1995 San Francisco mayoral election

1995 San Francisco mayoral election

November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07) December 12, 1995 (1995-12-12)
Turnout	51.86% (first-round) 45.52% 6.34 pp (runoff)
Candidate Willie Brown Frank Jordan Party Democratic Democratic First round vote 72,955 70,764 First round percentage 34.7% 33.66% Runoff vote 107,500 82,173 Runoff percentage 56.68% 43.32%   Candidate Roberta Achtenberg Party Democratic First round vote 56,583 First round percentage 26.91%
Mayor before election Frank Jordan Democratic Elected Mayor Willie Brown Democratic

The 1995 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995, with a runoff election held on December 12, 1995. Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Willie Brown defeated incumbent mayor Frank Jordan in a runoff election to become the 41st Mayor of San Francisco.

Results

San Francisco mayoral election, 1995

Candidate		Votes	%
Willie Brown		72,955	33.66
Frank Jordan (incumbent)		70,764	32.65
Roberta Achtenberg		56,583	26.11
Ben Hom		6,355	2.93
Angela Alioto		1,386	0.64
Joel Ventresca		1,279	0.59
Dan Larkosh		732	0.34
Ellis L. A. Keyes		195	0.09
Invalid or blank votes		6,486	2.99%
Total votes		216,735	100.00
Voter turnout		51.86%
Runoff election
Willie Brown		107,500	55.44
Frank Jordan (incumbent)		82,173	42.38
Invalid or blank votes		4,240	2.19%
Total votes		193,913	100.00
Voter turnout		45.52%

External links

• San Francisco Department of Elections