November 4, 2008 Consolidated Presidential General Election
Registered 477,651
| Total Ballots Cast | 388,112 |
| Turnout | 81.25% |
| Election Day | 209,527 |
| Vote by Mail | 178,585 |
Election Summary
| President and Vice President | Votes | Percent |
| JOHN MCCAIN AND SARAH PALIN | 52,292 | 13.62% |
| CYNTHIA MCKINNEY AND ROSA CLEMENTE | 1,743 | 0.45% |
| ALAN KEYES AND WILEY S. DRAKE, SR. | 424 | 0.11% |
| RALPH NADER AND MATT GONZALEZ | 3,946 | 1.03% |
| BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN | 322,220 | 83.96% |
| BOB BARR AND WAYNE A. ROOT | 1,786 | 0.47% |
| WRITE-IN | 931 | 0.24% |
| CHUCK BALDWIN AND DARRELL CASTLE | 37 | 0.01% |
| JAMES HARRIS AND ALYSON KENNEDY | 14 | 0.00% |
| FRANK MOORE AND SUSAN BLOCK | 5 | 0.00% |
| RON PAUL AND GAIL LIGHTFOOT | 398 | 0.10% |
| US Representative, District 8 | Votes | Percent |
| DANA WALSH | 27,614 | 9.67% |
| CINDY SHEEHAN | 46,118 | 16.14% |
| NANCY PELOSI | 204,996 | 71.76% |
| PHILIP Z. BERG | 6,504 | 2.28% |
| WRITE-IN | 417 | 0.00% |
| LEA SHERMAN | 11 | 0.00% |
| US Representative, District 12 | Votes | Percent |
| JACKIE SPEIER | 47,268 | 77.33% |
| NATHALIE HRIZI | 1,663 | 2.72% |
| BARRY HERMANSON | 2,216 | 3.63% |
| GREG CONLON | 8,384 | 13.72% |
| KEVIN DEMPSEY PETERSON | 1,447 | 2.37% |
| WRITE-IN | 144 | 0.24% |
| State Senate, District 3 | Votes | Percent |
| SASHI MCENTEE | 26,146 | 13.14% |
| MARK LENO | 172,432 | 86.63% |
| WRITE-IN | 472 | 0.24% |
| State Assembly, District 12 | Votes | Percent |
| CONCHITA APPLEGATE | 23,071 | 16.57% |
| FIONA MA | 115,606 | 83.03% |
| WRITE-IN | 561 | 0.40% |
| State Assembly, District 13 | Votes | Percent |
| TOM AMMIANO | 162,977 | 83.12% |
| HARMEET K. DHILLON | 32,552 | 16.60% |
| WRITE-IN | 537 | 0.27% |
| Superior Court Judge, Seat 12 | Votes | Percent |
| THOMAS MELLON | 134,339 | 46.00% |
| GERARDO C. SANDOVAL | 156,227 | 53.50% |
| WRITE-IN | 1,449 | 0.50% |
| Member, Board of Education | Votes | Percent |
| JAYNRY MAK | 71,238 | 8.17% |
| EMILY M. MURASE | 52,506 | 6.02% |
| KELLY WALLACE | 15,374 | 1.76% |
| KIMBERLY WICOFF | 51,021 | 5.85% |
| JILL WYNNS | 77,849 | 8.92 % |
| ALEXANDER LEE | 23,462 | 2.69% |
| BARBARA ''BOBBI'' LOPEZ | 72,606 | 8.32% |
| GLENN DAVIS | 18,858 | 2.16% |
| SANDRA LEE FEWER | 115,192 | 13.21 % |
| NORMAN YEE | 145,232 | 16.65 % |
| JAMES M. CALLOWAY | 56,276 | 6.45 % |
| MARIGRACE COHEN | 39,279 | 4.50 % |
| OMAR KHALIF | 24,669 | 2.83 % |
| RACHEL NORTON | 76,904 | 8.82 % |
| H. BROWN | 28,760 | 3.30 % |
| WRITE-IN | 3,110 | 0.36 % |
| Member, Community College Board | Votes | Percent |
| RODEL RODIS | 59,878 | 8.16 % |
| MILTON MARKS | 150,593 | 20.53 % |
| BRUCE WOLFE | 70,447 | 9.60 % |
| CHRIS JACKSON | 91,765 | 12.51 % |
| MARY T. HERNANDEZ | 85,440 | 11.65 % |
| ROBERTO FIGUEROA | 41,273 | 5.63 % |
| CARL KOEHLER | 25,658 | 3.50 % |
| STEVE NGO | 89,445 | 12.19 % |
| NATALIE BERG | 116,309 | 15.85 % |
| WRITE-IN | 2,876 | 0.39 % |
| BART Director, District 7 | Votes | Percent |
| MARSHALL WALKER III | 5,052 | 24.87 % |
| LYNETTE SWEET | 15,093 | 74.31 % |
| WRITE-IN | 167 | 0.82 % |
| BART Director, District 9 | Votes | Percent |
| TOM RADULOVICH | 90,911 | 84.20 % |
| PETER A. KLIVANS | 16,281 | 15.08 % |
| WRITE-IN | 774 | 0.72 % |
| Board of Supervisors, District 1 | Votes | Percent |
| ERIC MAR | 11,625 | 40.52% |
| ALICIA WANG | 4,206 | 14.66% |
| JASON JUNGREIS | 610 | 2.13% |
| BRIAN J. LARKIN | 995 | 3.47% |
| SUE LEE | 9,733 | 33.93% |
| SHERMAN R. D''SILVA | 254 | 0.89% |
| GEORGE FLAMIK | 324 | 1.13 % |
| FIDEL CHRYS GAKUBA | 361 | 1.26 % |
| NICHOLAS C. BELLONI | 536 | 1.87 % |
| WRITE-IN | 42 | 0.15 % |
| Board of Supervisors, District 3 | Votes | Percent |
