1991 San Francisco mayoral election

The 1991 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, with a runoff election on December 10 that year. Incumbent mayor Art Agnos, after having won nearly 70% of the vote in 1987, scraped by with less than a third of the vote in the first round and was narrowly unseated by Chief of Police Frank Jordan in the runoff.

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1991 San Francisco mayoral election

← 1987 November 5, 1991 (first round) December 10, 1991 (runoff) 1995 →

Candidate Frank Jordan Art Agnos Angela Alioto First round 59,928 31.88% 51,714 27.51% 34,910 18.57% Runoff 98,491 52.01% 90,875 47.99% Eliminted   Candidate Tom Hsieh Richard Hongisto First round 18,241 9.70% 17,663 9.40% Runoff Eliminted Eliminted

Mayor before election Art Agnos Elected mayor Frank Jordan

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Agnos' strong support of demolishing the Embarcadero Freeway after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused San Francisco's Chinatown voters to turn against him, contributing to his narrow loss.