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Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayoral Special Election

April 20, 2025 7:00 amApril 20, 2025 2:12 pm

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee has won the special election to become Oakland’s mayor, over former City Councilman Loren Taylor. According to the updated results on Friday, Lee is now ahead in final round ranked choice votes over Taylor 48,855 votes to...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Growing Calls To Resign Following Recall Election Approval, FBI Raid

June 21, 2024 12:39 pmJune 21, 2024 12:39 pm

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao faced a growing number of calls for resignation late Thursday and Friday following a tumultuous week where both a recall election was approved by county voting officials and her home was raided by the FBI over...

Recall Election Of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Approved for Ballot

June 19, 2024 12:14 pmJune 19, 2024 12:14 pm

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced late on Tuesday that enough signatures have been approved to officially put the recall vote against Mayor Sheng Thao on the ballot, with Thao becoming the first Mayor in Oakland history to ever...

Oakland Election Officials Defy Judge’s Order in Manual Recount in Mayor’s Race

February 3, 2023 7:57 amFebruary 3, 2023 7:57 am

January 4, the Globe reported that the Oakland NAACP was demanding a manual recount in the Mayor’s race “due to a razor-thin margin of victory of 677 votes, an unusually high number of disqualified votes, and widespread confusion surrounding ranked-choice voting...

Oakland NAACP Demands Manual Recount in Mayor’s Race

January 4, 2023 8:23 am

The Oakland NAACP is demanding a manual recount in the Mayor’s race “due to a razor-thin margin of victory of 677 votes, an unusually high number of disqualified votes, and widespread confusion surrounding ranked-choice voting (RCV).” This comes on the...

Alameda County Registrar of Voters Announces Counting Error For Oakland School Board Race

December 30, 2022 6:53 amDecember 30, 2022 12:17 pm

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced on Thursday that the ranked-choice voting system used by the County was not properly configured for the Fourth District Oakland Unified School District Board race in November, resulting in a new winner for...