The District 6 race might be hogging a lot of the spotlight, just the way termed-out D6 supe Chris Daly often did while in office, and the District 8 race has garnered a fair amount of ink as well. But today, the Chron turns its attention to District 10, which includes the Bayview and Potrero Hill, where everyone's now realizing there could be a fresh, Ed Jew-style showdown over ranked-choice voting when one of the *many* candidates running potentially wins the race without getting the most votes. The race is so wide open, actually, that no candidate is likely polling above 10% one week before the election. [Ed. Note: Such polling has not actually been done, except maybe informally by individual candidates.]

Embattled former BART director Lynette Sweet got the Chron's reluctant endorsement (even they write, "To say that Sweet is not a perfect candidate is an understatement"). But they hedge their bets and say "We were also impressed with newcomer Kristine Enea," and second choices like that just might be the key. As veteran political consultan John Whitehurst says, ""The second- or third-choice votes probably will be more important than they've ever been [in District 10]."

Then you've got Dewitt Lacy, Malia Cohen, Isaac Bowers, Eric Smith, Tony Kelly, Steve Moss, and Marlene Tran, none of whom has pulled into any sort of lead. Marlene Tran and Tony Kelly have actually both endorsed each other! As second choices!

All we can say is, expect lawsuits.

Update: For those who care, the Guardian has endorsed three candidates in this order (including one we didn't mention) -

1. Tony Kelly
2. DeWitt Lacy
3. Chris Jackson