ranked.vote // San Francisco Mayor
The San Francisco Consolidated Municipal Election was held on November 8, 2011. Ed Lee was the winner out of 16 candidates after 11 elimination rounds.
Ed Lee was also the Condorcet winner.
Runoff Rounds
This Sankey diagram shows the votes of each remaining candidate at each round, as well as the breakdown of votes transferred when each candidate was eliminated.
Note that the tabulation (but not the winner) may differ from the official count. You can read more about why this is.
Pairwise Preferences
For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who preferred one to the other. A preference means that either a voter ranks a candidate ahead of the other, or ranks one candidate but does not list the other. Ballots which rank neither candidate are not counted towards the percent counts.
| Less-preferred Candidate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Candidate | Ed Lee | John Avalos | Dennis Herrera | David Chiu | Leland Yee | Jeff Adachi | Bevan Dufty | Tony Hall | Michela Alioto-Pier | Joanna Rees | Terry Joan Baum | Phil Ting | Cesar Ascarrunz | Wilma Pang | Emil Lawrence | Paul Currier | Write-In Rodney Hauge | Write-In Lea Sherman | Write-In Harold Miller | Write-In Patrick Monette-Shaw | Write-In Robert 'Bobby' Jordan | Write-In David Villa-Lobos | Write-In Gilbert Louis Francis | |
| Ed Lee | 59.6% | 58.1% | 68.5% | 69.4% | 72.2% | 78.2% | 87.7% | 82.6% | 89.6% | 91.2% | 94.4% | 96.7% | 97.7% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| John Avalos | 40.4% | 53.1% | 51.2% | 61.4% | 64.2% | 69.2% | 80.7% | 72.1% | 83.8% | 94.4% | 83.5% | 95.7% | 93.1% | 97.2% | 97.9% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Dennis Herrera | 41.9% | 46.9% | 53.4% | 62.9% | 64.2% | 72.7% | 83.1% | 75.4% | 86.1% | 89.6% | 85.4% | 96% | 93.7% | 97.5% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| David Chiu | 31.5% | 48.8% | 46.6% | 55.8% | 61.4% | 68.3% | 80.8% | 71.9% | 83.9% | 87.5% | 88.3% | 94.5% | 94.2% | 97% | 97.6% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Leland Yee | 30.6% | 38.6% | 37.1% | 44.2% | 54.5% | 61.5% | 77.3% | 67.3% | 80% | 85.1% | 81.3% | 93.5% | 91.9% | 96.4% | 97.1% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Jeff Adachi | 27.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 38.6% | 45.5% | 57.5% | 75.1% | 63.1% | 78% | 82.6% | 78.1% | 92.5% | 90.4% | 96% | 96.7% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Bevan Dufty | 21.8% | 30.8% | 27.3% | 31.7% | 38.5% | 42.5% | 67.7% | 55.7% | 71.7% | 78.5% | 71.7% | 89.8% | 86.8% | 94.3% | 95.4% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Tony Hall | 12.3% | 19.3% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 22.7% | 24.9% | 32.3% | 36.7% | 55.2% | 63.2% | 54.8% | 81.5% | 76% | 90.1% | 91% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Michela Alioto-Pier | 17.4% | 27.9% | 24.6% | 28.1% | 32.7% | 36.9% | 44.3% | 63.3% | 68% | 74.8% | 67.3% | 88.4% | 84.8% | 93.8% | 94.5% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Joanna Rees | 10.4% | 16.2% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 20% | 22% | 28.3% | 44.8% | 32% | 59.8% | 50.7% | 78.3% | 73.5% | 87.9% | 89.7% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Terry Joan Baum | 8.8% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 17.4% | 21.5% | 36.8% | 25.2% | 40.2% | 41.1% | 70.8% | 65.1% | 82.6% | 85.4% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ||
| Phil Ting | 5.6% | 16.5% | 14.6% | 11.7% | 18.7% | 21.9% | 28.3% | 45.2% | 32.7% | 49.3% | 58.9% | 77.5% | 73.5% | 86.9% | 88.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Cesar Ascarrunz | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 10.2% | 18.5% | 11.6% | 21.7% | 29.2% | 22.5% | 43.5% | 66.2% | 70.3% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | ||
| Wilma Pang | 2.3% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 13.2% | 24% | 15.2% | 26.5% | 34.9% | 26.5% | 56.5% | 71.9% | 75.9% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ||
| Emil Lawrence | 1.7% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3% | 3.6% | 4% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 6.2% | 12.1% | 17.4% | 13.1% | 33.8% | 28.1% | 54.9% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 99.8% | ||
| Paul Currier | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 9% | 5.5% | 10.3% | 14.6% | 11.1% | 29.7% | 24.1% | 45.1% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | ||
| Write-In Rodney Hauge | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 52.6% | 47.6% | 37% | 58.8% | 62.5% | 64.3% | ||
