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Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist from a prominent Jewish family, has won the race and will be San Francisco’s next mayor.

Lurie beat out 14 other candidates, including Breed and former interim Mayor Mark Farrell, as well as supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safai.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed conceded her election loss on Thursday to Daniel Lurie, a more moderate challenger, after a contentious campaign that centered heavily on moving the city past its post-pandemic woes.

Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist from a prominent Jewish family, was leading the San Francisco mayor’s race by 12 points on Wednesday morning.

Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie says he will make streets safer, help small businesses and squash the open-air drug markets that have tarnished San Francisco’s image in recent years.

Democratic moderate candidate Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, was elected mayor of San Francisco, local media projected on Thursday as the incumbent Mayor London Breed conceded.

He spent more on his campaign staff and political consultants, more on television advertising, and more on polling in his quest to achieve a relatively uncommon feat in American politics — be elected mayor of a big city without any previous experience in government or business.

San Francisco’s mayor-elect Daniel Lurie (D), who won over the incumbent last week, discussed Democrats’ losses and his success in an interview Tuesday. CNN’s Erin Burnett pressed Lurie on the impact of the election results on Democrats.