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1999 San Francisco mayoral election

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1999 San Francisco mayoral election

← 1995 November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)
December 14, 1999 (1999-12-14)
2003 →
Turnout42.96% Decrease 2.56 pp (first-round)[1][2][3]
48.84% Increase 5.88 pp (runoff)[1][4]
 
Candidate Willie Brown Tom Ammiano
Party Democratic Democratic
First round vote 75,732 49,384
First round percentage 38.90% 25.37%
Runoff vote 131,983 89,428
Runoff percentage 59.61% 40.39%

 
Candidate Frank Jordan Clint Reilly
Party Democratic Independent
First round vote 32,893 24,322
First round percentage 16.90% 12.49%

Electoral results by supervisorial district
  Willie Brown
  Tom Ammiano

Mayor before election

Willie Brown
Democratic

Reelected mayor

Willie Brown
Democratic

The 1999 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, with a runoff election held on December 14, 1999. Incumbent mayor Willie Brown won reelection against supervisor and current Assemblyman Tom Ammiano and nine other candidates for a second term as Mayor of San Francisco.

There is a documentary about the election titled See How They Run.[5][6]

Results

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San Francisco mayoral election, 1999[2][4]
Candidate Votes %
Willie Brown (incumbent) 75,732 38.90
Tom Ammiano (write-in) 49,384 25.37
Frank Jordan 32,893 16.90
Clint Reilly 24,322 12.49
Martin Lee Eng 2,232 1.15
Lucrecia Bermudez 1,709 0.88
Cesar Ascarrunz 1,578 0.81
Jim Reid 1,502 0.77
Joel Ventresca 1,379 0.71
David J. Martz 949 0.49
Mark "Superbooty" O'Hara 919 0.47
A. D. Wyatt Norton 765 0.39
Max Wood 511 0.26
William Felzer 494 0.25
J. R. Manuel 277 0.14
Steve Shyte (write-in) 8 0.00
Larry J. Edmund (write-in) 7 0.00
Anatole Ghio (write-in) 4 0.00
Total votes 194,665 100.00
Voter turnout 42.96%
Runoff election
Willie Brown (incumbent) 131,983 59.61
Tom Ammiano 89,428 40.39
Invalid or blank votes 6,836 %
Total votes 228,247 100.00
Voter turnout 48.84%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Department of Elections Registration and Turnout for San Francisco Elections". sfgov.org. Government of San Francisco. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002.
  2. ^ a b "City and County of San Francisco November 2, 1999 Consolidated Municipal Election Statement of Votes". San Francisco Department of Elections. Archived from the original (Excel) on February 18, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "City and County of San Francisco December 12, 1995 Mayoral Run-Off Election Statement of Votes". San Francisco Department of Elections. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "City and County of San Francisco December 14, 1999 Municipal Run-Off Election Statement of Votes". San Francisco Department of Elections. Archived from the original (Excel) on February 18, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  5. ^ Curiel, Jonathan (September 6, 2002), "Nasty race for mayor is film winner", San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved January 3, 2010
  6. ^ Rabin, Nathan (December 15, 2003). "See How They Run (DVD)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
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