City elections in San Francisco, California (2026)
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| 2026 San Francisco elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 6, 2026 (special), February 4, 2026 (superior court), June 9, 2026 (supervisors), & August 7, 2026 |
| Primary election: June 2, 2026 General election: June 2, 2026 (special) & November 3, 2026 |
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| Offices up: Assessor-recorder, public defender, board of supervisors, community college board, BART director, and superior court judges |
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The city of San Francisco, California, is holding general elections for assessor-recorder, public defender, board of supervisors, community college board, BART director, and superior court judges on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for superior court judges on June 2, 2026. The filing deadline for superior court judges was February 4, 2026, for board of supervisors is June 9, 2026, and for all other seats is August 7, 2026.
Special elections for two seats on the board of supervisors are being held on June 2, 2026. Click here for more on those elections. The filing deadline for this election was January 6, 2026.
June 2 Board of Supervisors elections
Ballotpedia identified the June 2 Board of Supervisors elections in San Francisco, California, as battleground elections. For more on those elections, click here.
Two seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are up for special election on June 2, 2026. Incumbent Stephen Sherrill, Lori Brooke, and Jeremy Kirshner are running in District 2. Incumbent Alan Wong, Albert Chow, Natalie Gee, Jeremy Greco, and David Lee are running in District 4. As of February 2026, Sherrill and Brooke led in fundraising and local media attention in District 2. As of the same date, Wong, Chow, and Gee led in endorsements and fundraising in District 4.
The winners of both elections will serve through January 2027. Both seats will be up for election again in November 2026 for full terms. Former Mayor London Breed appointed Sherrill to the board in December 2024 to fill the vacancy opened when Catherine Stefani (D) resigned after winning election to the California Assembly. Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Wong to the board in December 2025 after voters recalled Joel Engardio.[1]
The Democratic Party of San Francisco and Mayor Daniel Lurie endorsed both Sherrill and Wong.[2][3][4] GrowSF, a group describing its mission as "[advocating] for a safer, cleaner, and more affordable San Francisco," says it will spend at least $250,000 in support of both Sherrill and Wong.[5][6]
Sherrill is a former staffer for both Breed and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I). Brooke is an activist and the president of the Cow Hollow Association.
Wong is a former member of the San Francisco Community College Board. Gee is the chief of staff for District 10 board member Shamann Walton. Chow is a hardware store owner and an organizer of the Engardio recall campaign.
Both Sherrill and Wong voted in December 2025 to pass a Lurie-backed zoning proposal. The plan increased height limits from four stories to six or eight stories for both new and existing structures throughout much of the city, with affected structures including both commercial and residential lots.[7] Brooke is the co-founder of Neighborhoods United SF, which opposes the zoning plan.[8] Both Chow and Gee oppose the zoning plan.[9]
The 11-member Board of Supervisors is the City of San Francisco's legislative body. Members are elected by district to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections. All five seats in even-numbered districts are up for election in November 2026. Four of the members up for election this year supported the rezoning proposal.
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Board of Supervisors
District 2
General election
The general election will occur on June 2, 2026.
Special general election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2
Incumbent Stephen Sherrill, Lori Brooke, and Jeremy Kirshner are running in the special general election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 2, 2026.
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District 4
General election
The general election will occur on June 2, 2026.
Special general election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 4
Incumbent Alan Wong, Albert Chow, Natalie Gee, Jeremy Greco, and David Lee are running in the special general election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 4 on June 2, 2026.
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 | Alan Wong (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Albert Chow (Nonpartisan) | |
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| Jeremy Greco (Nonpartisan) | ||
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About the city
- See also: San Francisco, California
San Francisco is a city in California. It is consolidated with the County of San Francisco, which means that the city and county share a government and their boundaries are coterminous. As of 2020, its population was 873,965.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of San Francisco uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[10]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for San Francisco, California | ||
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| San Francisco | California | |
| Population | 873,965 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 46 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 44.9% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 34.3% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 7.2% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.2% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.6% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 58.8% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $119,136 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.1% | 12.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lurie first appointed Beya Alcaraz to replace Engardio. Alcaraz took office on November 6, 2025, and resigned on November 14, 2025. Lurie appointed Wong after Alcaraz's resignation.
- ↑ Stephen Sherrill campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed February 27, 2026
- ↑ Alan Wong campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed February 27, 2026
- ↑ Democratic Party of San Francisco, "June 2, 2026 Primary Election Voter Guide," accessed February 27, 2026
- ↑ GrowSF, "Home page," accessed February 27, 2026
- ↑ The San Francisco Standard, "SF political group dropping nearly $2 million to support moderates," February 5, 2026
- ↑ Mission Local, "Board of Supervisors passes plan to upzone San Francisco," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Neighborhoods United SF, "About Us," accessed February 27, 2026
- ↑ Mission Local, "S.F. supe says campaign rival sabotaged Great Highway measure. She says he didn’t do the work. " February 27, 2026
- ↑ City of San Francisco, "Government," accessed September 3, 2014
