The 1991 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, with a runoff election on December 10 that year. Incumbent mayor Art Agnos, after having won nearly 70% of the vote in 1987, scraped by with less than a third of the vote in the first round and was narrowly unseated by Chief of Police Frank Jordan in the runoff.
Agnos' strong support of demolishing the Embarcadero Freeway after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused San Francisco's Chinatown voters to turn against him, contributing to his narrow loss.
Results
First round +November 5, 1991CandidateVotes%Frank Jordan59,92831.88%Art Agnos (incumbent)51,714 27.51%Angela Alioto34,91018.57%Tom Hsieh18,241 9.70%Richard Hongisto17,6639.40%Gloria La Riva2,552 1.36%Joni Jacobs1,397 0.74%Cesar Ascarrunz7240.39%Ellis Keyes3370.18%Dehnert C. Queen3100.17%Peter Planteen2140.11%Total votes: 187,990Voter turnout:47.61%
Runoff +December 10, 1991CandidateVotes%Frank Jordan98,49152.01%Art Agnos (incumbent)90,875 47.99%Total votes:189,366Voter turnout:50.73%
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