Billionaire heir Daniel Lurie defeated Mayor London Breed and a crowded field of rivals to win the San Francisco mayoral race, earning his first term leading California’s fourth-largest city. Lurie, a Democrat and political novice,

San Francisco elects its mayor using a ranked choice voting system that allows voters to list up to 10 candidates in order of preference. Lurie was leading Breed in early returns. Lurie, who has never held elective office, pledged to bring accountability and public service back to City Hall, and reveled in his role as a political outsider.