1996 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

1996 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

November 5, 1996

The 1996 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 5, 1996. Six of the eleven seats were contested. Four incumbents and two open seats and were up for election. All seats were elected at-large.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.

Results

Each voter was allowed to cast at most six votes.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections, 1996

Candidate		Votes	%
Barbara Kaufman		124,716
Sue Bierman		117,560
Leland Yee		103,413
Leslie Katz		100,890
Michael Yaki		94,272
José Medina		92,977
Margo St. James		78,669
Victor Marquez		62,646
Carolene Marks		56,206
Donna Casey		44,176
Harold M. Hoogasian		40,321
Manuel A. Rosales		38,413
Andy Clark		30,005
Arthur M. Jackson		29,930
Maria Martinez		24,312
Bruce Quan, Jr.		23,073
Robert Squeri		17,624
Carlos Petroni		17,293
Scott Durcanin		16,070
Lucrecia Bermudez		12,079
Lorin Scott Rosemond		11,544
Robert Coleman		11,017
Len Pettigrew		10,293
Teresita Williams		10,065
Joseph B. Konopka		8,731
Shawn O'Hearn		8,533
Susan C. Zárate		7,768
Ellis Keyes		6,481
Voter turnout		61.90%

External links

• City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections