# Electoral history of Gavin Newsom

This is the electoral history for Gavin Newsom, who has served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and as Mayor of San Francisco and Lieutenant Governor of California. He is the current governor of California.
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Electoral history
Mayor of San Francisco
Tenure
Elections
2003
2007
Lieutenant Governor of California
Elections
2010
2014
Governor of California
Elections
2018
2021 recall
2022
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## Electoral history
### San Francisco Board of Supervisors

San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections, 1998 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tom Ammiano (incumbent) | Tom Ammiano (incumbent) | 120,291 | |
| Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 109,015 | |
| Mabel Teng (incumbent) | Mabel Teng (incumbent) | 95,093 | |
| Mark Leno (incumbent) | Mark Leno (incumbent) | 82,449 | |
| Amos Brown (incumbent) | Amos Brown (incumbent) | 67,554 | |
| Victor Marquez | Victor Marquez | 58,935 | |
| Rose Tsai | Rose Tsai | 58,571 | |
| Donna Casey | Donna Casey | 57,788 | |
| Denise D'Anne | Denise D'Anne | 35,244 | |
| Lucrecia Bermudez | Lucrecia Bermudez | 23,115 | |
| Shawn O'Hearn | Shawn O'Hearn | 17,664 | |
| Jim Reid | Jim Reid | 16,902 | |
| Carlos Petroni | Carlos Petroni | 16,293 | |
| Len Pettigrew | Len Pettigrew | 15,049 | |
| Tahnee Stair | Tahnee Stair | 11,621 | |
| Frederick Hobson | Frederick Hobson | 8,048 | |
| Sam Lucas | Sam Lucas | 7,858 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 55.8% | 55.8% |
District 2 supervisorial election, 2000 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 26,433 | 97.65 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 637 | 2.35 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,136 | 29.15% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 69.8% | 69.8% |
District 2 supervisorial election, 2002 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 15,674 | 78.77 |
| Lynne Newhouse Segal | Lynne Newhouse Segal | 3,247 | 15.81 |
| Len Pettigrew | Len Pettigrew | 821 | 4.13 |
| H. Brown | H. Brown | 209 | 1.05 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 48 | 0.24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,899 | 82.14% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,326 | 17.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,225 | 100.00 |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 52.69% | 52.69% |

### Mayor of San Francisco

San Francisco mayoral election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 87,196 | 41.92 |
| | Green | Matt Gonzalez | 40,714 | 19.57 |
| | Democratic | Angela Alioto | 33,446 | 16.08 |
| | Democratic | Tom Ammiano | 21,452 | 10.31 |
| | Democratic | Susan Leal | 17,641 | 8.48 |
| | Republican | Tony Ribera | 5,015 | 2.41 |
| | Libertarian | Michael F. Denny | 925 | 0.44 |
| | Independent | Roger E. Schulke | 735 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Jim Reid | 733 | 0.35 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 131 | 0.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 208,028 | 100.00 |
| Runoff election |||||
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 133,546 | 52.81 |
| | Green | Matt Gonzalez | 119,329 | 47.19 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 252,875 | 100.00 |
San Francisco mayoral election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 105,596 | 73.66 |
| | Democratic | Quintin Mecke | 9,076 | 6.33 |
| | Republican | Harold Hoogasian | 8,400 | 5.86 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Wilma Pang | 7,274 | 5.07 |
| | Independent | Ahimsa Sumchai | 3,398 | 2.37 |
| | Green | Chicken John | 2,508 | 1.75 |
| | Marijuana | Lonnie Holmes | 1,807 | 1.26 |
| | Green | Josh Wolf | 1,772 | 1.24 |
| | Workers World | Grasshopper Kaplan | 1,423 | 0.99 |
| | Independent | Harold Brown | 915 | 0.64 |
| | Libertarian | George Davis | 644 | 0.45 |
| | American Independent | Michael Powers | 519 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Lea Sherman (write-in) | 9 | 0.01 |
| | Independent | Rodney Hauge (write-in) | 6 | 0.00 |
| | Independent | Patrick Monette-Shaw (write-in) | 6 | 0.00 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Kahn (write-in) | 3 | 0.00 |
| | Independent | Robert Kully (write-in) | 2 | 0.00 |
| | Independent | Robert McCullough (write-in) | 1 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,359 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Lieutenant Governor of California

California Democratic lieutenant governor primary, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 1,308,860 | 55.5 |
| | Democratic | Janice Hahn | 780,115 | 33.3 |
| | Democratic | Eric Korevaar | 257,349 | 10.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,346,324 | 100.00 |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 31.0% | 31.0% |
California lieutenant governor election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 4,917,880 | 50.2 |
| | Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 3,820,971 | 39.0 |
| | Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 574,640 | 5.9 |
| | American Independent | Jim King | 184,899 | 1.9 |
| | Green | James Castillo | 163,987 | 1.6 |
| | Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 112,243 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Karen England (write-in) | 34,119 | 0.3 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,808,739 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
California lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom (Incumbent) | 2,082,902 | 49.87 |
| | Republican | Ron Nehring | 976,128 | 23.37 |
| | Republican | David Fennell | 357,242 | 8.55 |
| | Republican | George Yang | 333,857 | 7.99 |
| | Democratic | Eric Korevaar | 232,596 | 5.57 |
| | Green | Jena F. Goodman | 98,338 | 2.35 |
| | Americans Elect | Alan Reynolds | 56,027 | 1.34 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Amos Johnson | 39,675 | 0.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,176,765 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 14.14 |
California lieutenant gubernatorial general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom (Incumbent) | 4,107,051 | 57.2 |
| | Republican | Ron Nehring | 3,078,039 | 42.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,185,090 | 100 |

