2018 Oakland mayoral election

Oakland mayoral election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Candidate Libby Schaaf Cat Brooks Pamela Price Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 84,314 40,688 20,685 Percentage 53.19% 25.67% 13.05%

Mayor before election Libby Schaaf Democratic Elected mayor Libby Schaaf Democratic

The 2018 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. Incumbent mayor Libby Schaaf was reelected. The election was held using instant-runoff voting, but Schaaf received a majority of votes in the first round, so no additional rounds were necessary. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Results

Results

Candidate		Votes	%
Libby Schaaf (incumbent)		84,314	53.19
Cat Brooks		40,688	25.67
Pamela Price		20,685	13.05
Saied Karamooz		2,981	1.88
Ken Houston		2,616	1.65
Marchon Tatmon		2,087	1.32
Nancy Sidebotham		1,733	1.09
Peter Yuan Liu		1,156	0.73
Cedric A. Troupe		1,116	0.70
Jesse A.J. Smith		730	0.46
Write-in		415	0.26