Results are coming in from Oakland’s April 15 special election, with voters picking a new mayor, filling a City Council seat, and deciding on a sales tax increase.
Although results have yet to be made official by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, the latest tallies show that in the race for mayor, former councilman Loren Taylor maintains a lead with 48.22 percent of first-round votes (23,362 votes) over U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee with 45.7 percent (22,142).
Taylor lost his previous run for mayor to Sheng Thao, who was recalled in November 2024. Taylor ran on a platform of increasing the number of Oakland police officers, reopening closed fire stations, and eliminating taxes for businesses with revenue under $1.5 million….