Assessor-recorder
Incumbent Phil Ting, appointed in July 2005 by mayor Gavin Newsom, won reelection against supervisor Gerardo Sandoval and former chief deputy assessor-recorder Ronald Chun.
San Francisco assessor-recorder election, 2005
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Phil Ting (incumbent) |
92,729 |
47.43 |
Gerardo Sandoval |
70,686 |
36.16 |
Ronald Chun |
32,068 |
16.40 |
Anthony Faber (write-in) |
18 |
0.01 |
Valid votes |
195,501 |
85.11% |
Invalid or blank votes |
34,213 |
14.89% |
Total votes |
229,714 |
100.00 |
Voter turnout |
53.61% |
Ranked choice voting — Pass 1 |
Phil Ting (incumbent) |
94,062 |
47.21 |
Gerardo Sandoval |
71,850 |
36.06 |
Ronald Chun (eliminated) |
33,294 |
16.71 |
Anthony Faber (write-in, eliminated) |
18 |
0.01 |
Eligible votes |
199,244 |
88.41% |
Exhausted votes |
26,146 |
11.59% |
Total votes |
225,370 |
100.00 |
Ranked choice voting — Pass 2 |
Phil Ting (incumbent) |
110,053 |
58.13 |
Gerardo Sandoval |
79,261 |
41.87 |
Eligible votes |
189,314 |
84.00% |
Exhausted votes |
36,056 |
16.00% |
Total votes |
225,370 |
100.00 |
City attorney
One-term incumbent Dennis Herrera won reelection unopposed.
San Francisco city attorney election, 2005
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Dennis Herrera (incumbent) |
182,034 |
98.07 |
Write-in |
3,573 |
1.93 |
Valid votes |
185,607 |
80.80% |
Invalid or blank votes |
44,107 |
19.20% |
Total votes |
229,714 |
100.00 |
Voter turnout |
53.61% |
Treasurer
Incumbent José Cisneros, appointed by mayor Gavin Newsom in September 2004, won reelection.
San Francisco treasurer election, 2005
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
José Cisneros (incumbent) |
107,632 |
61.32 |
Calvin Louie |
43,020 |
24.53 |
Isaac Wang |
16,054 |
9.15 |
Manuel B. Valle |
8,692 |
4.96 |
Valid votes |
175,398 |
76.35% |
Invalid or blank votes |
54,316 |
23.65% |
Total votes |
229,714 |
100.00 |
Voter turnout |
53.61% |
Propositions
Propositions: A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I |
- Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.
Proposition A
Proposition A would allow City College of San Francisco to issue $246.3 million in bonds to finance expansion, improvements, and maintenance. This proposition required a majority of 55% to pass.
Proposition A
Choice |
Votes |
% |
Yes |
134,999 |
63.88 |
No |
76,320 |
36.12 |
Proposition B
Proposition B would allow the City to issue $208 million in bonds to finance street and sidewalk improvements. This proposition required a two-thirds majority to pass.
Proposition B
Choice |
Votes |
% |
No |
91,952 |
43.57 |
Yes |
119,095 |
56.43 |
Proposition C
Proposition C would change the budget process for the Ethics Commission and allow it to hire outside counsel if the City Attorney is the subject of an investigation or audit.
Proposition C
Choice |
Votes |
% |
No |
120,968 |
59.70 |
Yes |
81,672 |
40.30 |
Proposition E
Proposition E would change the election of the Assessor-Recorder and Public Defender from the statewide primary in June to the following November general election.
Proposition E
Choice |
Votes |
% |
Yes |
138,765 |
70.17 |
No |
58,998 |
29.83 |
Proposition F
Proposition F would maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and certain emergency vehicles and equipment at levels used on January 1, 2004.
Proposition F
Choice |
Votes |
% |
Yes |
119,581 |
57.59 |
No |
88,062 |
42.41 |
Proposition G
Proposition G would allow the underground parking garage at Golden Gate Park to have an entrance-exit inside the park and limit the number of automobile traffic lanes inside the park.
Proposition G
Choice |
Votes |
% |
Yes |
138,069 |
67.70 |
No |
65,862 |
32.30 |
Proposition H
Proposition H would ban the manufacture, distribution, sale, and transfer of firearms and ammunition in the City, and the possession of handguns by City residents in the City.
Proposition H
Choice |
Votes |
% |
Yes |
123,033 |
57.79 |
No |
89,856 |
42.21 |
Proposition I
Proposition I would make it City policy to oppose military recruiting in schools and to consider scholarships supporting alternatives to military service.
Proposition I
Choice |
Votes |
% |
Yes |
125,581 |
59.15 |
No |
86,723 |
40.85 |