1983 San Francisco mayoral election

1983 San Francisco mayoral election

← 1983
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November 8, 1983 1987 →
 
Candidate Dianne Feinstein Cesar Ascarrunz Gloria La Riva
Party Democratic Nonpartisan Workers World
Popular vote 117,489 10,713 7,644
Percentage 80.10% 7.30% 5.21%

Mayor before election

Dianne Feinstein
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Dianne Feinstein
Democratic

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The 1983 mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Francisco. Incumbent Dianne Feinstein, who had previously been subjected to a failed recall election on April 26 (winning with an 83-percent-favorable vote), was re-elected to her second and final term as mayor. Feinstein, winning with 80.10%, defeated Cesar Ascarrunz, Gloria E. La Riva, Pat Wright, Brian Lantz, and Carrie Drake.

Feinstein's strong victory in the recall election months earlier was seen as helping to ward off strong challengers to her reelection in November.[1]

Results

San Francisco mayoral election, 1983
November 8, 1983
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 117,489 80.10
Nonpartisan Cesar Ascarrunz 10,713 7.30
Workers World Gloria La Riva 7,644 5.21
Nonpartisan Patricia Wright 4,566 3.11
Nonpartisan Brian Lantz 3,537 2.41
Nonpartisan Carrie Drake 2,700 1.84
Nonpartisan James Bond Zero (write-in) 12 0.01
Nonpartisan Ellis Keyes (write-in) 9 0.01
Nonpartisan Bobby Venegas (write-in) 9 0.01

References

  1. ^ Macdonald, Katharine (April 27, 1983). "Mayor Feinstein Easily Defeats Recall Attempt". Washington Post. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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