November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election

Official local election results reports will be published at sfelections.org/results, with printed copies available at the Department of Elections’ office in Room 48, City Hall. On Election Night, results will also be available at the North Light Court of City Hall and broadcast via the ticker on SFGTV (Channel 26).
Official statewide election results will be available at sos.ca.gov/elections.

The Department of Elections will report local election results as follows:

Election Night Reporting (Preliminary)

After the polls close, the Department will release three preliminary results reports:

  1. At approximately 8:45 p.m., a report consisting of results from vote-by-mail ballots received before Election Day.
  2. As soon as all polling places have reported, a report incorporating results from in-person voting at all 100 polling places.

All results reported on Election Night will be preliminary and subject to change as the Department counts additional ballots. These include valid vote-by-mail and provisional ballots received on Election Day and valid vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within one week.

Canvass Period Daily Reporting (Preliminary)

  1. On Wednesday, November 5, the Department will publish a report with the approximate number of ballots remaining to be counted.
  2. On Thursday, November 6, and Monday, November 10, the Department will release updated preliminary election results reports at approximately 4 p.m.
  3. Beginning the week of November 17 and continuing until certification, the Department will release updated results once per week on Mondays at approximately 4 p.m.

The Department will post a notice on its website of any changes to the results reporting schedule.

Final Results Reporting

The Department will release the final local election results on December 2, 2025, the mandated certification deadline for the election.

Report Formats

Election Night and canvass period reports, will include both a) the Statement of the Vote, with data sorted by precinct, district, and neighborhood (PDF and Excel), and b) the Cast Vote Record, showing raw vote data (JSON).

Public Observation

Members of the public are welcome to observe ballot processing in person or via the live stream posted on the Observe the Election Process page.