APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
________________________
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF
OAKLAND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY,
APRIL 15, 2025
WHEREAS, pursuant to California law and secti on 1102 of the Charter of the City of Oakland, a Special Municipal Election was duly held in the City of Oakland on Tuesday, April 15, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Registrar of Vo ters has prepared and submitted a certified Statement of the Results of all the votes cast for each office and measure and a copy of the Official Canvass for said Special Municipal Election; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has examined the above returns of said Special Municipal Election and has, in presenting this Resolution to the City Council, certified the results of the Special Municipal Election, which are attached hereto as Attachment A; and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code sec tions 10263 and 15400 provide that the governing body shall declare the re sults of each election under its jurisdiction as to the persons elected and the measures voted on at the election; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council declares the results of the canvass of the returns of said Special Municipal Election to be as follows:
The final round votes cast for the candidates for the Office of Mayor are as follows:
Barbara Lee 48,935 52.70%
Loren Manuel Taylor 43,929 47.3%
Tyron C. Jordan 0
Rania Janeen Webb 0
Mindy Ruth Pechenuk 0
Suz Robinson 0
Eric Simpson 0
Elizabeth Swaney 0
P e t e r L i u 0
President Cristina Grappo 0
2 The final round votes cast for the candidates for the Office of Councilmember, District 2 are as follows:
Charlene Wang 7,008 59.44%
Kara Murray-Badal 4,782 40.56%
Harold Lowe III 0
Kanitha Matoury 0
Paula F.L. Thomas 0
Rev Kenneth Anderson 0
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the following candidates, having received the majority of the votes cast for all candidates for said offices are hereby declared elected to said office and shall assume the duties of that office on May 20, 2025 to complete the remainder of their respective terms, which end January 4, 2027 at 11:00 am (Charter section 204(a), 302):
B a r b a r a L e e M a y o r
Charlene Wang Councilmember, District 2
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the results of the votes cast for and against the measure that was presented to the electors of the City of Oakland at said election are as follows:
MEASURE A
Proposed Ordinance
Measure imposing a general tax in the City of Oakland for 10 years in the form of a 0.5% (one-half percent) transactions and use (sales) tax, thus increasing the total sales tax rate in Oakland to 10.75%.
For the Measure: 57,485 64.95% ( Passed)
Against the Measure: 31,026 35.05%
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council here by determines and declares that the following measure has passed or failed as shown below:
Measure A did receive a majority of the votes cast and is hereby declared PASSED; and
; and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the total number of registered voters was 250,800 and the canvas of the returns of said Special Municipal Election show that the total number of ballots cast at the Special Municipal Election was 95,046 (or 37.9%); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby declares that the Official Canvass, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, containing within the number of votes cast at each precinct for each candidate and for and against each measure, be and is hereby adopted.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES –
ABSENT – COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303) ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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ATTACHMENT A
RCV Detailed Report
ALAMEDA
CERTIFIED FINAL RESULTS
April 15, 2025
General Election
Member, City Council, District 2, Short Term - Oakland (RCV) Official results
Number of positions to elect is
1 .
Tabulation status:
All Positions Filled
Tabulation time:
5/1/2025 11:48:26 AM
Tabulation Options
RCV method
IRV
Previous rounds evaluation method
None
Elimination type
Single
Votes to include in threshold calculation
Continuing ballots per round
Fixed precision decimals
0 Use previous tie break decision
False
Exclude unresolved write-ins
True
Declare winners by threshold
False
Uses precincts
True
Pause after round
False
Perform elimination transfer in last round
True
Skip overvoted rankings
False
Assign skipped rankings to the set of
exhausted ballots
False
Use first round suspension
False
Include disabled candidate rankings in
overvote
False
Ties are resolved in accordance with election law.
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4 ALAMEDA
Round
1 Candidate
Votes
Percentage
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
269
2.14%
REV KENNETH ANDERSON
246
1.96%
KANITHA MATOURY
559
4.44%
CHARLENE WANG
5,905
46.93%
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
4,223
33.56%
HAROLD LOWE III
1,381
10.98%
Continuing Ballots Total
12,583
Blanks
469
Exhausted
0 Overvotes
45 Remainder Points
0 Non Transferable Total
514
REV KENNETH ANDERSON
is
eliminated
because
the candidate had the least amount of votes.
