San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie had a message for the city's LGBTQ community in the wake of Tuesday's election, which saw him defeat incumbent London Breed even as Republican Donald Trump was elected to a second term as president.
The U.S. Senate's first — and soon its only — LGBTQ member appears to have won reelection, but Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) will now find herself as part of the minority party.
Gay Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters is poised to break through an East Bay political pink glass ceiling, as he's leading for a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
San Francisco appears to have reelected its district attorney, city attorney, and sheriff, according to preliminary returns from the San Francisco Department of Elections.