San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan has declared victory in her close contest with challenger Marjan Philhour from last week’s election for the race for the city’s Richmond District.
Chan and Philhour were tied as of Thursday’s results for the seat, but many of the ballots counted since then have gone toward the incumbent Chan. She had 17,232 votes or 51.75% compared to 16,065 votes or 48.25% for Philhour in the fourth round of ranked choice voting as of the latest numbers released by the city Monday.
Chan in a statement Monday evening called her win “a victory for everyone who believes that the Richmond is worth fighting for.”
She said, “I am so grateful for the thousands of residents who voted for me and the hundreds who joined this campaign. I’m thankful to my hardworking campaign and City Hall teams. And most of all, I am honored to continue to be the Supervisor for the best District in San Francisco.”
Philhour is a native of the district who lost her first bid for the seat against Chan’s predecessor and lost to Chan in 2020 in another close race decided by just 125 votes after multiple ranked choice rounds. She founded a consulting business and is a liaison to the Parent Association at San Francisco University High School.