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

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie argued that public safety is not an ideological issue after he beat current Mayor London Breed by emphasizing crime and falling tourism.

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

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,

While Breed, the first Black woman mayor of San Francisco, was seen as among the most progressive leaders in the city's history, Lurie took a more moderate, centrist approach throughout his campaign. Having survived allegations of buying the race, Lurie will now look to implement a series of changes when he takes office on Jan. 6.

In a stunning upset, Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie – a man with no political experience – is now San Francisco mayor after Tuesday’s election, beating out incumbent London Breed.