San Francisco Election Data (00021)

The San Francsico data contains the results from several elections, including board of supervisors, district attorny, and mayoral elections, held in San Francisco, CA between 2008 and 2012. The set contains 14 distinct elections with between 4 and 25 canddiates and 18,000 and 195,000 voters.

Note that these elections were conducted under a ranked voting system which allowed blank entries. In processing this data for PrefLib we have ignored blanks and only report the order over the candidates.

The data on this page was donated by Jeffrey O'Neill who runs the site OpenSTV.org.

Required citations: Jeffery O'Neill. Open STV. www.OpenSTV.org, 2013.

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Election Politics STV

Number of files: 42
Total size: 953.8 KB
Data types: dat, toc, toi.
Publication date: July 9, 2014
Last modification: Oct. 15, 2024

2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 1 — 00021-00000001.toi

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00021-00000001.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [9.4 KB]
00021-00000001.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [17.9 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000001.toi
2	# TITLE: 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 1
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000001.dat,00021-00000001.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 10
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 28777
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 635
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Eric Mar
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Alicia Wang
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Jason Jungreis
...	...
23	4121: 1
24	1949: 5
25	1728: 1, 2, 5
26	1643: 5, 2
27	1613: 1, 5, 2
28	1292: 5, 2, 1
29	1059: 5, 1, 2
30	728: 2, 5, 1
31	723: 1, 5
32	591: 2
...	...

2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 11 — 00021-00000002.toi

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00021-00000002.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [8.4 KB]
00021-00000002.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [13.6 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000002.toi
2	# TITLE: 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 11
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000002.dat,00021-00000002.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 10
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 24717
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 470
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Julio Ramos
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Ahsha Safai
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Myrna Lim
...	...
23	1389: 5
24	1253: 2
25	1069: 3
26	809: 5, 7, 1
27	700: 1
28	483: 7
29	396: 5, 2, 1
30	387: 5, 1, 2
31	377: 2, 5, 1
32	328: 5, 1, 8
...	...

2008 San Francisco - Board of Supervisors District 3 — 00021-00000003.toi

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00021-00000003.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [9.8 KB]
00021-00000003.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [18.5 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000003.toi
2	# TITLE: 2008 San Francisco - Board of Supervisors District 3
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000003.dat,00021-00000003.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 10
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 27310
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 653
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Denise Mccarthy
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Lynn Jefferson
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Joseph Alioto
...	...
23	1923: 6
24	1414: 6, 1, 5
25	1303: 3
26	1075: 6, 7, 8
27	665: 6, 1
28	407: 7, 6, 8
29	405: 1
30	377: 6, 3, 1
31	361: 6, 1, 2
32	355: 6, 8, 7
...	...

2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 4 — 00021-00000004.toi

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00021-00000004.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [1.7 KB]
00021-00000004.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [1.1 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000004.toi
2	# TITLE: 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 4
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000004.dat,00021-00000004.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 29426
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 38
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Ron Dudum
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Dave Ferguson
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Carmen Chu
...	...
17	5324: 3
18	4669: 3, 1, 2
19	3279: 3, 2, 1
20	3121: 1
21	2568: 1, 2, 3
22	2521: 1, 3, 2
23	1497: 3, 1
24	1144: 2, 1, 3
25	1028: 1, 3
26	979: 2, 3, 1
...	...

2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 9 — 00021-00000005.toi

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00021-00000005.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [6.0 KB]
00021-00000005.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [8.2 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000005.toi
2	# TITLE: 2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 9
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000005.dat,00021-00000005.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 8
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 26634
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 331
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Eva Royale
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Vern Mathews
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Mark Sanchez
...	...
21	2663: 6, 7, 3
22	1861: 3, 6, 7
23	1691: 6, 3, 7
24	1608: 3, 7, 6
25	1288: 7, 3, 6
26	1286: 6
27	1274: 7, 6, 3
28	1066: 3
29	879: 7
30	551: 6, 3
...	...

2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 10 — 00021-00000006.toi

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00021-00000006.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [46.6 KB]
00021-00000006.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [220.4 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000006.toi
2	# TITLE: 2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 10
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000006.dat,00021-00000006.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 22
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 18001
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3553
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Ashley H Rhodes
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Marlene Tran
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Malia Cohen
...	...
35	658: 14
36	550: 7, 12, 11
37	532: 3
38	513: 2
39	452: 18
40	423: 2, 20
41	401: 20
42	356: 20, 2
43	321: 7
44	262: 12, 3, 15
...	...

2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 2 — 00021-00000007.toi

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00021-00000007.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [4.2 KB]
00021-00000007.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [5.0 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000007.toi
2	# TITLE: 2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 2
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000007.dat,00021-00000007.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 7
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 24109
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 211
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Janet Reilly
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Vilma B. Guinto Peoro
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Barbara Berwick
...	...
20	4900: 1
21	3542: 4
22	879: 4, 1
23	876: 1, 4
24	694: 4, 5, 6
25	668: 4, 5
26	521: 1, 4, 6
27	498: 1, 4, 5
28	481: 4, 6, 5
29	450: 5
...	...