| Write-In Lea Sherman | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 47.4% | 45% | 34.6% | 56.3% | 60% | 64.3% | ||
| Write-In Harold Miller | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 52.4% | 55% | 39.3% | 61.1% | 64.7% | 68.8% | ||
| Write-In Patrick Monette-Shaw | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1% | 63% | 65.4% | 60.7% | 70.8% | 73.9% | 77.3% | ||
| Write-In Robert 'Bobby' Jordan | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 41.2% | 43.8% | 38.9% | 29.2% | 53.8% | 58.3% | ||
| Write-In David Villa-Lobos | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 37.5% | 40% | 35.3% | 26.1% | 46.2% | 54.5% | ||
| Write-In Gilbert Louis Francis | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 31.3% | 22.7% | 41.7% | 45.5% | ||
First Alternate
For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who ranked one candidate first ranked the other candidate second.
| Second Choice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Choice | Ed Lee | John Avalos | Dennis Herrera | David Chiu | Leland Yee | Jeff Adachi | Bevan Dufty | Tony Hall | Michela Alioto-Pier | Joanna Rees | Terry Joan Baum | Phil Ting | Cesar Ascarrunz | Wilma Pang | Emil Lawrence | Paul Currier | Write-In Rodney Hauge | Write-In Lea Sherman | Write-In Harold Miller | Write-In Patrick Monette-Shaw | Write-In Robert 'Bobby' Jordan | Write-In David Villa-Lobos | Write-In Gilbert Louis Francis | Exhausted | |
| Ed Lee | 3.7% | 7.8% | 26.4% | 10.8% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | 0% | 21.8% | |||||||
| John Avalos | 4.3% | 41.8% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0% | 9.1% | ||||||||
| Dennis Herrera | 9.7% | 20.8% | 12.2% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 13.8% | 2.2% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 13.3% | |||||||||
| David Chiu | 25% | 11.4% | 16.5% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 11.2% | |||||||||
| Leland Yee | 18.3% | 13.8% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 6.7% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | 18% | ||||||||
| Jeff Adachi | 12.4% | 11.7% | 14.4% | 12.3% | 7.1% | 4.9% | 7% | 6.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 14.5% | |||||||
| Bevan Dufty | 13.5% | 14.5% | 26.9% | 9.4% | 5.4% | 5% | 1.5% | 6.7% | 2.4% | 1% | 1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 11.5% | |||||||||
| Tony Hall | 19.3% | 2% | 7.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 14.5% | 2.9% | 11% | 7.4% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0% | 22.4% | ||||||||
| Michela Alioto-Pier | 14.2% | 5.9% | 11.4% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 22.5% | |||||||||
| Joanna Rees | 11.7% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 13.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 14.9% | |||||||||
| Terry Joan Baum | 2.8% | 60.4% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1% | 5.3% | |||||||||
| Phil Ting | 18.7% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 8% | 9.5% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10.5% | |||||||||
| Cesar Ascarrunz | 7.1% | 13.6% | 10.4% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 6% | 3.4% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 2% | 16% | |||||||||
| Wilma Pang | 16.9% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10.4% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 7.9% | 7.2% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 13.1% | |||||||||
| Emil Lawrence | 6.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 7.1% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 23% | ||||||||
| Paul Currier | 6.9% | 10.1% | 8.5% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 9.3% | 4.4% | 9.3% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 16.1% | |||||||||
| Write-In Rodney Hauge | 55.6% | 33.3% | 11.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-In Lea Sherman | 11.1% | 88.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-In Harold Miller | 14.3% | 28.6% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Write-In Patrick Monette-Shaw | 20% | 20% | 40% | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-In Robert 'Bobby' Jordan | 33.3% | 66.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-In David Villa-Lobos | 66.7% | 33.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-In Gilbert Louis Francis | 50% | 50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking Distribution
This shows how many candidates voters ranked, both overall and broken down by each candidate's first-choice supporters. This reveals whether some candidates attracted voters who ranked multiple candidates versus those who ranked fewer candidates.
