The 1983 San Francisco mayoral recall election was held on April 26, 1983, to determine whether mayor Dianne Feinstein should be removed from office. The recall measure was overwhelmingly defeated, and Feinstein remained in office.
Feinstein was considered to be a popular mayor.[1] By the time of election day, Feinstein's victory was seen as a foregone conclusion.[2]
Feinstein's campaign had organized a very successful effort to encourage voters to use absentee ballots, and distributed absentee ballots to voters ahead of the election.[3][2]
Results
Feinstein only lost a single precinct out of the city's 710 voting precincts. The precinct she failed to win (which was the home district of the White Panther Party which had organized the effort to recall Feinstein) saw her lose by only a single vote.[4][5]
San Francisco mayoral recall election, 1983
Candidate
Votes
%
No
134,591
81.69%
Yes
30,166
18.31%
Total votes
164,757
100
References
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