2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 6 — 00021-00000008.toi

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00021-00000008.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [22.8 KB]
00021-00000008.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [72.3 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000008.toi
2	# TITLE: 2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 6
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000008.dat,00021-00000008.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 15
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 21188
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 1728
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Dean Clark
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Debra Walker
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: James Keys
...	...
28	2023: 4
29	1450: 2
30	1084: 7
31	890: 2, 4, 14
32	353: 4, 2, 7
33	350: 2, 4
34	347: 2, 4, 7
35	336: 4, 2
36	292: 4, 14, 2
37	241: 4, 2, 14
...	...

2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 8 — 00021-00000009.toi

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00021-00000009.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [2.4 KB]
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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000009.toi
2	# TITLE: 2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 8
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000009.dat,00021-00000009.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 5
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 34931
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 71
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Scott Wiener
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Rebecca Prozan
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Rafael Mandelman
...	...
18	4045: 3
19	3769: 1
20	2875: 1, 2, 3
21	2573: 3, 2, 1
22	2310: 1, 2
23	2161: 3, 2
24	1835: 3, 1, 2
25	1829: 1, 3, 2
26	1599: 1, 2, 4
27	1253: 2, 1, 3
...	...

2011 San Francisco District Attorney — 00021-00000010.toi

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00021-00000010.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [3.7 KB]
00021-00000010.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [2.8 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000010.toi
2	# TITLE: 2011 San Francisco District Attorney
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000010.dat,00021-00000010.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 6
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 183466
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 108
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Bill Fazio
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: David Onek
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Vu Vuong Trinh
...	...
19	25224: 4
20	11490: 2, 5, 1
21	10806: 2, 5
22	9183: 5
23	7945: 4, 5, 1
24	6741: 2
25	5942: 4, 5, 2
26	5916: 4, 5
27	5895: 4, 1, 5
28	5640: 1
...	...

2011 San Francisco Mayor — 00021-00000011.toi

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00021-00000011.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [46.3 KB]
00021-00000011.toc	Obtained from the toi by adding the unranked alternatives at the bottom	Download [235.0 KB]

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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000011.toi
2	# TITLE: 2011 San Francisco Mayor
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000011.dat,00021-00000011.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 25
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 194530
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3294
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Leland Yee
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: David Chiu
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Paul Currier
...	...
38	12905: 13
39	6917: 9, 5, 1
40	3314: 9
41	3175: 13, 2, 6
42	2867: 5
43	2767: 13, 2, 1
44	2592: 13, 1, 2
45	2591: 1
46	2481: 9, 7, 11
47	2252: 13, 2
...	...

2011 San Francisco Sheriff — 00021-00000012.toi

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00021-00000012.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [2.5 KB]
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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000012.toi
2	# TITLE: 2011 San Francisco Sheriff
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000012.dat,00021-00000012.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 5
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 183192
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 51
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Chris Cunnie
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: David Wong
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Paul Miyamoto
...	...
18	34797: 4
19	17380: 1
20	14503: 3
21	8240: 4, 1, 3
22	7867: 4, 3, 1
23	7058: 1, 3
24	6755: 1, 3, 4
25	6712: 1, 4, 3
26	6600: 3, 4, 1
27	6250: 3, 1, 4
...	...

2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 5 — 00021-00000013.toi

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00021-00000013.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [7.7 KB]
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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000013.toi
2	# TITLE: 2012 San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 5
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000013.dat,00021-00000013.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 9
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 35183
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 436
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Christina Olague
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Thea Selby
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Julian Davis
...	...
22	2501: 8
23	1275: 1
24	912: 4, 2
25	729: 2
26	714: 3
27	561: 4
28	461: 4, 2, 8
29	434: 8, 1, 3
30	413: 8, 3, 1
31	406: 8, 2, 4
...	...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 7 — 00021-00000014.toi

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00021-00000014.dat	Includes the invalid ballots	Download [9.5 KB]
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1	# FILE NAME: 00021-00000014.toi
2	# TITLE: San Francisco Board of Supervisors - District 7
3	# DESCRIPTION:
4	# DATA TYPE: toi
5	# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
6	# RELATES TO:
7	# RELATED FILES: 00021-00000014.dat,00021-00000014.toc
8	# PUBLICATION DATE: 2014-07-09
9	# MODIFICATION DATE: 2022-09-16
10	# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 10
11	# NUMBER VOTERS: 31437
12	# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 621
13	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: F. X. Francis Xavier Crowley
14	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Robert J. Squeri
15	# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Lynn Gavin
...	...
23	2302: 7
24	1358: 1
25	1099: 7, 1, 8
26	1051: 4
27	877: 1, 7
28	741: 8
29	612: 7, 1
30	477: 1, 4, 8
31	454: 1, 7, 4
32	440: 1, 7, 8
...	...