Mayor London Breed is neck and neck with Levi’s heir Daniel Lurie in San Francisco’s most closely watched local race, according to preliminary results,
Yes, but: We’re unlikely to know the outcome for a while because of the city’s ranked choice voting system .
The latest: As of 8:45pm Tuesday , Lurie has 28.8% of reported votes, followed by Breed with 24.8% and Supervisor Aaron Peskin with 21%.
- Former interim mayor Mark Farrell trails at 18%.
- All other contenders each have around 2% or less of reported votes.
State of play: Heading into Election Day, polls showed that no candidate had the approval of at least 50% of voters.
- Farrell’s support may have waned after he was hit with the largest campaign ethics fine in San Francisco history on Monday.
- Lurie financed his campaign with almost $8.7 million from his own wallet.
The big picture: Whoever inherits the mantle will take the office at a critical juncture as San Francisco struggles with its continued budget deficits and an ongoing homelessness and housing crisis .