Elimination transfer for candidate REV KENNETH ANDERSON. 246 ballots have been transferred in the following manner:
Transferred from
Transferred to
Ballots
Fraction
Votes
REV KENNETH ANDERSON
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
34 1
34 REV KENNETH ANDERSON
KANITHA MATOURY
39 1
39 REV KENNETH ANDERSON
CHARLENE WANG
46 1
46 REV KENNETH ANDERSON
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
40 1
40 REV KENNETH ANDERSON
HAROLD LOWE III
34 1
34 REV KENNETH ANDERSON
Exhausted
51 1
51 REV KENNETH ANDERSON
Overvotes
2 1
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4 Round
2 Candidate
Votes
Percentage
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
303
2.42%
REV KENNETH ANDERSON
0 0.00%
KANITHA MATOURY
598
4.77%
CHARLENE WANG
5,951
47.49%
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
4,263
34.02%
HAROLD LOWE III
1,415
11.29%
Continuing Ballots Total
12,530
Blanks
469
Exhausted
51 Overvotes
47 Remainder Points
0 Non Transferable Total
567
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
is
eliminated
because
the candidate had the least amount of votes.
Elimination transfer for candidate PAULA F.L. THOMAS.
303 ballots have been transferred in the following manner:
Transferred from
Transferred to
Ballots
Fraction
Votes
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
KANITHA MATOURY
88 1
88 PAULA F.L. THOMAS
CHARLENE WANG
71 1
71 PAULA F.L. THOMAS
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
34 1
34 PAULA F.L. THOMAS
HAROLD LOWE III
50 1
50 PAULA F.L. THOMAS
Exhausted
55 1
55 PAULA F.L. THOMAS
Overvotes
5 1
5 Round
3 Candidate
Votes
Percentage
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
0 0.00%
REV KENNETH ANDERSON
0 0.00%
KANITHA MATOURY
686
5.50%
CHARLENE WANG
6,022
48.29%
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
4,297
34.46%
HAROLD LOWE III
1,465
11.75%
Continuing Ballots Total
12,470
Blanks
469
Exhausted
106
Overvotes
52 Remainder Points
0 Non Transferable Total
627
KANITHA MATOURY
is
eliminated
because
the candidate had the least amount of votes.
Elimination transfer for candidate KANITHA MATOURY.
686 ballots have been transferred in the following manner:
Transferred from
Transferred to
Ballots
Fraction
Votes
KANITHA MATOURY
CHARLENE WANG
250
1 250
KANITHA MATOURY
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
123
1 123
KANITHA MATOURY
HAROLD LOWE III
152
1 152
KANITHA MATOURY
Exhausted
152
1 152
KANITHA MATOURY
Overvotes
9 1
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4 Round
4 Candidate
Votes
Percentage
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
0 0.00%
REV KENNETH ANDERSON
0 0.00%
KANITHA MATOURY
0 0.00%
CHARLENE WANG
6,272
50.95%
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
4,420
35.91%
HAROLD LOWE III
1,617
13.14%
Continuing Ballots Total
12,309
Blanks
469
Exhausted
258
Overvotes
61 Remainder Points
0 Non Transferable Total
788
HAROLD LOWE III
is
eliminated
because
the candidate had the least amount of votes.
Elimination transfer for candidate HAROLD LOWE III.
1617 ballots have been transferred in the following manner:
Transferred from
Transferred to
Ballots
Fraction
Votes
HAROLD LOWE III
CHARLENE WANG
736
1 736
HAROLD LOWE III
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
362
1 362
HAROLD LOWE III
Exhausted
508
1 508
HAROLD LOWE III
Overvotes
11 1
11 Round
5 Candidate
Votes
Percentage
PAULA F.L. THOMAS
0 0.00%
REV KENNETH ANDERSON
0 0.00%
KANITHA MATOURY
0 0.00%
CHARLENE WANG
7,008
59.44%
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
4,782
40.56%
HAROLD LOWE III
0 0.00%
Continuing Ballots Total
11,790
Blanks
469
Exhausted
766
Overvotes
72 Remainder Points
0 Non Transferable Total
1,307
CHARLENE WANG
is
elected
because
all other candidates have been eliminated.
KARA MURRAY-BADAL
is
eliminated
because
the candidate was not elected in the last round.
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