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The1998San FranciscoBoard of Supervisors elections occurred on November 3, 1998. Five of the eleven seats were contested.[1] Five incumbents, three of whom were appointed by MayorWillie Brown, were up for election.[2]
This election was the last usingat-large seats, a system that effectively reduces representation of minority points of view. Subsequent Board of Supervisors elections were to district seats through a plan ratified by the voters in 1996.
Municipal elections inCalifornia are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.
Each voter is allowed to cast at most five votes.
Below are the final results of the November 3, 1998 election for Board of Supervisors:[3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ammiano (incumbent) | 120,291 | 47.98 | |
| Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 109,015 | 43.98 | |
| Mabel Teng (incumbent) | 95,093 | 37.93 | |
| Mark Leno (incumbent) | 82,449 | 32.89 | |
| Amos Brown (incumbent) | 67,554 | 26.94 | |
| Victor Marquez | 58,935 | 23.51 | |
| Rose Tsai | 58,571 | 23.36 | |
| Donna Casey | 57,788 | 23.05 | |
| Denise D'Anne | 35,244 | 14.06 | |
| Lucrecia Bermudez | 23,115 | 9.22 | |
| Shawn O'Hearn | 17,664 | 7.05 | |
| Jim Reid | 16,902 | 6.74 | |
| Carlos Petroni | 16,293 | 6.50 | |
| Len Pettigrew | 15,049 | 6.00 | |
| Tahnee Stair | 11,621 | 4.64 | |
| Frederick Hobson | 8,048 | 3.21 | |
| Sam Lucas | 7,858 | 3.13 | |
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 55.8% | |
