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The 2022 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. The previous incumbent mayor Libby Schaaf was term-limited.[1] Sheng Thao won the election and was inaugurated as mayor in January 2023.
The position is non-partisan. The election was held using instant-runoff voting, the rules of which include voters ranking their top 5 candidates. If one candidate receives a majority (greater than 50%) of the #1 ranked votes, they win the election, but if no candidate meets that criteria, then the candidates with the lowest votes are eliminated and tallying continues to the #2 ranking, and so on until a single candidate receives a majority of votes. Following election day, ballot tallying showed that no candidate received the minimum >50% of the vote necessary to win outright.[2] The two candidates with the most #1 ranked votes were Councilmember Loren Taylor and Councilmember Sheng Thao, with Taylor receiving slightly more votes.[3] Vote tallying continued for over a week, before Thao was eventually declared winner on November 21.[4] The final tally, after rank tallying, had Thao with 50.3% of the 113,636 votes and Taylor with 49.7%.[4]
Candidates[edit]
Qualified[edit]
- Ignacio De La Fuente, former city councilor from the 5th district and candidate for mayor in 1998 and 2006[5]
- Greg Hodge, former school board member[6]
- Tyron Jordan, paralegal[7]
- Peter Liu, entrepreneur and perennial candidate[7]
- Treva Reid, city councilor from the 7th district[7]
- John Reimann, retired carpenter and Carpenters Local 713 secretary[7]
- Seneca Scott, housing activist[8]
- Loren Taylor, city councilor from the 6th district[6]
- Sheng Thao, city councilor from the 4th district[6]
- Allyssa Victory, labor union attorney[6]
Disqualified[edit]
- Derrick Soo[citation needed]
- Monesha “MJ” Carter[9]
Endorsements[edit]
Loren Taylor
- Local officials
- Sam Liccardo, incumbent Mayor of San Jose[10]
- Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento[11]
- Michael Tubbs, former Mayor of Stockton[11]
- Newspapers
Sheng Thao
- State officials
- State legislators
- Mia Bonta, state assemblywoman for the 18th district[13]
- Local officials
- Rebecca Kaplan, Vice Mayor of Oakland[14]
- Nikki Fortunato Bas, President of the Oakland City Council[14]
- Organizations
Allyssa Victory
- Organizations
- Oakland Tenants Union[20]
Results[edit]
| 2022 Oakland mayoral election results[21] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | |||||||||
| Votes | Transfer | Votes | Transfer | Votes | Transfer | Votes | Transfer | Votes | Transfer | Votes | Transfer | Votes | Transfer | Votes | Transfer | Votes | ||
| Sheng Thao |
39,909 31.79% |
+118 | 40,127 31.84% |
+268 | 40,395 32.11% |
+241 | 40,636 32.36% |
+443 | 41,079 32.90% |
+1,565 | 42,643 34.41% |
+2,017 | 44,660 36.44% |
+8,430 | 53,090 44.22% |
+4,116 | 57,206 50.30% | |
| Loren Taylor | 41,510 33.07% |
+267 | 41,777 33.15% |
+80 | 41,857 33.27% |
+113 | 41,970 33.42% |
+926 | 42,906 34.36% |
+1,739 | 44,645 36.03% |
+3,612 | 48,257 39.38% |
+2,162 | 50,419 42.00% |
+6,110 | 56,529 49.70% | |
| Ignacio de la Fuente |
12,893 10.27% |
+199 | 13,092 10.39% |
+80 | 13,172 10.47% |
+87 | 13,259 10.56% |
+671 | 13,930 11.16% |
+585 | 14,515 11.71% |
+970 | 15,485 12.64% |
+1,053 | 16,538 13.78% |
-16,538 | Eliminated | |
| Allyssa Victory | 10,949 8.72% |
+166 | 11,115 8.82% |
+63 | 11,178 8.88% |
+296 | 11,474 9.14% |
+325 | 11,799 9.45% |
+1,294 | 13,093 10.57% |
+1,056 | 14,149 11.55% |
-14,149 | Eliminated | |||
| Treva Reid | 7,627 6.08% |
+195 | 7,822 6.21% |
+57 | 7,879 6.26% |
+95 | 7,974 6.35% |
+304 | 8,278 6.83% |
+744 | 9,022 7.28% |
-9,022 | Eliminated | |||||
| Greg Hodge | 5,798 4.62% |
+135 | 5,933 4.71% |
+55 | 5,988 4.76% |
+138 | 6,126 4.88% |
+760 | 6,886 5.51% |
-6,886 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Seneca Scott | 3,745 2.98% |
+111 | 3,856 3.06% |
+100 | 3,956 3.14% |
+195 | 4,151 3.31% |
-4,151 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| John Reimann | 1,268 1.01% |
+54 | 1,322 1.05% |
+54 | 1,391 1.11% |
-1,391 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Peter Liu | 960 0.77% |
