2022 Oakland mayoral election Turnout 53.28%
The2022 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect themayor ofOakland, California . Incumbent mayorLibby Schaaf wasterm-limited .[ 1] Sheng Thao won the election and was inaugurated as mayor in January 2023.
The position is non-partisan. The election was held usinginstant-runoff voting , the rules of which include voters ranking their top five 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 CouncilmemberLoren Taylor and CouncilmemberSheng 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]
Ignacio De La Fuente , formercity councilor from the 5th district and candidate for mayor in1998 and2006 [ 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] Loren Taylor
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Oakland Tenants Union[ 17] 2022 Oakland mayoral election results[ 20] 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%
2022 Oakland mayoral election results Candidate Maximum round Maximum votes Share in maximum round Maximum votesFirst round votes Transfer votes Sheng Thao 9 56,841 50.3%
Loren Taylor 9 56,161 49.7%
Ignacio de la Fuente 8 16,538 13.8%
Allyssa Victory 7 14,149 11.6%
Treva Reid 6 9,022 7.3%
Greg Hodge 5 6,886 5.5%
Seneca Scott 4 4,151 3.3%
John Reimann 3 1,391 1.1%
Peter Liu 2 1,000 0.8%
Tyron Jordan 1 860 0.7%
^ Ballots where a voter did not indicate a first choice, but did indicate a second choice and so on. ^ Carter, MJ (April 1, 2021)."Out front in Oakland: who might run for mayor in 2022" .hoodline.com . Hooldine. RetrievedMay 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. RetrievedNovember 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. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2022 . ^a b c d BondGraham, Darwin (August 17, 2022)."Election 2022: Who's running for Oakland mayor?" .The Oaklandside . RetrievedSeptember 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. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2022 . ^ Orenstein, Natalie (August 29, 2022)."Allyssa Victory can run for Oakland mayor, city says" .The Oaklandside . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2022 . ^ "Listen: Who will be the next mayor of Oakland?" .San Francisco Chronicle . September 22, 2022. RetrievedNovember 4, 2022 .^a b Ankarlo, Kris (September 22, 2022)."Oakland mayoral candidate gets endorsements from current mayor, other Bay Area mayors" .KCBS (AM) . RetrievedNovember 4, 2022 . ^ "Endorsement: Loren Taylor for Oakland mayor" .San Francisco Chronicle . October 28, 2022. Archived fromthe original on October 28, 2022. RetrievedOctober 28, 2022 .^a b "Councilmember Sheng Thao Launches Mayoral Campaign" .www.postnewsgroup.com . November 13, 2021. RetrievedNovember 14, 2021 .^a b Sarah Ravani (December 22, 2021)."Third Oakland council member explores run for mayor" .San Francisco Chronicle . RetrievedDecember 22, 2021 . ^ "California Endorsements - National Nurses United" . March 22, 2018.^ "Endorsements - National Union of Healthcare Workers" .^a b "Endorsements - Oakland Tenants Union" .^ "CA Endorsements - Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte" .^ "Our Candidates" .^ "Ranked Choice Voting Results: General Election (Certified Final Results) - November 08, 2022 | Mayor - Oakland (RCV)" .
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