City elections in Oakland, California (2025)
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| 2025 Oakland elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 17, 2025 |
| General election: April 15, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council (special) |
| Total seats up: (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Oakland, California, held special elections for mayor and city council on April 15, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was January 17, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 2
General election
General election for Oakland City Council District 2
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Charlene Wang 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.
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Total votes: 12,583 |
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- See also: California elections, 2025
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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 | ||
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| 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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