Following the successful vote to oust progressive San Fransisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, residents of the city were seen celebrating the results.
In video of one election night party taken by San Francisco Standard reporter Han Li, party attendees were seen gleefully chanting "recall Chesa," and cheering.
Recall campaign election night party attendees celebrating after the first round of result out pic.twitter.com/2b8fmkvQ7J
— Han Li ?? (@lihanlihan) June 8, 2022
At the same party, the campaign chair of the recall effort and former chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party Mary Jung addressed the crowd, stating "voters said loud and clear that they want a district attorney who prioritizes for every community."
"The voters also didn’t fall for Chesa’s misleading claims that the recall was a con, and part of some national Republican-led effort," she said, with the crowd responding with boos, and shouts of "grassroots."
At the victory speech, recall campaign chair Jung also rejected the right-wing label.
— Han Li ?? (@lihanlihan) June 8, 2022
“The voters also didn’t fall for Chesa’s misleading claims that the recall was a con or part of some national Republican-led effort.”
Audiences booing and yelling “grassroots!” pic.twitter.com/AyZvI8USPa
At the same party, Mellissa Hartman with the San Francisco Examiner said that tequila shots were being passed around as it appeared that the recall effort would pass.
It’s being reported that of the ballots that have been counted so far, 61.3% of voters have chosen to recall Chesa Boudin.
— Melissa Hartman (@_melissahartman) June 8, 2022
Tequila shots are being passed around right now. pic.twitter.com/Xzf8Ki5oTb
At another party, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva addressed the crowd, saying that Boudin had conceded, which was meet with loud cheers.
"George Gascon, you're next," he added, referencing Los Angeles County’s district attorney.
"George Gascón, you're next," Sheriff Alex Villanueva said while referencing the recall election of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. For more click here: https://t.co/vLhBTTarut pic.twitter.com/glGrGDfCM0
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) June 8, 2022
Shortly before addressing the press, after the recall vote had been reached, Boudin told his supporters, "we’re going to keep fighting."
SF DA Chesa Boudin in a moment with his supporters before addressing us in the press for his historic recall ?@kron4news? pic.twitter.com/1ecHkkwOob
— Vicki Liviakis (@KRON4VLiviakis) June 8, 2022
As he arrived to his election night party, Boudin was met with what appeared to be a small crowd that was outnumbered by press.
The scene at San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s Election Night Party pic.twitter.com/g7gqGWWsU7
— Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) June 8, 2022
Mr. Boudin has arrived pic.twitter.com/GAUaiG1els
— Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) June 8, 2022
Boudin was elected in 2019, and had pledged to install progressive criminal justice reforms, but those pledges have led to rising crime, and falling prosecution rates within the city.
According to the New York Times, this morning around 53 percent of the vote has been counted, with 60 percent of San Franciscans voting to outs Boudin.
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