2025 April special elections – California Globe

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Makes Surprise Endorsement of Loren Taylor for Oakland Mayor

March 28, 2025 2:45 amMarch 28, 2025 2:46 am

In a surprise press conference on Thursday, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan endorsed former Oakland City Councilman Loren Taylor over former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, marking the latest event showing his turnaround this month in the Oakland Mayoral special election race....

Top Two Oakland Mayoral Candidates Have Raised $550,000 Combined So Far

March 25, 2025 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2025 1:38 pm

According to the latest campaign filings reported over the weekend, around $550,000 has been raised so far by the top two candidates in the Oakland mayoral special election so far, on track to set a new record for mayoral election...

Opposition Grows Against Barbara Lee In Oakland Mayoral Race

March 17, 2025 2:14 pmMarch 17, 2025 2:15 pm

Former Congresswoman and current Oakland Mayoral candidate Barbara continued to see growing opposition movement against her campaign this week, with recall supporters of former Mayor Sheng Thao now joining the movement against her. Last year, the Sheng Thao recall movement,...

Republican Tony Strickland Wins Senate Race

March 4, 2025 2:45 amMarch 4, 2025 2:46 am

Huntington Beach City Councilman Tony Strickland (R) declared victory in the Senate 36th District special election on Monday, managing to avoid a run-off election next month by garnering just over 51% of all votes. According to vote totals on Monday,...

Republican Stan Ellis Wins Bakersfield-Area Assembly District Special Election

February 26, 2025 1:22 pmFebruary 26, 2025 1:22 pm

Businessman Stan Ellis (R) declared victory in the Assembly 32nd district special election on Wednesday, with Huntington Beach City Councilman and former Huntington Beach Mayor Tony Strickland (R) currently out ahead in first place by a 15 point margin in...

Bakersfield-Area Assembly District, SoCal Senate District Up For Special Elections Tuesday

February 25, 2025 6:21 amFebruary 25, 2025 9:23 am

Two California special elections will be held on Tuesday to fill vacancies caused by elections in November, with an Assembly District and Senate District at stake. Both seats are majority Republican, meaning that the elections are likely to bring in...

Oakland Mayoral Candidates Answer Questions at First Public Forum

February 19, 2025 12:35 pmFebruary 19, 2025 12:36 pm

The three front runners in the 2025 Oakland Mayoral Special election met for the first Tuesday night in Oakland at a forum, answering questions ranging from homelessness to housing. Following the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in November, Mayoral candidates...