Municipal elections in San Francisco, California (2014)
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The city of San Francisco, California, held nonpartisan elections for the Board of Supervisors on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014.[1]
San Francisco utilized ranked-choice voting for municipal offices, eliminating the need for runoff elections.[1]
Five seats were up for election. These included Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10.
Incumbents ran for re-election in each district.
Three key issues shaping San Francisco's 2014 election cycle were affordability, transportation and a proposed soda-tax.
Board of Supervisors
Note: Because San Francisco is both a city and a county, it is governed by a Board of Supervisors rather than a city council.
Candidate list
District 2
November 4 General election candidates:
- Mark Farrell
- Incumbent Farrell was first elected to the board in 2010. - Juan-Antonio Carballo
District 4
November 4 General election candidates:
- Katy Tang - Incumbent Tang was first appointed to the board in 2013.
District 6
November 4 General election candidates:
- Jane Kim - Incumbent Kim was first elected to the board in 2010.
- Michael Nulty
- David Carlos Salaverry
- Jamie Whitaker
District 8
November 4 General election candidates:
- Tom Wayne Basso
- George Davis
- John Nulty
- Michael Petrelis
- Scott Wiener - Incumbent Wiener was first elected to the board in 2010.
District 10
November 4 General election candidates:
- Malia Cohen - Incumbent Cohen was first elected to the board in 2010.
- Ed Donaldson
- Tony Kelly
- Shawn M. Richard
- Marlene Tran
Election results
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mark Farrell Incumbent |
78.6% | 15,546 | |
| Juan-Antonio Carballo | 20.7% | 4,090 | |
| Write-in | 0.7% | 141 | |
| Total Votes | 19,777 | ||
| Source: San Francisco Board of Elections - Official 2014 election results | |||
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 4, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Katy Tang Incumbent |
96.7% | 14,981 | |
| Write-in | 3.3% | 511 | |
| Total Votes | 15,492 | ||
| Source: San Francisco Board of Elections - Official 2014 election results | |||
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jane Kim Incumbent |
67.4% | 8,827 | |
| Michael Nulty | 11.2% | 1,467 | |
| Jamie Whitaker | 11.1% | 1,458 | |
| David Carlos Salaverry | 9.2% | 1,210 | |
| Write-in | 1% | 130 | |
| Total Votes | 13,092 | ||
| Source: San Francisco Board of Elections - Official 2014 election results | |||
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 8, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Scott Wiener Incumbent |
77.7% | 22,854 | |
| Michael Petrelis | 6.8% | 2,004 | |
| Tom Wayne Basso | 5.3% | 1,574 | |
| George Davis | 4.7% | 1,372 | |
| John Nulty | 4.6% | 1,359 | |
| Write-in | 0.9% | 261 | |
| Total Votes | 29,163 | ||
| Source: San Francisco Board of Elections - Official 2014 election results | |||
- See also: Ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting allows voters to select up to three candidates on the ballot and to rank them from one to three. After the polls have closed, if a single candidate has received a majority (50%) of first place votes, that candidate is declared the winner. If no candidate has received a majority of first place votes, this triggers an elimination process. In the elimination process, the candidate with the fewest amount of first place votes is removed. Then, the second place votes on the ballots that ranked the eliminated candidate first are transferred to the respective candidates and calculated as first place votes. This process continues until a single candidate holds a majority. In ranked-choice voting, transfer refers to votes being moved from a defeated candidate to the next person on a voter's preference list, while exhausted refers to votes for candidates removed from the pool because there are no candidates left on a voter's preference list to transfer them to.
This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10, 2014, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Malia Cohen - Most votes | 46.6% | 7,176 | 543 |
| Shawn M. Richard - Eliminated | 6.5% | 995 | −995 |
| Ed Donaldson - Eliminated | 5.3% | 809 | −809 |
| Marlene Tran | 17.7% | 2,725 | 222 |
| Tony Kelly | 24% | 3,701 | 558 |
| Write-in - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 936 | 481 | |
| Total Votes | 16,342 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
This is the final round of voting. To view previous rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10, 2014, Final Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Malia Cohen - Winner | 51.7% | 7,719 | 0 |
| Shawn M. Richard | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Donaldson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Marlene Tran - Eliminated | 19.7% | 2,947 | 0 |
| Tony Kelly - Eliminated | 28.5% | 4,259 | 0 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 1,417 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 16,342 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Issues
Affordability
San Francisco is well known for its high cost of living.[2] The finance site Nerdwallet.com, in fact, ranked it fourth in the nation in 2013, just slightly behind other metropolitan areas such as New York City and Los Angeles, California.[3] How to deal with this problem and how to make sure that San Francisco remains affordable for all of its citizens were key questions in San Francisco's 2014 elections.
Much of the conversation about affordability in the 2014 election cycle revolved around a November 4 ballot measure called "Proposition G." Proposition G targeted real-estate speculation - which some suspected of contributing to frequent evictions and the city's high cost of living - by establishing a tax on "short term flips." City council candidates were divided on the measure and the impact that it could have on housing, affordability and home-ownership.[4]
Transportation
Transportation was another issue in the 2014 elections. A ballot measure called "Proposition L" asked voters in November to decide whether the city should be prohibited from charging parking meter fees on Sundays, holidays and on weekdays outside the hours of 9 a.m and 6 p.m.. Proposition L also reassessed the city's ability to install new parking meters in neighborhoods and to increase parking rates. Supporters of the plan argued that it would help alleviate some of the city's affordability problems, while opponents argued that it would add to the city's traffic congestion and divert funds from public transportation. The issue was a frequent topic of discussion amongst city council candidates.[5][6]
Soda-Tax
A third issue was a proposed tax on soda in the city. In July the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 6 to 4 to place a measure called "Proposition E" on the November ballot, which imposed a two percent per ounce tax on soda and other comparable beverages. The funds generated from the tax would go to health programs.
City councils candidates were sharply divided on Proposition E. Supporters argued that the tax would help prevent sugar related illnesses - especially amongst children - such as diabetes and obesity. Opponents, on the other hand, questioned the efficacy of a tax in dealing with these types of problems.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term San + Francisco + California + election
See also
External links
- United States Conference of Mayors - Elections in 2014
- City of San Francisco - Official candidate list
- City of San Francisco - Official election results
- City of San Francisco, District 10 RCV results
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City and County of San Francisco, "Past Election Results," accessed September 15, 2021
- ↑ City Lab, "Why Middle-Class Americans Can't Afford to Live in Liberal Cities," October 29, 2014
- ↑ Nerd Wallet, "Most Expensive Cities in the U.S.," January 19, 2013
- ↑ SF Gate, "Tenants, homeowners at odds over Prop. G," October 3, 2014
- ↑ SF Gate, "SF voters will face dozens of measures, candidates on November ballot," August 11, 2014
- ↑ SF Gate, "Anxiety about change dominates S.F. elections," October 4, 2014
- ↑ SF Gate, "Sugar tax makes it to S.F. ballot in narrow vote," July 23, 2014
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