There was a lead shift over the weekend in the race for Oakland’s next mayor, but the numbers are still too close to call.
There was a lead shift over the weekend in the race for Oakland’s next mayor.
Councilmember Loren Taylor, who won the most first place votes out of any candidate, is now trailing Councilmember Sheng Thao by a few hundred votes in the ranked choice instant runoff. “Extremely close. Feeling good, there is more numbers coming out today so eager to see what those results are,” said Taylor at the annual Turkey Drive at the Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center, while distributing 450 turkeys ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.“This is a huge need but we also see that Oakland is stepping up in an incredible way,” said Taylor.
The lead changed after nearly two weeks of counting and waiting, with still around 2,000 votes left to be counted countywide. According to the county, another 2,500 votes have signature issues and those voters will still be given the opportunity to fix before the election is certified on Dec. 8.
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