Politics & Government
How San Francisco County Voted For Prop. 50
Proposition 50 passed in California on Tuesday. See how your county voted.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — There was only one measure on the ballot during Tuesday's Statewide Special Election: Proposition 50.
Minutes after polls closed across the Golden State, the Associated Press and the New York Times announced the measure had passed. Results as of Wednesday morning show that more than 5.1 million Californians (63.8%) voted yes on Proposition 50.
In San Francisco County, 196,007 ballots were cast for the special election, or about 36.89% of all registered voters. Data from county officials show that 164,409 San Francisco County residents voted yes on Proposition 50 — about 84.3%.
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There were also 553 undervotes and 31 overvotes. Overvotes happened when someone cast more votes than allowed. Undervotes can happen when someone does not cast a vote, either through protest or unintentionally. These votes are not taken into account during the final result.
Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a live speech on X, thanking voters for defending democracy and rallying Democratic leaders and voters nationwide ahead of the midterm battle.
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"Tonight, after poking the bear," Newsom said in a video posted on X. "This bear roared — with an unprecedented turnout in a special election with an extraordinary result."
"Tonight, after poking the bear," Newsom said in a video posted on X. "This bear roared — with an unprecedented turnout in a special election with an extraordinary result."
Proposition 50 will establish new congressional district maps for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections. Democrats currently hold a 43-9 advantage in the state's U.S. House delegation, but Proposition 50 is expected to shake up five of the nine Republican-held congressional districts.
The GOP congressmen in those at-risk areas — Reps. Ken Calvert (Corona), Darrell Issa (Vista), Kevin Kiley (Rocklin), David Valadao (Bakersfield) and Doug LaMalfa (Richvale) — will see right-leaning voters reduced and left-leaning voters boosted in their respective districts in a shift that would make it likely a Democratic candidate would prevail in each race.
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