The 2022 San Francisco District Attorney special election was held on November 8, 2022, following the successful recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. It was held concurrent with the 2022 statewide general elections.
Following Boudin's removal from office, Mayor London Breed appointed Brooke Jenkins as the interim District Attorney on July 8, 2022. After winning the special election, Jenkins served the remainder of the unexpired term until January 2025.Hamasaki Concedes Nearly a Week After Jenkins Declares Victory in SF District Attorney's Race, KQED
Candidates Declared As of the filing deadline, these candidates were listed on the San Francisco Department of Elections webpage.
Maurice Chenier, corporate attorney and candidate for District Attorney in 2007 (party affiliation: Independent) John Hamasaki, criminal defense attorney and former member of the San Francisco Police Commission (party affiliation: Democratic) Brooke Jenkins, interim District Attorney (party affiliation: Democratic) Joe Alioto Veronese, civil rights attorney, former member of the San Francisco Police Commission, San Francisco Fire Commission, and California Council on Criminal Justice, grandson of former San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto, and son of former San Francisco supervisor Angela Alioto (party affiliation: Democratic)
Declined Chesa Boudin, former District Attorney
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Marginof error Samplesize Joe AlitoVeronese MauriceChenier JohnHamaski BrookeJenkins UndecidedEmbold Research/San Francisco StandardEmbold Research/San Francisco StandardOctober 1–7, 2022± 3.9%944 (RV)4%<1%10%25%61%<944 (LV)5%<1%9%28%58%EMC ResearchEMC ResearchAugust 28 – September 1, 2022± 4.9%400 (LV)15%5%26%49%6%
Results
2022 San Francisco District Attorney special election Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3Votes%Votes%Votes%Brooke Jenkins (incumbent) 126,505 45.85 130,215 47.64 John Hamasaki 102,612 37.19 105,770 38.70 122,906 46.32Joe Alioto Veronese 34,603 12.54 37,332 13.66 colspan=2 align=center Maurice Chenier 12,211 4.43 colspan=4 align=center Continuing ballots261,703259,221251,651Blank ballots27,87027,87027,870Exhausted ballots02,3949,763Overvotes1,2241,3121,513
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