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Photo: KPIX / Courtesy KPIX Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Image 2 of 15 Raymond "Shrimp Boy'' Chow shows the certificate that was arranged by city Supervisor Fiona Ma. Raymond "Shrimp Boy'' Chow shows the certificate that was arranged by city Supervisor Fiona Ma. Photo: Special to the Chronicle / SFC Image 3 of 15 A 1997 file photo of former San Francisco school board president Keith Jackson. A 1997 file photo of former San Francisco school board president Keith Jackson. Photo: Courtesy / Lowell High School Image 4 of 15 An FBI agent carries boxes of evidence out of the Ghee Kung Tong Chinese Free Masons Temple in Chinatown during a raid related to Sen. Leland Yee's arrest, San Francisco, CA, Wednesday Mar. 26, 2014. The FBI raids State Sen. Leland Yee's office in Sacramento and other locations were searched by the FBI in San Francisco. He was reportedly arrested on public corruption charges Wednesday morning amid raids of his office in Sacramento and searches by the FBI in San Francisco. less An FBI agent carries boxes of evidence out of the Ghee Kung Tong Chinese Free Masons Temple in Chinatown during a raid related to Sen. Leland Yee's arrest, San Francisco, CA, Wednesday Mar. 26, 2014. The FBI ... more Photo: Michael Short / The Chronicle Image 5 of 15 Image 6 of 15 SFPD and FBI agents stand outside the Ghee Kung Tong Chinese Free Masons Temple in Chinatown that was the target of a raid related to Sen. Leland Yee's arrest, San Francisco, CA, Wednesday Mar. 26, 2014.The FBI raids State Sen. Leland Yee's office in Sacramento and other locations were searched by the FBI in San Francisco. He was reportedly arrested on public corruption charges Wednesday morning amid raids of his office in Sacramento and searches by the FBI in San Francisco. less SFPD and FBI agents stand outside the Ghee Kung Tong Chinese Free Masons Temple in Chinatown that was the target of a raid related to Sen. Leland Yee's arrest, San Francisco, CA, Wednesday Mar. 26, 2014.The ... more Photo: Michael Short / The Chronicle Image 7 of 15 FBI investigators load computers and other evidence from the house of state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Yee has been arraigned in federal court on charges of public corruption. less FBI investigators load computers and other evidence from the house of state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Yee has been arraigned in federal court on charges ... more Photo: Mathew Sumner / Special to the Chronicle Image 8 of 15 A box of cell phones sit in a van collected as evidence by the FBI from the house of state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Yee has been arraigned in federal court on charges of public corruption. less A box of cell phones sit in a van collected as evidence by the FBI from the house of state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Yee has been arraigned in federal ... more Photo: Mathew Sumner / Special to the Chronicle Image 9 of 15 An FBI agent wheels boxes of evidence out of Senator Leland Yee's office at the State Capitol in Sacramento, California, March 26, 2014. An FBI agent wheels boxes of evidence out of Senator Leland Yee's office at the State Capitol in Sacramento, California, March 26, 2014. Photo: Max Whittaker/Prime / Special to The Chronicle Image 10 of 15 Image 11 of 15 California State Senator Leland Yee, PH.D (District 8, San Francisco) speaks during a press conference at the Far East Cafe regarding a bill that has been introduced by legislators to ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins used in a traditional Chinese soup on February 14, 2011 in San Francisco Calif. less California State Senator Leland Yee, PH.D (District 8, San Francisco) speaks during a press conference at the Far East Cafe regarding a bill that has been introduced by legislators to ban the possession, sale ... more Photo: David Paul Morris / Special To The Chronicle Image 12 of 15 State Senator Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, right, and Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, celebrate the passage of their gun control measures during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 29, 2013. less State Senator Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, right, and Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, celebrate the passage of their gun control measures during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., ... more Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / AP Image 13 of 15 Senator Leland Yee- D of San Francisco,(right) and Senator Ron Calderon, of Montebello, in a discussion on the floor of the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol, in Sacramento, Ca., on Thursday May 3, 2012. When Californians go to the polls this year, first in next month's primary and then in the November election, they could do something that hasn't happened since the fallout from the Watergate scandal, give one party a supermajority in the Legislature. less Senator Leland Yee- D of San Francisco,(right) and Senator Ron Calderon, of Montebello, in a discussion on the floor of the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol, in Sacramento, Ca., on Thursday May 3, 2012. ... more Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle Image 14 of 15 2011 mayoral candidate and state senator, Leland Yee, explains his platform to the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 29, 2011. 2011 mayoral candidate and state senator, Leland Yee, explains his platform to the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 29, 2011. Photo: Tim Maloney / The Chronicle Image 15 of 15 Why did 287,000-plus Californians vote for Leland Yee? 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

One of the odder stats of Election Night: As of Wednesday morning, 287,590 Californians had cast ballots for indicted state Sen. Leland Yee for secretary of state. That’s good for nearly 10 percent of the vote.

That’s also more votes than five other secretary of state candidates who haven’t been indicted received.

Never mind for a second that the San Francisco Democrat has been indicted on multiple federal money laundering and weapons charges. Yee DROPPED OUT of the race in March. Folks were voting for an indicted man who didn’t even want their votes.

On a largely sleepy election night, the Twittersphere was full of tweets charting “Uncle Leland’s” “progress” throughout the evening:

Wow…210,000 votes cast tonight in CA for indicted State Senator Leland Yee. I guess some voters don't watch or read the news. Ever. — Chris Roth (@chrisroth408) June 4, 2014

Yee was still racking up votes hours after Dan Schnur, who ran on a nonpartisan, clean-up-the-system platform that The Chronicle’s editorial board endorsed, dropped out:

Thanks VERY much to all of you! We came up short, but we turned this into an election about how to fix a broken political system. Way to go! — Dan Schnur (@danschnur) June 4, 2014

Uh, that system may still be broken if the votes for Yee are any indication.

Why would Californians vote for Yee? Perhaps this tweet sheds some light on that deep question:

How many of my fellow Californians joined me in voting for Leland Yee? If we're going to have a crook, let's have one that likes guns. — Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) June 4, 2014

Next up: Let’s scour the write-in votes to see how Shrimp Boy placed.