The recall, if successful, would remove incumbent District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was elected in 2019, and allow Mayor London Breed to appoint a replacement interim District Attorney. The election was made official on November 9, 2021 when the San Francisco Department of Elections announced it had received 83,484 valid signatures.
Mayor London Breed, who had backed a more moderate Democrat in the 2019 district attorney race, will name Boudin’s replacement after the results are certified by the elections office and approved by the Board of Supervisors, likely by the end of the month.
Mounting frustrations with crime in San Francisco among voters and some powerful local Democrats-and lots of outside money from wealthy donors-are driving the campaign to oust Boudin.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco residents voted Tuesday to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin following a heated campaign that captivated the country and bitterly divided Democrats over crime, policing and public safety reform in the famously liberal city.
Chesa Boudin (/ˈtʃeɪsə buːˈdiːn/ CHAY-suh boo-DEEN; born August 21, 1980) is an American lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the 29th district attorney of San Francisco since January 8, 2020.
The final results showed Boudin defeating Loftus by 4.6 percentage points in first-choice votes, and by 1.7 percentage points in the final round.
Democratic PartyChesa Boudin / PartyThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It was founded in 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Since the 1860s, its main political rival has been the Republican Party. Wikipedia