City elections in Oakland, California (2024)

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2024 Oakland elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 (city auditor special election) & August 9, 2024 (city council/city attorney regular election)
General election: March 5, 2024 (city auditor special election) & November 5, 2024 (city council/city attorney regular election)
Election stats
Offices up: City council, city attorney, and city auditor (special)
Total seats up: 7
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Oakland, California, held general elections for city council and city attorney on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 9, 2024.

Oakland held a special election for city auditor on March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 8, 2023.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

City auditor

General election

General election for Oakland City Auditor

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Michael Houston in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,966
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City attorney

General election

General election for Oakland City Attorney

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Ryan Richardson in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 137,594
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City council

At-large

General election

General election for Oakland City Council At-large

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Rowena Brown in round 9 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 144,857
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District 1

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Zac Unger in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,932
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District 3

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 3

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Carroll Fife in round 5 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,793
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District 5

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 5

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Noel Gallo in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,628
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District 7

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 7

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Ken Houston in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,439
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About the city

See also: Oakland, California

Oakland is a city in California. It is the county seat of Alameda County. As of 2020, its population was 440,646.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city government of Oakland combines a council-manager system with a strong mayor system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The mayor, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and execute city policies.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Oakland, California
Oakland California
Population 440,646 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 55 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 34.4% 56.1%
Black/African American 22.7% 5.7%
Asian 15.8% 14.8%
Native American 0.9% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 8.4% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 27% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 84.3% 83.9%
College graduation rate 46.1% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $80,143 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 14.6% 12.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Oakland, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Oakland, "City Government 101," accessed August 26, 2014
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