Paula Thomas (California)

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Paula Thomas

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Last election

April 15, 2025

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Paula Thomas ran in a special election to the Oakland City Council to represent District 2 in California. Thomas lost in the special general election on April 15, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Oakland, California (2025)

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 2

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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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Charlene Wang	59.4	7,008	736	Won (5)
		Kara Murray-Badal	40.6	4,782	362	5
	Submit photo	Harold Lowe	0.0	0	-1,617	4
		Kanitha Matoury	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Paula Thomas	0.0	0	0	2
		Kenneth Anderson	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Charlene Wang	51.0	6,272	250	Won (5)
		Kara Murray-Badal	35.9	4,420	123	5
	Submit photo	Harold Lowe	13.1	1,617	152	4
		Kanitha Matoury	0.0	0	-686	3
	Submit photo	Paula Thomas	0.0	0	0	2
		Kenneth Anderson	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Charlene Wang	48.3	6,022	71	Won (5)
		Kara Murray-Badal	34.5	4,297	34	5
	Submit photo	Harold Lowe	11.7	1,465	50	4
		Kanitha Matoury	5.5	686	88	3
	Submit photo	Paula Thomas	0.0	0	-303	2
		Kenneth Anderson	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Charlene Wang	47.5	5,951	46	Won (5)
		Kara Murray-Badal	34.0	4,263	40	5
	Submit photo	Harold Lowe	11.3	1,415	34	4
		Kanitha Matoury	4.8	598	39	3
	Submit photo	Paula Thomas	2.4	303	34	2
		Kenneth Anderson	0.0	0	-246	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Charlene Wang	46.9	5,905	0	Won (5)
		Kara Murray-Badal	33.6	4,223	0	5
	Submit photo	Harold Lowe	11.0	1,381	0	4
		Kanitha Matoury	4.4	559	0	3
	Submit photo	Paula Thomas	2.1	269	0	2
		Kenneth Anderson	2.0	246	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,583
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