### Governor of California

California Governor primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 2,343,792 | 33.7% |
| | Republican | John H. Cox | 1,766,488 | 25.4% |
| | Democratic | Antonio Villaraigosa | 926,394 | 13.3% |
| | Republican | Travis Allen | 658,798 | 9.5% |
| | Democratic | John Chiang | 655,920 | 9.4% |
| | Democratic | Delaine Eastin | 234,869 | 3.4% |
| | Democratic | Amanda Renteria | 93,446 | 1.3% |
| | Republican | Robert C. Newman II | 44,674 | 0.6% |
| | Democratic | Michael Shellenberger | 31,692 | 0.5% |
| | Republican | Peter Y. Liu | 27,336 | 0.4% |
| | Republican | Yvonne Girard | 21,840 | 0.3% |
| | Peace and Freedom | Gloria La Riva | 19,075 | 0.3% |
| | Democratic | J. Bribiesca | 18,586 | 0.3% |
| | Green | Josh Jones | 16,131 | 0.2% |
| | Libertarian | Zoltan Istvan | 14,462 | 0.2% |
| | Democratic | Albert Caesar Mezzetti | 12,026 | 0.2% |
| | Libertarian | Nickolas Wildstar | 11,566 | 0.2% |
| | Democratic | Robert Davidson Griffis | 11,103 | 0.2% |
| | Democratic | Akinyemi Agbede | 9,380 | 0.1% |
| | Democratic | Thomas Jefferson Cares | 8,937 | 0.1% |
| | Green | Christopher N. Carlson | 7,302 | 0.1% |
| | Democratic | Klement Tinaj | 5,368 | 0.1% |
| | No party preference | Hakan "Hawk" Mikado | 5,346 | 0.1% |
| | No party preference | Johnny Wattenburg | 4,973 | 0.1% |
| | No party preference | Desmond Silveira | 4,633 | 0.1% |
| | No party preference | Shubham Goel | 4,020 | 0.1% |
| | No party preference | Jeffrey Edward Taylor | 3,973 | 0.1% |
| | Green | Veronika Fimbres (write-in) | 62 | 0.0% |
| | No party preference | Arman Soltani (write-in) | 32 | 0.0% |
| | No party preference | Peter Crawford Valentino (write-in) | 21 | 0.0% |
| | Republican | K. Pearce (write-in) | 8 | 0.0% |
| | No party preference | Armando M. Arreola (write-in) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,862,254 | 100.0% |
California gubernatorial election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 7,721,410 | 61.95% | +1.98% |
| | Republican | John H. Cox | 4,742,825 | 38.05% | −1.98% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,464,235 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2021 California gubernatorial recall election (question 1) :
| Choice | Choice | Votes | % |
| | No on recall | 7,944,092 | 61.88 |
| | Yes on recall | 4,894,473 | 38.12 |
| Blank and invalid votes | Blank and invalid votes | 54,013 | – |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,892,578 | 100 |
| Registered voters and turnout | Registered voters and turnout | 22,057,154 | 58.45% |
California Governor primary election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 3,945,728 | 55.9 |
| | Republican | Brian Dahle | 1,252,800 | 17.7 |
| | No party preference | Michael Shellenberger | 290,286 | 4.1 |
| | Republican | Jenny Rae Le Roux | 246,665 | 3.5 |
| | Republican | Anthony Trimino | 246,322 | 3.5 |
| | Republican | Shawn Collins | 173,083 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Luis J. Rodriguez | 124,672 | 1.8 |
| | Republican | Leo S. Zacky | 94,521 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Major Williams | 92,580 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Robert C. Newman II | 82,849 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Joel Ventresca | 66,885 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | David Lozano | 66,542 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Ronald A. Anderson | 53,554 | 0.8 |
| | No party preference | Reinette Senum | 53,015 | 0.8 |
| | Democratic | Armando Perez-Serrato | 45,474 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | Ron Jones | 38,337 | 0.5 |
| | Republican | Daniel R. Mercuri | 36,396 | 0.5 |
| | Green | Heather Collins | 29,690 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Fanara | 25,086 | 0.4 |
| | Republican | Cristian Raul Morales | 22,304 | 0.3 |
| | Republican | Lonnie Sortor | 21,044 | 0.3 |
| | No party preference | Frederic C. Schultz | 17,502 | 0.2 |
| | No party preference | Woodrow Sanders III | 16,204 | 0.2 |
| | No party preference | James G. Hanink | 10,110 | 0.1 |
| | No party preference | Serge Fiankan | 6,201 | 0.1 |
| | No party preference | Bradley Zink | 5,997 | 0.1 |
| | American Independent | Jeff Scott (write-in) | 13 | 0.0 |
| | Republican | Gurinder Bhangoo (write-in) | 8 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,063,868 | 100.0 |
California Governor general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gavin Newsom (incumbent) | 6,470,104 | 59.18% | −2.77 |
| | Republican | Brian Dahle | 4,462,914 | 40.82% | +2.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,933,018 | 100.00% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,933,018 | 50.80% | −12.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,940,274 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |