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The 2025 Oakland mayoral special election will be held on April 15, 2025, to elect the next mayor of Oakland, California, following the recall of mayor Sheng Thao in November 2024. City Council president Nikki Fortunato Bas served as interim mayor until January 6, 2025, when she resigned to take a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors .
The Oakland City Council has eight council members representing seven districts in Oakland with one member elected at-large; council members serve staggered four-year terms, and are all elected using instant-runoff voting. The mayor appoints a city administrator, subject to the confirmation by the city council, who is the chief administrative ...
A staunch Republican and strict Unionist, he achieved great political prominence in the East Bay shortly after moving to Oakland – he was elected to four terms on the city council (1869–1872), including one as president (1871), as well as to the State Assembly (1871–72) and State Senate (1879–82), as well as winning two terms as Oakland ...
“Leadership, integrity, results for all of Oakland,” she concluded. The race already features several candidates, including former Oakland City Council member Loren Taylor, who came in second ...
In addition to the Oakland mayoral race, there are two council seats to be decided on Nov. 7. Also, two cannabis questions will go before voters.
Two sets of Republican candidates will compete for two three-year council seats in the June 4 primary election.
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Oakland County voters kept a trend toward blue as Democrats kept their edge on the county board while school funding measures won approval.