Election 2024 updates: Mayor Breed concedes to Lurie in SF mayor's race

Democrat Lateefah Simon won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. The district in northern California is the most Democratic district in the entire country, according to the Cook Partisan Voter Index. Simon, born legally blind, has served on the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors since 2016 and was elected president of the board in 2020. Her candidacy for the House was endorsed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year. She defeated fellow Democrat Jennifer Tran. The Associated Press declared Simon the winner at 8:19 p.m. EST.

San Francisco residents have voted overwhelmingly to enshrine abortion and contraception protections in city law by passing Measure O.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed conceded to challenger Daniel Lurie on Thursday and said she called to congratulate the Levi Strauss heir.

Breed, the city's first Black woman mayor, said on social media that she planned a smooth transition for her successor.

"Being Mayor of San Francisco has been the greatest honor of my lifetime. I'm beyond grateful to our residents for the opportunity to serve the City that raised me," Breed said on X.

Unofficial results in the 14th round of ranked choice voting released Thursday showed Lurie with 27.85% of first-choice votes and Breed with 24.54%.

Democrat Sam Liccardo wins election to U.S. House in California's 16th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.

One of the closest races in the Bay Area has been called.

It's for District 16 in the U.S. House, formerly Anna Eshoo's seat.

The Associated Press has called the race for former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo over Assemblymember Evan Low.

It has been a contentious race since the primary election in March.

Liccardo won first place by a wide margin, but Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian tied for second place.

All three were to go to the general, but a recount was called for by a former staffer of Liccardo's.

Low accused Liccardo of being behind the recount which Liccardo denied.

"The stakes were high, and I think both of these candidates, you know, really gave it their all," said Melinda Jackson, San Jose State University political science professor.

The fight for the District 16 congressional seat has been an intense one.

Anna Eshoo has held the seat for more than 30 years and is retiring.