Wiener Wins San Francisco House Race

Scott Wiener defeats Connie Chan with 55% of the San Francisco vote, while voters also approve a tax on billionaires to fund health care.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Elections

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a steep San Francisco street rising toward a foggy bay edge in navy and cream, evoking a settled civic result. — Scott Wiener won the San Francisco House race over Connie Chan with 55% of the vote, as voters also approved a billionaire tax to fund health care. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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San Francisco voters elected Scott Wiener as their House representative over Connie Chan, with Wiener receiving 55% of the vote. Voters also approved a tax on billionaires to fund health care.

Why it matters

The results show a sharp geographic and demographic split, with Wiener leading in higher-income and mostly white precincts and Chan leading in Chinatown and the Outer Sunset. The health care tax approval signals strong local support for funding through taxes on the city's wealthiest residents.

Scott Wiener received 55% of the San Francisco vote for House, and 55% of voters approved the tax on billionaires to fund health care. Prop. 39, which would have imposed new voter ID requirements, was opposed by 80% of voters.

The players

Scott Wiener

Scott Wiener is a San Francisco politician who was elected as the city's House representative in this race.

Connie Chan

Connie Chan is a San Francisco politician who ran against Scott Wiener for the House seat and lost.

San Francisco Department of Elections

The San Francisco Department of Elections is the city agency that administers voting and publishes the Cast Vote Record used to tally results by precinct.

The details

Wiener had his strongest showing in the Castro and Pacific Heights, while Chan had her strongest margins in Chinatown and the Outer Sunset and underperformed in Bernal Heights. Prop. 40 passed in the Presidio and Noe Valley and failed in the Marina and Seacliff.

November 7, 2026: San Francisco voters cast ballots, and election results were published for House, props, and charter measures.
2024: Bernal Heights voters chose Jackie Fielder as supervisor by 60%.

Political Context

San Francisco voters overwhelmingly rejected Proposition 39, which would have imposed new voter ID requirements, with 80% opposing the measure. The result stands in contrast to the approval of the billionaire tax, showing that the city's voters backed some new taxes while firmly opposing new identification rules at the polls.

San Francisco voters approved a tax on billionaires to fund health care, which will affect the city's wealthiest residents. The rejection of Prop. 39 means voter ID requirements will not be added to city elections under that measure.

The takeaway

San Francisco's results show that voters supported funding health care through a tax on billionaires while rejecting new voter ID rules, with support varying sharply by neighborhood and income level.