How San Francisco's Republican voters voted on November 3, 2026

“Voting in a Garage” by coolmikeol, CC BY 2.0. A few of us on Bluesky have been discussing what SF’s November 3 election results mean. I have thoughts and speculations about what this means, so I dug in. One easy, accurate thing I saw and could share: what GOP voters in San Francisco voted for. #Who are we talking about here? Six statewide races featured a Republican against a Democrat. 10% of SF’s mail ballots (details below) voted for the Republican in 5 or 6 of those races. It’s safe to call those voters actual, honest-to-god Republicans. The tables below show what those SF Republicans voted for in the other races. #What am I not claiming? To be utterly clear: this analysis does not mean, and does not claim, that voting for Connie Chan or voter ID makes you a Republican (though Republicans did vote for Connie Chan, 57% to 43%, and overwhelmingly for voter ID, 89% to 11%). All I’m saying in this post is that San Francisco Republicans voted for Connie Chan, voter ID, and a bunch of…

Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town