| Number of Candidates Ranked | ||||
Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| All Candidates (194,418 voters) | 15.9% | 11.3% | 72.8% | |
| Ed Lee (59,775 voters) | 21.8% | 11.5% | 66.7% | |
| John Avalos (37,445 voters) | 9.1% | 11.1% | 79.9% | |
| Dennis Herrera (21,914 voters) | 13.3% | 11.6% | 75.0% | |
| David Chiu (17,921 voters) | 11.2% | 10.7% | 78.0% | |
| Leland Yee (14,609 voters) | 18.0% | 10.3% | 71.6% | |
| Jeff Adachi (12,534 voters) | 14.5% | 10.8% | 74.7% | |
| Bevan Dufty (9,208 voters) | 11.5% | 10.4% | 78.1% | |
| Tony Hall (6,930 voters) | 22.4% | 17.3% | 60.3% | |
| Michela Alioto-Pier (6,648 voters) | 22.5% | 11.0% | 66.5% | |
| Joanna Rees (3,104 voters) | 14.9% | 11.4% | 73.7% | |
| Terry Joan Baum (1,665 voters) | 5.3% | 6.8% | 87.8% | |
| Phil Ting (1,016 voters) | 10.5% | 8.1% | 81.4% | |
| Cesar Ascarrunz (537 voters) | 16.0% | 9.7% | 74.3% | |
| Wilma Pang (444 voters) | 13.1% | 10.1% | 76.8% | |
| Emil Lawrence (382 voters) | 23.0% | 9.2% | 67.8% | |
| Paul Currier (248 voters) | 16.1% | 5.2% | 78.6% | |
| Write-In Rodney Hauge (9 voters) | 11.1% | 44.4% | 44.4% | |
| Write-In Lea Sherman (9 voters) | 88.9% | — | 11.1% | |
| Write-In Harold Miller (7 voters) | 14.3% | — | 85.7% | |
| Write-In Patrick Monette-Shaw (5 voters) | 20.0% | — | 80.0% | |
| Write-In Robert 'Bobby' Jordan (3 voters) | 66.7% | — | 33.3% | |
| Write-In David Villa-Lobos (3 voters) | 33.3% | — | 66.7% | |
| Write-In Gilbert Louis Francis (2 voters) | 50.0% | — | 50.0% | |
Final Vote by First Choice
This table tracks which candidate ballots were ultimately allocated to, among ballots that ranked an eliminated candidate first.
| Final Round Choice | ||||
First Round Choice | Ed Lee | John Avalos | Exhausted | |
| Dennis Herrera | 18.2% | 29.9% | 51.9% | |
| David Chiu | 37.5% | 17.5% | 45% | |
| Leland Yee | 27.2% | 20.4% | 52.4% | |
| Jeff Adachi | 21.5% | 17.2% | 61.2% | |
| Bevan Dufty | 25.8% | 24.2% | 50% | |
| Tony Hall | 28.9% | 3.8% | 67.4% | |
| Michela Alioto-Pier | 23.8% | 9.4% | 66.8% | |
| Joanna Rees | 22.1% | 9.6% | 68.3% | |
| Terry Joan Baum | 4.4% | 68% | 27.5% | |
| Phil Ting | 31.6% | 13.4% | 55% | |
| Cesar Ascarrunz | 15.1% | 22% | 62.9% | |
| Wilma Pang | 25.5% | 6.5% | 68% | |
| Emil Lawrence | 12% | 5% | 83% | |
| Paul Currier | 11.3% | 14.1% | 74.6% | |
| Write-In Rodney Hauge | 11.1% | 88.9% | ||
| Write-In Lea Sherman | 100% | |||
| Write-In Harold Miller | 14.3% | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| Write-In Patrick Monette-Shaw | 20% | 20% | 60% | |
| Write-In Robert 'Bobby' Jordan | 100% | |||
| Write-In David Villa-Lobos | 66.7% | 33.3% | ||
| Write-In Gilbert Louis Francis | 100% | |||
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