2024 Oakland mayoral recall election
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Recall election in Oakland
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The 2024 Oakland mayoral recall election was a successful special recall election to remove Oakland mayor Sheng Thao from office less than two years into her first four-year term. It was held on November 5, 2024 concurrent with the statewide and nationwide general elections.
Sheng Thao was elected mayor in 2022 with a margin of 0.6% after instant-runoff voting. Her administration attracted criticism for firing its Chief of Police in early 2023 following a report that the Chief mishandled internal investigations,[1] failing to submit an application for a $2 million retail theft prevention grant,[2] and blamed for Oakland's relatively high crime rate.[3] Thao's home was raided by the FBI in June 2024, reportedly as part of a corruption investigation into kickbacks to California Waste Solutions, a waste and recycling contractor, in return for 2022 campaign contributions.[4][5]
In June 2024, the recall obtained enough signatures to be placed on the ballot alongside the recall of Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price.[6]
Former mayor Libby Schaaf[7] and former Oakland councilmember Loren Taylor[8] supported the recall, while U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee[9] and former mayor Jean Quan[10] opposed it. Piedmont resident and hedge fund manager Philip Dreyfuss contributed $605,000 to the recall campaign, and $200,000 to Price's recall.[11]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes |
86,535 | 60.62 |
| No | 56,220 | 39.38 |
| Total votes | 142,755 | 100.00 |
| Source: Alameda County Department of Elections[12] | ||
References
- ↑ "Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong fired, says he's 'deeply disappointed' by mayor's decision". KGO-TV. February 15, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Oakland officials missed application deadline for grant funds to combat organized retail theft - CBS San Francisco". CBS News. September 14, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Crime has surged in Oakland since pandemic, leveled off in San Jose, San Francisco". The Mercury News. September 8, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ BondGraham, Darwin; Wolfe, Eli (June 21, 2024). "What we know about the FBI's search of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's home". The Oaklandside. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Oakland corruption probe: Duong family supported Sheng Thao to rake in taxpayer funds, prosecutors say". The Mercury News. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ Wolfe, Eli; BondGraham, Darwin (June 18, 2024). "Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao will face recall election". The Oaklandside. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ Shafer, Scott (October 18, 2024). "Exclusive: Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Should Be Recalled, Libby Schaaf Says". KQED. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ↑ BondGraham, Natalie Orenstein, Eli Wolfe, Darwin (October 25, 2024). "Election grab bag: elected officials mostly against Oakland mayor recall". The Oaklandside. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Congresswoman, California senator oppose recalls of Oakland mayor, DA". KTVU. October 11, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Mayor Thao rallies against recall, with help from a former Oakland mayor and other supporters – Election Coverage". elections.journalism.berkeley.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ Wolfe, Eli (August 1, 2024). "Piedmont hedge fund exec has bankrolled the effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao". The Oaklandside. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Alameda County Election Results". alamedacountyca.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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