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2026 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

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2026 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election

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June 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026
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5 of the 11 seats of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
 
Party Democratic
Current seats 11

Incumbent President

Rafael Mandelman



Five of the eleven seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are up for election in the 2026 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections. Two seats filled by mayoral appointments will be contested first in a special election on June 2, 2026. Those two seats, along with three additional seats, are scheduled to be decided on as part of the November 3, 2026 general election. The election will be conducted with ranked-choice voting.

District 2

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San Francisco's 2nd supervisorial district election

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June 2, 2026
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Incumbent Supervisor

Stephen Sherrill



Incumbent Supervisor Stephen Sherrill was appointed in December 2024 by mayor London Breed after Catherine Stefani was elected to the California State Assembly; he is running for re-election. Because Sherrill was appointed to his position, his seat is up for election first in the June 2, 2026 primary election. The seat will also be up for election in the November 3, 2026 general election. The district includes the Marina, Pacific Heights, Cow Hollow, and Presidio Heights.

Candidates

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Endorsements

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Lori Brooke
Local officials
Labor unions
Political parties
Newspapers
Stephen Sherrill

Results

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District 2 supervisorial election, 2026
Candidate Votes %
Stephen Sherrill (incumbent) 15,755 69.20
Lori Brooke 6,997 30.73
Monthamus Ratanapakdee 15 0.07
Total votes 22,767 100.00
Ranked choice voting — Pass 4
Stephen Sherrill (incumbent) 15,761 69.25
Lori Brooke 7,000 30.75
Total votes 22,767 100.00

District 4

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San Francisco's 4th supervisorial district election

← 2022
June 2, 2026
2030 →
 

Incumbent Supervisor

Alan Wong



Incumbent Supervisor Alan Wong was appointed in December 2025 by mayor Daniel Lurie to succeed Joel Engardio after he was recalled in November 2025. Lurie's previous appointment, Beya Alcaraz, resigned following allegations she mismanaged her business. Because Wong was appointed to his position, his seat is up for election first in the June 2, 2026 primary election. The seat will also be up for election in the November 3, 2026 general election. The district includes the Sunset District.[9]

Candidates

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Albert Chow
Organizations
  • Chinese American Democratic Club[13]
Natalie Gee
David Lee
Local officials

District 6

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San Francisco's 6th supervisorial district election

← 2022
November 3, 2026
2030 →
 

Incumbent Supervisor

Matt Dorsey



Incumbent Supervisor Matt Dorsey was elected in 2022 and is eligible to run for re-election. The district includes SoMa, Mid-Market, and Mission Bay.

Candidates

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Potential

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District 8

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San Francisco's 8th supervisorial district election

← 2022
November 3, 2026
2030 →
 

Incumbent Supervisor

Rafael Mandelman



Incumbent Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. The district includes The Castro, Glen Park, Noe Valley, and Diamond Heights.

In April 2026, Brad Joseph Chapin, a former board member of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, filed a police report alleging that Yekutiel had sexually assaulted him in 2020. Yekutiel denied the allegations, claiming that they were politically motivated.[19] Following public reporting of the allegations from The San Francisco Standard, several of Yekutiel's supporters revoked their endorsements.[20]

Candidates

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Endorsements

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Gary McCoy
U.S. representatives
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Michael Nguyen
Labor unions
Organizations
Manny Yekutiel
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
  • Rob Bonta, California Attorney General (2021–present) (endorsement rescinded)[20]
Local officials
Organizations

District 10

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San Francisco's 10th supervisorial district election

← 2022
November 3, 2026
2030 →
 

Incumbent Supervisor

Shamann Walton



Incumbent Supervisor Shamann Walton is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Candidates

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  • Pearci Bastiany[30]
  • Theo Ellington, nonprofit executive and candidate for this district in 2018[30]
  • J.R. Eppler, Board of Appeals commissioner[30]
  • Mike Lin[30]
  • Jameel Rasheed Patterson, community organizer[30]

Endorsements

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Theo Ellington
State legislators
Local officials

