Oakland voters head to polls Tuesday to decide new mayor

Polls Close in Oakland With Some Voters ‘Conflicted’ Over Choice for Mayor

Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor are among the candidates running in the special election called after the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao.

Oakland voters say tight mayoral race came down to experience versus upstart energy

As a months-long and sometimes contentious Oakland mayoral campaign ended Tuesday, voters in the special election chose between two familiar faces: former Rep. Barbara Lee, who spent 26 years in Congress representing Oakland and a broad swath of Alameda County, and Oakland-born Loren Taylor, who spent four years on the City Council, in a race that pushed campaign spending past $1.5 million. For voters polled Tuesday, the race came down to experi…

Oakland special election: Loren Taylor leads in early returns in mayoral race

Loren Taylor was leading in early returns in the special election to select Oakland’s next mayor Tuesday night, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ Office. Oakland mayoral race Loren Taylor was ahead of the nine other candidates on the ballot with nearly 49% of the vote in the first round of ranked-choice voting as of about 8:15 p.m. Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee was in second place with about 45% of the vote. All of the other ca…

Oakland election results: Mayor, D2 City Council and Measure A

Oakland election results: Mayor, D2 City Council and Measure A First results will be released after polls close at 8 p.m. If the races for mayor and D2 are tight, it could be a while before we know the winner.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Polls Open In Oakland's Mayoral Election

The polls have been open since 7 am in Oakland for the special election to determine the city's new mayor. There are nine candidates running, but it's really a race between former Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former City Councilmember Loren Taylor. [KTVU]Mission Local tracks the major moves of SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's first 100 days in office, and finds that many City Hall insiders call him a "nice guy."Oakland's DMV branch near the Oakland Coli…

Oakland Mayoral Preview & Open Thread

Today, there is a special election for Mayor in Oakland. Polls close at 11p ET, but due to the mail-in ballots and ranked-choice tabulations, it is unlikely we will know a winner tonight. Here is a preview and open thread for discussion: Oakland-Mayor (RCV): Oakland is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. The population of 440K is highly diverse at roughly 30% White, 25% each Black and Hispanic, and 20% Asian. Oakland has two major …