Sauter, who at 36 would be one of the youngest members of the Board of Supervisors, was endorsed by the San Francisco Democratic Party and is considered a moderate-leaning YIMBY candidate. He was endorsed by State Sen. Scott Wiener and is more pro-housing compared to other candidates.
Sauter said, voters 'did not have to kind of think about my campaign issues so much because they've already seen the work and the impact that I've had in the neighborhoods.' Sauter's been a tenant in District 3 since 2014.
For Lai to win, the remaining votes 'would have to be very, very different to what we've seen so far. They have to be much more pro-Sharon,' said Jason McDaniel, a San Francisco State University political science professor with a research focus on ranked-choice voting.
Although Lai and Jamil formed an alliance in the weeks leading up to the election, Sauter managed to pick up a decent amount of support once Jamil was eliminated. The alliance was formed too late, said Sauter.
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