1991 San Francisco mayoral election
November 5, 1991
December 10, 1991
 
Candidate Frank Jordan Art Agnos
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 98,491 90,875
Percentage 52.01% 47.99%
Mayor before election

Art Agnos
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Frank Jordan
Democratic

The 1991 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, with a runoff election on December 10 that year. Incumbent mayor Art Agnos, after having won nearly 70% of the vote in 1987, scraped by with less than a third of the vote in the first round and was narrowly unseated by Chief of Police Frank Jordan in the runoff.

Agnos' strong support of demolishing the Embarcadero Freeway after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused San Francisco's Chinatown voters to turn against him, contributing to his narrow loss.

Results

First round

November 5, 1991[1][2]
Candidate Votes %
Frank Jordan 59,928 31.88%
Art Agnos (incumbent) 51,714 27.51%
Angela Alioto 34,910 18.57%
Tom Hsieh 18,241 9.70%
Richard Hongisto 17,663 9.40%
Gloria La Riva 2,552 1.36%
Joni Jacobs 1,397 0.74%
Cesar Ascarrunz 724 0.39%
Ellis Keyes 337 0.18%
Dehnert C. Queen 310 0.17%
Peter Planteen 214 0.11%
Total votes: 187,990
Voter turnout: 47.61%

Runoff

December 10, 1991[3][2]
Candidate Votes %
Frank Jordan 98,491 52.01%
Art Agnos (incumbent) 90,875 47.99%
Total votes: 189,366
Voter turnout: 50.73%

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - San Francisco Mayor Race - Nov 05, 1991". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Historical Voter Turnout | Department of Elections". sfelections.sfgov.org. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - San Francisco Mayor - Runoff Race - Dec 10, 1991". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.


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