The 1995 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995, with a runoff election held on December 12, 1995. Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Willie Brown defeated incumbent mayor Frank Jordan in a runoff election to become the 41st Mayor of San Francisco.
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Turnout | 51.86% (first-round)[1][2] 45.52% 6.34 pp (runoff)[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Willie Brown | 72,955 | 33.66 | |
Frank Jordan (incumbent) | 70,764 | 32.65 | |
Roberta Achtenberg | 56,583 | 26.11 | |
Ben Hom | 6,355 | 2.93 | |
Angela Alioto | 1,386 | 0.64 | |
Joel Ventresca | 1,279 | 0.59 | |
Dan Larkosh | 732 | 0.34 | |
Ellis L. A. Keyes | 195 | 0.09 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,486 | 2.99% | |
Total votes | 216,735 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 51.86% | ||
Runoff election | |||
Willie Brown | 107,500 | 55.44 | |
Frank Jordan (incumbent) | 82,173 | 42.38 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 4,240 | 2.19% | |
Total votes | 193,913 | 100.00 | |
Voter turnout | 45.52% |