323	195,323

Propositions

Propositions: A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H

Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.

Proposition A

Proposition A would authorize the San Francisco Unified School District to issue up to $531 million in bonds, funded by a property tax increase, to modernize and repair school facilities, and create a citizens' oversight committee to monitor expenditures. This proposition required a majority of 55% to pass.

Proposition A
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	134,695	71.10
No	54,750	28.90
Required majority	55.00
Valid votes	189,445	96.31
Invalid or blank votes	7,251	3.69
Total votes	196,696	100.00

Proposition B

Proposition B would authorize the City to issue $248 million in bonds for the repair and improvement of streets, bicycling paths, and pedestrian and traffic infrastructure. This proposition required a two-thirds majority to pass.

Proposition B
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	129,123	68.01
No	60,733	31.99
Required majority	66.67
Valid votes	189,856	96.52
Invalid or blank votes	6,840	3.48
Total votes	196,696	100.00

Proposition C

Proposition C would adjust pension contribution rates for current and future City employees, implement limits on future pension benefits and increases, require all City employees to contribute to their retiree health care costs, among other changes to the City pension system. This was submitted to the ballot to counter Proposition D below.

Proposition C
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	129,511	68.90
No	58,445	31.10
Valid votes	187,956	95.56
Invalid or blank votes	8,740	4.44
Total votes	196,696	100.00

Proposition D

Proposition D would adjust pension contribution rates for current and future City employees, implement limits on future pension benefits and increases, prohibit the City from picking up the cost of employee's contributions to pension benefits, among other changes to the City pension system. This was submitted to the ballot to counter Proposition C above.

Proposition D
Choice	Votes	%
No	124,002	66.54
Yes	62,349	33.46
Valid votes	186,351	94.74
Invalid or blank votes	10,345	5.26
Total votes	196,696	100.00

Proposition E

Proposition E would allow ballot measures submitted by the Mayor or the Board of Supervisors on or after January 1, 2012, and subsequently approved by voters, to be amended or repealed by two-thirds of the Board three years after passage, and by a majority seven years after passage.

Proposition E
Choice	Votes	%
No	121,202	67.13
Yes	59,356	32.87
Valid votes	180,558	91.80
Invalid or blank votes	16,138	8.20
Total votes	196,696	100.00

Proposition F

Proposition F would decrease disclosure requirements of campaign consultants to the San Francisco Ethics Commission.

Proposition F
Choice	Votes	%
No	98,761	56.11
Yes	77,240	43.89
Valid votes	176,001	89.48
Invalid or blank votes	20,695	10.52
Total votes	196,696	100.00

Proposition G

Proposition G would increase the sales tax by 0.5% for a period of ten years or until the California state government instates a sales tax hike of 1% or more for at least one year. This proposition required a two-thirds majority to pass.

Proposition G
Choice	Votes	%
No	100,490	53.88
Yes	86,033	46.12
Required majority	66.67
Valid votes	186,523	94.83
Invalid or blank votes	10,173	5.17
Total votes	196,696	100.00

Proposition H

Proposition H would make it City policy that school admissions be based primarily on the student's proximity to neighborhood schools.

Proposition H
Choice	Votes	%
No	91,629	50.03
Yes	91,514	49.97
Valid votes	183,143	93.11
Invalid or blank votes	13,553	6.89
Total votes	196,696	100.00

References

1. http://www.sfelections.org/results/20111108/data/da.html
2. Gordon, Rachel (February 19, 2011). "S.F. Sheriff Michael Hennessey says he'll retire". San Francisco Chronicle. p. C-2. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
3. http://www.sfelections.org/results/20111108/data/sheriff.html

External links

• San Francisco Department of Elections