| DENISE MCCARTHY | 3,165 | 11.69% |
| LYNN JEFFERSON | 1,234 | 4.56 % |
| JOSEPH ALIOTO, JR. | 6,268 | 23.16 % |
| MIKE DENUNZIO | 1,330 | 4.91 % |
| TONY GANTNER | 1,191 | 4.40 % |
| DAVID CHIU | 10,209 | 37.72 % |
| CLAUDINE CHENG | 2,492 | 9.21 % |
| WILMA PANG | 939 | 3.47 % |
| MARK QUESSEY | 204 | 0.75 % |
| WRITE-IN | 35 | 0.13 % |
| Board of Supervisors, District 4 | Votes | Percent |
| RON DUDUM | 10,304 | 35.15 % |
| DAVE FERGUSON | 3,606 | 12.30 % |
| CARMEN CHU | 15,353 | 52.37 % |
| WRITE-IN | 53 | 0.18 % |
| Board of Supervisors, District 5 | Votes | Percent |
| ROSS MIRKARIMI | 27,482 | 77.39% |
| ROB ANDERSON | 1,982 | 5.58% |
| OWEN P. O''DONNELL | 5,962 | 16.79% |
| WRITE-IN | 87 | 0.24% |
| Board of Supervisors, District 7 | Votes | Percent |
| BILLY BOB WHITMER | 2,964 | 9.57 % |
| JULIAN P. LAGOS | 5,792 | 18.69 % |
| SEAN R. ELSBERND | 22,019 | 71.06 % |
| WRITE-IN | 211 | 0.68 % |
| Board of Supervisors, District 9 | Votes | Percent |
| EVA ROYALE | 1,830 | 6.94 % |
| VERN MATHEWS | 466 | 1.77 % |
| MARK SANCHEZ | 7,616 | 28.86 % |
| ERIC STOREY | 802 | 3.04 % |
| TOM VALTIN | 857 | 3.25 % |
| DAVID CAMPOS | 9,440 | 35.78 % |
| ERIC QUEZADA | 5,337 | 20.23 % |
| WRITE-IN | 39 | 0.15 % |
| Board of Supervisors, District 11 | Votes | Percent |
| JULIO RAMOS | 3,626 | 14.78% |
| AHSHA SAFAI | 5,941 | 24.21% |
| MYRNA LIM | 4,442 | 18.10% |
| ELI M. HORN | 391 | 1.59% |
| JOHN AVALOS | 6,918 | 28.19% |
| MARY GOODNATURE | 455 | 1.85% |
| RANDY KNOX | 2,324 | 9.47% |
| ADRIAN BERMUDEZ | 410 | 1.67% |
| WRITE-IN | 24 | 0.10% |
| A. JACKSON MATTESON | 6 | 0.02% |
| PROPOSITION 1A | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 282,091 | 78.33% |
| No | 78,024 | 21.67% |
| PROPOSITION 2 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 259,828 | 72.39% |
| No | 99,110 | 27.61% |
| PROPOSITION 3 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 206,825 | 59.53% |
| No | 140,590 | 40.47% |
| PROPOSITION 4 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 89,333 | 24.67% |
| No | 272,717 | 75.33% |
| PROPOSITION 5 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 212,229 | 60.40% |
| No | 139,148 | 39.60% |
| PROPOSITION 6 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 69,527 | 20.66% |
| No | 266,972 | 79.34% |
| PROPOSITION 7 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 108,433 | 31.20% |
| No | 92,536 | 68.80% |
| PROPOSITION 8 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 92,536 | 24.81% |
| No | 280,491 | 75.19% |
| PROPOSITION 9 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 123,376 | 36.89% |
| No | 211,062 | 63.11% |
| PROPOSITION 10 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 122,588 | 35.78% |
| No | 219,986 | 64.22% |
| PROPOSITION 11 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 119,902 | 35.78% |
| No | 204,690 | 63.06% |
| PROPOSITION 12 | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 229,090 | 68.07% |
| No | 107,446 | 31.93% |
| MEASURE A | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 300,595 | 83.81% |
| No | 58,049 | 16.19% |
| MEASURE B | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 166,299 | 47.81% |
| No | 181,534 | 52.19% |
| MEASURE C | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 124,395 | 38.06% |
| No | 202,419 | 61.94% |
| MEASURE D | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 226,513 | 68.07% |
| No | 106,228 | 31.93% |
| MEASURE E | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 212,229 | 60.40% |
| No | 139,148 | 39.60% |
| MEASURE E | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 195,605 | 60.10% |
| No | 129,862 | 39.90% |
