2024 San Francisco mayoral election

The 2024 San Francisco mayoral election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of San Francisco, California. It was originally scheduled for November 7, 2023, but following the passage of Proposition H in 2022, mayoral elections were rescheduled to coincide with presidential elections. The election used ranked-choice voting.

Incumbent mayor London Breed ran for re-election to a second term in office; she was considered vulnerable, as polls had consistently shown her with low approval ratings. Breed had also faced criticism for her handling of important issues in the city, including homelessness, crime, and drug addiction.

On November 7, Breed conceded the race to Daniel Lurie.

Background

A survey was released by the San Francisco Controller in 2023 which reported the lowest safety rating since 1996, and the lowest government rating since 2002. Polling in June reported that 64% of people did not believe London Breed should be reelected and she had a 66% disapproval rating.

Candidates

London Breed, incumbent mayor
Mark Farrell, former San Francisco supervisor from the 2nd district and former interim mayor
Henry Flynn, security guard
Keith Freedman, teacher
Dylan Hirsch-Shell, engineer
Daniel Lurie, founder and former CEO of Tipping Point Community
Nelson Mei, software engineer
Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Paul Robertson, teacher and candidate for mayor in 2019
Ahsha Safaí, San Francisco supervisor from 11th district
Shahram Shariati, transportation engineer
Jon Soderstrom, tour guide
Ellen Lee Zhou, social worker and candidate for mayor in 2018 and 2019