Longtime labor organizer Chyanne Chen has won the tight District 11 race on Sunday, with a slim 190-vote lead over moderate Michael Lai.
Chyanne Chen campaigning with Ernest"EJ" Jones . Photo courtesy of Chyanne Chen and Ernest “EJ” Jones’ campaigns. Oct. 6, 2024.Longtime labor organizer candidate Chyanne Chen has won the tight District 11 race on Sunday, with a slim 190-vote lead over moderate candidate Michael Lai. . “This was a close election, and I am committed to bringing people together to fight for stronger communities, safe neighborhoods and improved services.
“Later votes are usually more progressive,” Chen said on Nov. 12. “It was shown on Saturday. I hope that it will continue to be coming my way.” Of his votes, 2,833 transferred to Chen, while only 1,566 — about a half of what Chen got — went to Lai, according to the latest results from Nov. 17. Safaí, the incumbent, who endorsed both Chen and Jones and encouraged the alliance, said it was vital to Chen’s victory. “If they don’t form an alliance,” Safaí said, “she doesn’t win.”tabulations show that Lai was quite popular in some of the southern neighborhoods. Chen, on the other hand, has the most support from the northern neighborhoods such as the Excelsior and Mission Terrace.
As one of the two Chinese candidates, Chen was also supported by an Asian-American group called Asian Americans for Representation, which gave $45,091. The group did not support Lai.“I think Chyanne had a really good ground campaign,” said John Avalos, who represented the district from 2008 to 2016 and rooted for Chen. Avalos said he went door-knocking with Chen in Mission Terrace, Outer Mission and the hilly parts of the Excelsior before the ballots dropped in early October.
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