| MEASURE F | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 144,592 | 45.00% |
| No | 176,692 | 55.00% |
| MEASURE G | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 202,011 | 62.47% |
| No | 121,354 | 37.53% |
| MEASURE H | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 133,214 | 38.62% |
| No | 211,681 | 61.38% |
| MEASURE I | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 117,050 | 36.71% |
| No | 201,811 | 63.29% |
| MEASURE J | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 183,372 | 55.64% |
| No | 146,194 | 44.36% |
| MEASURE K | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 140,185 | 40.94% |
| No | 202,235 | 59.06% |
| MEASURE L | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 132,097 | 42.54% |
| No | 178,440 | 57.46% |
| MEASURE M | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 195,023 | 58.84% |
| No | 136,416 | 41.16% |
| MEASURE N | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 223,808 | 68.56% |
| No | 102,621 | 31.44% |
| MEASURE O | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 208,044 | 66.74% |
| No | 103,679 | 33.26% |
| MEASURE P | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 101,230 | 32.99% |
| No | 205,665 | 67.01% |
| MEASURE Q | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 233,411 | 74.20% |
| No | 81,178 | 25.80% |
| MEASURE R | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 101,376 | 30.25% |
| No | 233,733 | 69.75% |
| MEASURE S | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 167,974 | 55.66% |
| No | 133,817 | 44.34% |
| MEASURE T | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 200,649 | 61.24% |
| No | 127,014 | 38.76% |
| MEASURE U | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 193,407 | 59.25% |
| No | 133,002 | 40.75% |
| MEASURE V | Votes | Percent |
| Yes | 179,639 | 54.63% |
| No | 149,169 | 45.37% |
Neighborhood Statistics
| Registered | Ballots Cast | Turnout (%) | Election Day Reporting | Vote-by-Mail Reporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYVIEW/HUNTERS POINT | 17,692 | 12,330 | 69.69 | 6,535 | 5,795 |
| CHINATOWN | 18,489 | 14,813 | 80.12 | 7,669 | 7,144 |
| CIVIC CENTER/DOWNTOWN | 27,282 | 19,926 | 73.04 | 11,024 | 8,902 |
| DIAMOND HEIGHTS | 7,175 | 6,270 | 87.39 | 3,110 | 3,160 |
| EXCELSIOR (OUTER MISSION) | 25,825 | 19,791 | 76.64 | 9,685 | 10,106 |
| HAIGHT ASHBURY | 14,405 | 12,419 | 86.21 | 7,570 | 4,849 |
| INGLESIDE | 11,646 | 8,786 | 75.44 | 4,207 | 4,579 |
| INNER SUNSET | 9,711 | 8,228 | 84.73 | 4,839 | 3,389 |
| LAKE MERCED | 9,275 | 7,288 | 78.58 | 4,326 | 2,962 |
| LAUREL HEIGHTS/ANZA VISTA | 9,837 | 8,126 | 82.61 | 4,660 | 3,466 |
| MARINA/PACIFIC HEIGHTS | 39,320 | 34,176 | 86.92 | 18,919 | 15,257 |
| MISSION | 31,182 | 25,324 | 81.21 | 15,468 | 9,856 |
| NOE VALLEY | 16,582 | 14,754 | 88.98 | 8,063 | 6,691 |
| NORTH BERNAL HTS | 8,709 | 7,537 | 86.54 | 4,182 | 3,355 |
| NORTH EMBARCADERO | 6,567 | 5,579 | 84.96 | 2,919 | 2,660 |
| PORTOLA | 8,341 | 6,348 | 76.11 | 3,024 | 3,324 |
| POTERO HILL | 11,101 | 9,412 | 84.79 | 5,241 | 4,171 |
| RICHMOND | 35,459 | 28,615 | 80.70 | 15,808 | 12,807 |
| SEA CLIFF/PRESIDIO HEIGHTS | 8,481 | 7,363 | 86.82 | 3,765 | 3,598 |
| SOUTH BERNAL HEIGHTS | 9,420 | 7,873 | 83.58 | 4,394 | 3,479 |
| SOUTH OF MARKET | 18,932 | 14,455 | 76.35 | 7,421 | 7,034 |
| SUNSET | 40,907 | 32,372 | 79.14 | 16,679 | 15,693 |
| UPPER MARKET/EUREKA VALLEY | 18,952 | 16,843 | 88.87 | 8,883 | 7,960 |
| VISITACION VALLEY | 8,108 | 5,529 | 68.19 | 2,773 | 2,756 |
| WEST OF TWIN PEAKS | 33,325 | 28,546 | 85.66 | 13,979 | 14,567 |
| WESTERN ADDITION | 30,928 | 25,409 | 82.16 | 14,384 | 11,025 |
| Totals | 477,651 | 388,112 | 81.25 | 209,527 | 178,585 |
