2022 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

2022 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

November 8, 2022
5 of the 11 seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Majority party   Party Democratic Seats before 11 Seats won 5 Seats after 11 Seat change

The 2022 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections were held on November 8, 2022. Five of the eleven seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were up for election. The election was conducted with ranked-choice voting.

Four of the five incumbent supervisors were re-elected except for Gordon Mar, who lost to Joel Engardio by a small margin in District 4. Two incumbents, Catherine Stefani and Shamann Walton, were re-elected without any opposition.

Results

District 2

San Francisco's 2nd supervisorial district election

November 8, 2022

Candidate Catherine Stefani First round 22,111 100.00%

Supervisor before election Catherine Stefani Elected Supervisor Catherine Stefani

The incumbent Supervisor was Catherine Stefani, who was appointed to the seat in 2018 and sought reelection for a second full term. Stefani ran unopposed in the election as no other candidate was on the ballot.

Candidates

• Catherine Stefani, incumbent supervisor

Results

District 2 supervisorial election, 2022

Candidate		Votes	%
Catherine Stefani (incumbent)		22,111	100.00
Total votes		22,111	100.00

District 4

San Francisco's 4th supervisorial district election

November 8, 2022

Candidate Joel Engardio Gordon Mar First round 13,634 50.84% 13,181 49.16%

Supervisor before election Gordon Mar Elected Supervisor Joel Engardio

District 4 encompassed Sunset District, Parkside, and Pine Lake. The incumbent Supervisor was Gordon Mar, who was first elected in 2018 and sought reelection for a second term. In the election, Mar was unseated by Joel Engardio, the executive director of the Stop Crime SF advocacy group who was described as a moderate Democrat. Engardio's win made him the first candidate in 20 years to unseat a previously elected incumbent supervisor. It was also the first time the district elected a non-Asian supervisor since created in 2000, as well as the first openly gay supervisor to represent a district in western San Francisco.

Candidates

• Gordon Mar, incumbent supervisor
• Joel Engardio, executive director of Stop Crime SF

Results

District 4 supervisorial election, 2022

Candidate		Votes	%
Joel Engardio		13,634	50.84
Gordon Mar (incumbent)		13,181	49.16
Total votes		26,815	100.00

District 6

San Francisco's 6th supervisorial district election

November 8, 2022

Candidate Matt Dorsey Honey Mahogany First round 8,264 50.79% 7,100 43.64% Maximum round 8,543 53.10% 7,547 46.90%

Supervisor before election Matt Dorsey Elected Supervisor Matt Dorsey

The incumbent supervisor was Matt Dorsey, who was first appointed to the seat in 2022 by Mayor London Breed in order to fill the remainder of Matt Haney's term. Hayney had resigned the seat after he was elected to the California State Assembly. Dorsey ran for a full term, and won the election against Honey Mahogany.

Candidates

• Matt Dorsey, incumbent supervisor
• Honey Mahogany, drag performer and activist
• Billie Cooper, community activist
• Cherelle Jackson

Results

District 6 supervisorial election, 2022

Candidate		Votes	%
Matt Dorsey (incumbent)		8,264	50.79
Honey Mahogany		7,100	43.64
Cherelle Jackson		540	3.32
Billie Cooper		5,366	2.25
Valid votes		13,882	87.29%
Invalid or blank votes		2,388	12.71%
Total votes		16,270	100.00
Ranked choice voting — Pass 3
Matt Dorsey (incumbent)		8,543	53.10
Honey Mahogany		7,547	46.90
Exhausted votes		172	1.07%
Total votes		16,090	100.00

Ranked-choice vote distribution

Candidate	Pass 1	Pass 2	Pass 3
Matt Dorsey (incumbent)	8,264	8,355	8,543
Honey Mahogany	7,100	7,253	7,547
Cherelle Jackson	540	615	Eliminated
Billie Cooper	366	Eliminated
Eligible ballots	13,837	13,700	13,522
Exhausted ballots	45	127	172
Total	16,270	16,223	16,090

District 8

San Francisco's 8th supervisorial district election

November 8, 2022

Candidate Rafael Mandelman Kate Stoia First round 27,391 77.45% 7,379 22.53%

Supervisor before election Rafael Mandelman Elected Supervisor Rafael Mandelman

District 8 encompassed the Castro District, Noe Valley, and Glen Park. The incumbent supervisor was Rafael Mandelman, who was first elected in 2018 in a special election. He was re-elected in a landslide against lawyer Kate Stoia.

Candidates

• Rafael Mandelman, incumbent supervisor
• Kate Stoia, lawyer

Results

District 8 supervisorial election, 2022

Candidate		Votes	%
Rafael Mandelman (incumbent)		27,391	77.45
Kate Stoia		7,379	22.53
Total votes		34,770	100.00

District 10

San Francisco's 10th supervisorial district election

November 8, 2022

Candidate Shamann Walton Brian Adam First round 12,217 72.64% 4,602 27.36%

Supervisor before election Shamann Walton Elected Supervisor Shamann Walton

Candidates

• Shamann Walton, incumbent supervisor
• Brian Adam

Results

District 10 supervisorial election, 2022

Candidate		Votes	%
Shamann Walton (incumbent)		12,217	72.64
Brian Adam		4,602	27.36
Total votes		16,819	100.00