By Tim Redmond
The San Francisco Department of Elections has counted a bunch more ballots, and has run its first pass at ranked-choice voting. The good news is that the races in districts 3 and 11 are still solid — John Avalos and David Chiu are well ahead.
But District One has tightened a bit. Eric Mar is at 51.6 to 48.3 for Sue Lee. And since Lee won the absentees, this one could get even closer. The problem is that downtown ran a two-person strategy, attacking Mar and urging votes for Lee and Alicia Wang — so a lot of Wang’s seconds are going to Lee. So far, so good, though.
The other interesting twist is the school board race, where Jill Wynns, the longtime incumbent who appeared about to lose her seat, is now back in the running. Norman Yee is far ahead in the lead, followed by Sandy Fewer. Rachel Norton is the next in line, narrowly ahead of Wynns, who is narrowly ahead of Bobbi Lopez. We’ll watch this one closely.