References

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  1. 1 2 Kukura, Joe (December 10, 2025). "Mayor Lurie Endorses D2 Supervisor Sherrill Long Before 2026 Election. Is He Worried About Sherrill's Odds?". SFist. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hoge, Patrick (January 14, 2026). "SF supervisor candidates race towards 2026 elections". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Joe (November 17, 2025). "How one lawmaker is shielding wealthy neighborhoods from mayor's housing plan". San Francisco Standard. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yeh Gilman, Io (February 17, 2026). "Meet the District 2 Candidates: What's your No. 1 priority?". Mission Local. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Our Candidates". Working Families Party. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Tim Redmond (May 6, 2026). "ENDORSEMENTS for the June 2 election". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  7. 1 2 BAR Editorial Board (April 22, 2026). "Editorial: Sherrill, Wong for SF supervisor". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  8. ↑ Chronicle Editorial Board (April 9, 2026). "Endorsement: Stephen Sherrill has the big picture vision the city needs in S.F.'s District 2". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Eskenazi, Joe (December 8, 2025). "The District 4 supervisor race will be nasty, brutish and short". Mission Local.
  10. ↑ Eskenazi, Joe; Yang, Junyao (December 15, 2025). "We asked every S.F. politician about the Marina Safeway proposal. Here are their answers". Mission Local.
  11. 1 2 Yang, Junyao (February 3, 2026). "Natalie Gee outraises opponents, Alan Wong gets check from Lurie". Mission Local.
  12. ↑ Li, Han (September 29, 2023). "Fourth time's a charm? San Francisco Chinese American activist makes another run for office". The San Francisco Standard.
  13. 1 2 3 Yang, Junyao (March 19, 2026). "District 4 Candidates on easier and safer biking in the Sunset". Mission Local.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Yang, Junyao (February 19, 2026). "Meet the District 4 Candidates: What is your No. 1 issue?". Mission Local.
  15. ↑ Yang, Junyao (April 17, 2026). "District 4 candidates name neglected places in the Sunset — and what they can do". Mission Local. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Natalie Gee". Run for Something. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 Yang, Junyao (May 21, 2026). "District 4 candidates on school board recall, merit-based admissions at Lowell". Mission Local. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  18. ↑ Chronicle Editorial Board (April 25, 2026). "Endorsement: No candidate can give S.F. District 4 voters what they say they want. Here's who comes closest". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  19. ↑ Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald; Lamb, Jonah Owen (2026-06-30). "SF political activist accuses supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel of 2020 sexual assault". sfstandard.com. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  20. 1 2 3 4 Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald; Greschler, Gabriel Lorenzo (June 30, 2026). "AG Bonta, other officials pull endorsements of Yekutiel after sexual assault allegation". The San Francisco Standard.
  21. ↑ Hoge, Patrick (June 17, 2026). "Supervisor candidates envision future for beloved District 8". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  22. 1 2 Kukura, Joe (October 1, 2025). "Former Pelosi Aide Gary McCoy Announces He's Running Against Manny Yekutiel for District 8 Supervisor". SFist. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Drag performer, Dem party leader Michael Nguyen to seek SF D8 supervisor seat". Bay Area Reporter. October 16, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  24. 1 2 Kukura, Joe (September 22, 2025). "Manny Yekutiel of Manny's Fame Declares He's Running for District 8 Supervisor". SFist. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "Race for District 8 Supervisor Kicks Into High Gear". San Francisco Bay Times. April 9, 2026.
  26. 1 2 "District 8 Endorsement | Sunshine, Bargaining & More!". AFT 2121. March 26, 2026.
  27. 1 2 Bajko, Matthew (June 17, 2026). "In SF D8 supervisor race, LGBTQ Dem clubs pick McCoy as top choice". The Bay Area Reporter.
  28. 1 2 3 4 Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald; Greschler, Gabriel Lorenzo; Wiley, Hannah (June 30, 2026). "Manny Yekutiel built a civic empire. A sexual assault allegation puts it at risk". The San Francisco Standard.
  29. 1 2 Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald; Angst, Maggie (September 11, 2026). "Yekutiel wins Lurie endorsement after assurance sexual assault claim 'simply was not true'". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Koehn, Josh (October 8, 2025). "Theo Ellington has 'skin in the game' in D10 supervisor race. But can he win?". San Francisco Standard. Retrieved November 29, 2025.