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City elections in San Francisco, California (2026)

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2024
2026 San Francisco elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: January 6, 2026
General election: June 2, 2026
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Offices up: Board of supervisors
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U.S. municipal elections, 2026

The city of San Francisco, California, is holding general elections for board of supervisors on June 2, 2026. The filing deadline for this election is January 6, 2026.


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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.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for San Francisco, California
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.


See also

San Francisco, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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