Gary McCoy will be the next supervisor for District 8, which covers the Castro, Noe Valley, Duboce Triangle and Cole Valley. Mission Local reported that after ranked-choice rounds on Tuesday night, McCoy, a former aide to Nancy Pelosi, had 65% of the vote to Darshini Patel's 35%.
"I made a decision to be very public about my recovery, and District 8 took a chance on that," McCoy told supporters at the IBEW Local 6 hall on Fillmore Street. "This is about relationships, it's about unity, it's not about our progressive divide."
McCoy became the front-runner only in the race's final month. Emanuel "Manny" Yekutiel suspended his campaign after the Standard reported two sexual assault allegations on Oct. 1. His endorsers, including Mayor Daniel Lurie and the city Democratic Party, dropped their support. Yekutiel said he had "no memory" of the encounter but apologized if he had "crossed someone's boundary."
Mission Local noted that the win costs Lurie a reliable vote on the board when Rafael Mandelman terms out in January. The Standard reported that McCoy has signaled he will work with the city's YIMBY coalition and with Lurie. His campaign called him a possible model for progressives who also support more housing.
Earlier coverage: the first District 8 returns.
Vote counts cited here are unofficial. Bay Area counties are still processing mail and provisional ballots, and results are not certified until later this month, so margins can change.