2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election   
  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. 
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 . 
 
 
 
Results  
District 1  This district consists of the Richmond . Incumbent supervisor Eric Mar  ran for reelection. 
  District 1 supervisorial election, 2012[ 1]    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  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[ 1]    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  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[ 1]    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     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  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[ 1]    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     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  District 9 consists of Bernal Heights , the Inner Mission , and the Portola . Incumbent supervisor David Campos  ran for reelection. 
  District 9 supervisorial election, 2012[ 1]    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  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[ 1]    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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