+40 | 1,000 0.79% |
-1,000 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Tyron Jordan | 863 0.69% |
-863 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||
| Suspended[a] | 810 | -810 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total active votes |
126,332 100.00% |
-288 | 126,044 100.00% |
-228 | 125,816 100.00% |
-226 | 125,590 100.00% |
-712 | 124,878 100.00% |
-960 | 123,918 100.00% |
-1,367 | 122,551 100.00% |
-2,504 | 120,047 100.00% |
-6,312 | 113,735 100.00% | |
| Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheng Thao | 9 | 56,841 | 50.3% |
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| Loren Taylor | 9 | 56,161 | 49.7% |
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| Ignacio de la Fuente | 8 | 16,538 | 13.8% |
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| Allyssa Victory | 7 | 14,149 | 11.6% |
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| Treva Reid | 6 | 9,022 | 7.3% |
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| Greg Hodge | 5 | 6,886 | 5.5% |
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| Seneca Scott | 4 | 4,151 | 3.3% |
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| John Reimann | 3 | 1,391 | 1.1% |
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| Peter Liu | 2 | 1,000 | 0.8% |
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| Tyron Jordan | 1 | 860 | 0.7% |
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Ballots where a voter did not indicate a first choice, but did indicate a second choice and so on.
References[edit]
- ^ Carter, MJ (April 1, 2021). "Out front in Oakland: who might run for mayor in 2022". hoodline.com. Hooldine. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Oakland mayor election: Sheng Thao makes progress against frontrunner Loren Taylor". November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Oakland mayor and Alameda County DA races remain undecided". November 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sheng Thao is Oakland's next mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Ravani, Sarah (June 21, 2022). "Former Oakland Council Member Ignacio De La Fuente joins crowded race for mayor". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b c d Ravani, Sarah (February 2, 2022). "Former Oakland restaurant owner announces run for mayor with focus on job creation". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c d BondGraham, Darwin (August 17, 2022). "Election 2022: Who's running for Oakland mayor?". The Oaklandside. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Fortson, Jobina (February 20, 2022). "Activist Seneca Scott announces run for Oakland mayor". KGO-TV. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Orenstein, Natalie (August 29, 2022). "Allyssa Victory can run for Oakland mayor, city says". The Oaklandside. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Listen: Who will be the next mayor of Oakland?". San Francisco Chronicle. September 22, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Ankarlo, Kris (September 22, 2022). "Oakland mayoral candidate gets endorsements from current mayor, other Bay Area mayors". KCBS (AM). Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsement: Loren Taylor for Oakland mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. October 28, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Councilmember Sheng Thao Launches Mayoral Campaign". www.postnewsgroup.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Sarah Ravani (December 22, 2021). "Third Oakland council member explores run for mayor". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "CA Endorsements - Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte".
- ^ "California Endorsements - National Nurses United". March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Endorsements - National Union of Healthcare Workers".
- ^ "Endorsements - Oakland Tenants Union".
- ^ "Our Candidates".
- ^ "Endorsements - Oakland Tenants Union".
- ^ "Ranked Choice Voting Results: General Election (Certified Final Results) - November 08, 2022 | Mayor - Oakland (RCV)".