The latest results in the neck-and-neck Oakland mayoral race from the Alameda County registrar were counted Monday evening and Sheng Thao incrementally increased her lead to 682 votes over her opponent, Councilmember Loren Taylor.
A couple thousand countywide ballots remained outstanding before the results were announced. Around 333 of those ballots factored in to the mayoral race and were from Oakland voters. Thao, currently an Oakland City Councilmember, began her day in the lead. She had a mere 680 votes over her opponent, Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor.
Almost two weeks after Election Day, the registrar finally wrapped up the results. The registrar said this was the last update until the election is certified, Dec. 8. Dupuis said the office was counting a final batch of ballots early Monday, but there were still 2,500 ballots from Alameda County. He explained the ballots had signature issues that may or may not count in the days to come.
Thao said she was waiting to speak publicly until after the latest round of ballots was counted. Her campaign issued a brief statement: "We are optimistic that our lead will hold and that Sheng Thao will be the next Mayor of Oakland." Thao was backed by many of Oakland's labor unions, including the firefighters' and tenants' unions. She has said she wants to spend more on the city's Department of Violence Prevention. On the campaign trail, she said her mission was to get funding for housing and homeless services, protect renters and champion workers' rights. Both she and Taylor supported hiring more police officers.
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