Live election results: Oakland mayor, city council, measure A
Oakland's 2 leading mayoral candidates campaign on the eve of special election, voters plans to cast their ballots last minute
Oakland's 2 leading mayoral candidates Loren Taylor and Barbara Lee hit the streets on the eve of election day to get out the vote. Many voters tell KTVU they will decide on election day.
Update
OAKLAND, Calif. - The latest round of ranked-choice election results from the Oakland mayoral race are in on Friday and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee's camp says they are encouraged with this evening's results.
Lee has pulled ahead of former City Councilmember Loren Taylor with 53% of the vote. Taylor has 47% of the vote.
In a statement on Friday, Lee said she worked hard during her 100-day campaign. "I decided to run for Mayor knowing that Oakland is a deeply divided City– and I ran to unite our community. We worked hard every day to earn every vote."
The next round of votes to be counted will be next Friday, April 25.
The backstory:
Oakland voters will make their voices heard in the special election on Tuesday, selecting a leader to fill the role left vacant after former Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled last November.
The ballot includes nine candidates for Oakland mayor, but the two front-runners are former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and former city council member Loren Taylor.
Since Thao's recall and indictment, several city leaders have taken over the role, most recently Kevin Jenkins, who was appointed as interim mayor in January.
In this election, Oakland voters will also decide on the next city council member for District 2, along with Measure A, which would increase local sales tax by a half-cent.