Candidates were spread throughout The City at watch parties as results came in, capping an arduous monthslong campaign
With thousands of ballots still to be counted, Daniel Lurie held an early lead in the mayoral race after the first votes were tallied Tuesday night.
Throngs of Lurie supporters packed The Chapel in the Mission District and responded to the first vote tally with jubilation. Though there were thousands of votes still to be counted, the initial tally served as vindication for a candidate who displayed increasing confidence as the campaign evolved. However, the neighborhoods that have voted early thus far, such as Pacific Heights, are also those that tend to have higher turnout overall.
Breed sought to assure San Franciscans that The City is already on its way to a robust recovery, largely thanks to her leadership. She touted her administration’s expansion of police powers and efforts to increase police staffing, a recent decline in fentanyl overdoses, and a drop in the number of tent encampments so far this year.
He was dogged by allegations of corruption, however. His opponents — and three former city mayors — questioned the legality of a ballot-measure committee Farrell formed to support Proposition D, which they argued was merely a vessel to fund his mayoral bid. On Monday — a day before the election — Farrell and the Ethics Commission reached a proposed settlement that would result in a $108,000 fine for several violations of campaign finance law.
Lurie looked to tap into San Franciscans’ disapproval of their government. Although tied to a legendary and wealthy San Francisco family, Lurie pitched himself as the outsider in a field consisting otherwise of City Hall insiders. Each of his major opponents in the race has previously held elected office, and he argued he could do the job better.
Ex // Top Stories Election Day live blog: Follow the latest updates as SF heads to polls Here’s the latest news from Election Day in San Francisco, and across the country Peskin volunteer Jen Chan said she wasn’t much impressed with Lurie’s campaign, which has spent more than any other candidate in a historically expensive race. She said she believes that money could have been better spent investing in San Francisco.Peskin, the lone progressive contender in the race, pitched himself as experienced enough to know how to get things done in City Hall, but still a breath of fresh air after decades of leadership by moderate mayors.
Farrell spent two terms on the Board of Supervisors before his appointment to serve as interim mayor after Lee’s death in 2018. After he left office, Farrell co-founded a venture-capital firm, giving him a mix of private-sector and government experience he argued set him apart from the others. San Francisco is also grappling with a fentanyl-overdose crisis that has abated somewhat this year but remains a scourge.
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