Reporting Results on Election Night after the Close of Polls

The Department of Elections will release the first preliminary results report at approximately 8:45 p.m. after the polls close. This report will represent results from the vote-by-mail ballots the Department received before Election Day. Beginning at approximately 9:30 p.m., the reports will include results from ballots cast at polling places.

The results will be available from the following sources:

Department’s Website – all results will be posted on sfelections.org

San Francisco Government Television – SFGTV, Channel 26, will report results throughout the night

City Hall, North Light Court – results will be broadcast as a banner during SFGTV programming and will be displayed on a large monitor; paper copies of results will be available at approximately 8:45 p.m., with updates at 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., and 11:30 p.m.

Department of Elections, City Hall, Room 48 – paper copies of results will be available and also posted outside the Department’s office

Updates: Reporting of Results after Election Day

On any day during which the Department counts ballots, the Department will release updated results at approximately 4 p.m. These releases will include results from ballots cast at polling places, remaining vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots, and write-in votes. On the days during which no ballots are counted, the Department will post a notice on sfelections.org stating that there is no update.

Statement of Vote, Neighborhood and District Statement of Vote, and Neighborhood Turnout Report

At 4 p.m. on the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday following Election Day, the Department will release preliminary versions of the following reports:

Statement of Vote showing a precinct-by-precinct breakdown of votes cast at polling places and by mail

Neighborhood and District Statement of Vote

Neighborhood Turnout Report

Official Results

Election results are considered unofficial until the Department of Elections certifies the final results. The Department will release final election results no later than July 1, which is the end of the 28-day canvass period specified by the California Elections Code. The Department will post the final results on sfelections.org and outside the Department’s office, City Hall, Room 48, as well as issue a press release.