San Francisco mayoral election, 2018
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The San Francisco mayoral election of 2018 was a special election in which voters chose a new mayor following the death of Mayor Ed Lee, ultimately resulting in London Breed becoming the city’s first Black woman mayor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mayoral election
→
special election → |
| cause | death of Mayor Ed Lee → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| electoralSystem | ranked-choice voting → |
| elects | chief executive of San Francisco municipal government → |
| follows | Ed Lee mayoralty → |
| governs |
Government of San Francisco
→
surface form: "San Francisco city government"
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| hasCandidate |
Angela Alioto
→
Jane Kim → London Breed → Mark Leno → |
| hasWinner | London Breed → |
| jurisdiction |
San Francisco County
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surface form: "City and County of San Francisco"
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| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form: "California"
San Francisco → |
| notableFor |
close ranked-choice vote count between London Breed and Mark Leno
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election of first Black woman mayor of San Francisco → |
| officeAssumedBy | London Breed → |
| officeTitle | Mayor → |
| partOf |
2018 United States local elections
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2018 elections in California → San Francisco local elections → |
| positionContested | Mayor of San Francisco → |
| precedes | San Francisco mayoral election, 2019 → |
| replaces | acting mayor arrangement after Ed Lee’s death → |
| resultedIn |
London Breed becoming first Black woman mayor of San Francisco
→
London Breed becoming first woman elected mayor of San Francisco in a regular election → London Breed becoming mayor of San Francisco → |
| uses | instant-runoff voting → |
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