1999 San Francisco mayoral election

1999 San Francisco mayoral election

November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02) December 14, 1999 (1999-12-14)
Turnout	42.96% 2.56 pp (first-round)[1][2][3] 48.84% 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

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

1. "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. "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. "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.

External links

• San Francisco Department of Elections