Incumbent Mayor London Breed trailed Levi's heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie in early returns in San Francisco's mayor's race, a hard-fought contest in which homelessness and property crime emerged as pivotal issues.

Daniel Lurie, philanthropist heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, is poised to become the next mayor of San Francisco, having promised to slash red tape on development.

Lurie, a philanthropist and Levi Strauss heir, was ahead of incumbent Mayor London Breed as initial votes in the ranked choice mayoral race came in Tuesday night.

With thousands of ballots still to be counted, Daniel Lurie held an early lead in the mayoral race after the first votes were tallied Tuesday night. Candidates were spread out across The City at watch parties as results came in, capping an arduous monthslong campaign that remained tightly contested until the very end.

Daniel Lurie took an initial lead Tuesday night in the San Francisco mayoral race, which by Wednesday morning became a two-candidate contest between the Levi’s heir and incumbent Mayor London Breed.

After the 14th and final round of ranked-choice voting, Daniel Lurie is leading Mayor London Breed by over 24,000 votes, but Breed has vowed to supporters to hold her ground.