SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Mayor London Breed has conceded the race for mayor to philanthropist and Levi Strauss & Co. heir Daniel Lurie on Nov. 7.
Lurie earned 56.2 percent, or 119,440 votes after 14 rounds of ranked-choice voting, surpassing the incumbent Breed, who had 93,079 votes, according to a Nov. 7 update from the city’s Department of Elections.
The results are preliminary, and the Department of Elections will not issue certified results before Dec. 3.
Breed pledged a smooth transition as Lurie takes over the role. She conceded to Lurie in a Nov. 7 post on social media platform X.
“Being Mayor of San Francisco has been the greatest honor of my lifetime. I’m beyond grateful to our residents for the opportunity to serve the City that raised me,” Breed wrote. “Over the coming weeks, my staff and I will work to ensure a smooth transition as he takes on the honor of serving as Mayor of San Francisco.”…