Department of Elections

We conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.

Department of Elections

We conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.

Choose California's Direction VOTE in the November 4 Statewide Special Election

November 4, 2025, Election: Preliminary Results

The latest results report was released on November 10, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. The next results update will be released on November 17, 2025, at around 4 p.m. Currently, 265,344 ballots have been counted out of a total of 531,310 registered voters, representing a current voter turnout of 49.94%. This percentage will increase as additional valid ballots are counted. The number of ballots remaining to be counted is 27,500. This total includes 21,000 vote-by-mail ballots and 6,500 provisional ballots.View local preliminary election results

November 4, 2025, Election Results

Updated preliminary results will be posted on November 6 and 10 at approximately 4 p.m., and weekly on Mondays beginning November 17. By law, the Department will certify the election results on December 2.

Voter Portal

Access your registration details, track your ballot status, find your polling place, and more.

Election Observation

Visit our office or view online to see how ballots are counted after the election.

Return Your Ballot

Learn about return options for your vote by mail ballot.

Calendar

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PAST CALENDAR

November 05

November05

Meeting

Cancelled

Language Accessibility Advisory Committee (LAAC) Meeting

Wednesday, November 05, 2025

2:00 pm

October 09

October09

Meeting

Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee (VAAC) Meeting

Thursday, October 09, 2025

1:30 pm

News

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The San Francisco Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #4 and Update on the Number of Unprocessed Ballots for November 4, 2025, Statewide Special ElectionNovember 11, 2025

The San Francisco Department of Elections Releases Preliminary Results Report #3 and Update on the Number of Unprocessed Ballots for November 4, 2025, Statewide Special ElectionNovember 7, 2025

The Department of Elections Reminds New Voters to Register by October 20 to Receive a Ballot by MailOctober 17, 2025

The Department of Elections Opens the Voting Center at City Hall on October 6October 3, 2025

The Department of Elections Mails Vote-by-Mail Ballots to Locally Registered Voters for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special ElectionOctober 1, 2025

The Department of Elections Certifies September 16, 2025, Special Recall ElectionSeptember 25, 2025

Services

Voting

Ways to vote

You can choose to cast your ballot by mail or in person.

New voters

Learn how to register and vote as a first-time voter.

Language access

Learn about languages services and materials to help every voter vote in their preferred language.

Accessible voting

Learn about resources to help every voter vote privately and independently.

Campaign Services

Candidates

View local candidates and access candidate resources.

Measures and ballot arguments

Explore San Francisco ballot measures and their details.

Get involved

Future Elections

View a list of upcoming elections in San Francisco.

Serve as a poll worker

Voter outreach

We help local residents understand the voting process.

Host a polling place

Host a polling location and earn a stipend.

High school student programs

Not quite old enough to vote? You can still play a part in elections!

Election observation

Members of the public are welcome to observe election processes.

Advisory Committees

Resources

Election results

Access past election outcomes.

Data

Access and download election datasets.

Maps

View maps of the city's voting sites and districts.

Forms

Find forms for voters and candidates.

Voting Districts and Representatives

Find information about your districts.

Election Security

Explore how elections are safeguarded.

Non-citizen voting in local Board of Education elections

Learn about non-citizen participation in Board of Education elections. The next Board of Education Election is scheduled for June 2, 2026.

Ranked-choice voting

Learn when and how this voting method is used.

Voter Information Pamphlet delivery options

By law we must mail a pamphlet to every voter, unless they opt out of postal delivery.

Previous Voter Information Pamphlets and Ballots

View archived Voter Information Pamphlets and Ballots in the San Francisco Public Library's Government Information Center Collection

About

Our mission is to provide equitable access to voting and election-related services and to conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.

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