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Saied Karamooz

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Saied Karamooz
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Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Contact

Personal website

Saied Karamooz ran for election for Mayor of Oakland in California. Karamooz lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Karamooz was a 2014 candidate for mayor of Oakland.

Elections

2018

See also: Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2018)

General election

General election for Mayor of Oakland

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Oakland on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Libby Schaaf
Libby Schaaf (Nonpartisan)
 
53.3
 
84,502
Image of Cat Brooks
Cat Brooks (Nonpartisan)
 
25.7
 
40,760
Image of Pamela Price
Pamela Price (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
20,794
Image of Saied Karamooz
Saied Karamooz (Nonpartisan)
 
1.9
 
3,005
Image of Ken Houston
Ken Houston (Nonpartisan)
 
1.7
 
2,640
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Marchon Tatmon (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
2,114
Image of Nancy Sidebotham
Nancy Sidebotham (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
1,766
Image of Peter Liu
Peter Liu (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
1,166
Image of Cedric A. Troupe
Cedric A. Troupe (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
1,128
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Jesse A.J. Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
0.5
 
743

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

Total votes: 158,618
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2014

See also: Oakland, California municipal elections, 2014

The 2014 Oakland mayoral election took place on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline was August 8, 2014.[1] In the general election, Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf defeated incumbent Jean Quan and candidates Jason "Shake" Anderson, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Saied Karamooz, Peter Yuan Liu, Patrick K. McCullough, Bryan Parker, Courtney Ruby, Nancy Sidebotham, Dan Siegel, Joseph Tuman, Charles Ray Williams, and Eric Wilson.[2][3]


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 1
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Charles Ray Williams 1% 1,052 1
Dan Siegel 12.9% 13,122 3
Rebecca Kaplan 14.4% 14,693 4
Jason "Shake" Anderson 1.5% 1,550 1
Courtney Ruby 3.1% 3,115 0
Eric Wilson 0.4% 393 0
Saied Karamooz 0.3% 264 1
Patrick K. McCullough 0.4% 362 1
Nancy Sidebotham 0.3% 267 0
Peter Yuan Liu 0.5% 464 1
Joseph Tuman 12% 12,251 0
Ken Houston 0.5% 518 0
Bryan Parker 7.8% 7,955 3
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes 29.5% 30,041 0
Jean Quan 15.5% 15,808 3
Write-in 0% 0 0
Sammuel Washington - Eliminated 0% 33 −33
Exhausted 2,946 15
Total Votes 104,834 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

This is the final round of voting. To view previous rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Final Round
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Charles Ray Williams 0% 0 0
Dan Siegel 0% 0 0
Rebecca Kaplan - Eliminated 36.8% 28,421 0
Jason "Shake" Anderson 0% 0 0
Courtney Ruby 0% 0 0
Eric Wilson 0% 0 0
Saied Karamooz 0% 0 0
Patrick K. McCullough 0% 0 0
Nancy Sidebotham 0% 0 0
Peter Yuan Liu 0% 0 0
Joseph Tuman 0% 0 0
Ken Houston 0% 0 0
Bryan Parker 0% 0 0
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Winner 63.2% 48,806 0
Jean Quan 0% 0 0
Write-in 0% 0 0
Sammuel Washington 0% 0 0
Exhausted 27,607 0
Total Votes 104,834 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Campaign themes

2014

On his campaign website, Karamooz highlighted the issues listed below.[4] For a comprehensive overview of Karamooz's platform, see here.

Minimum wage

  • "Implement $15 per hour living wage."

Taxes

  • "Impose a 10-cent-per-ounce-100-Proof alcohol tax. And use 100% of funds for public bathrooms and programs to help the homeless, such as drug recovery, substance abuse, mental health, job training, etc."
  • "Double the property tax on all unoccupied/abandoned buildings and use 100% of the proceeds to expand Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils (NCPC) and fund Police Activities League (PAL) to strengthen the relationship of police with the communities while saving many of our children."

Professional sports

  • "Elevate Oakland to World Stage by ensuring that our professional teams stay in Oakland and work with the NFL to hold the 2018 Super Bowl in Oakland."

Urban development

  • "Convert vacant lots in Oakland to mini-parks, playgrounds, or urban gardens for public use with a one-time fee of $1 per square foot ($1,000 minimum) charged to the property owner for beautification expenses."

Recent news

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Saied Karamooz - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Oakland, "Municipal Election November 4, 2014," accessed March 10, 2014
  2. ↑ Alameda County, "Official 2014 Candidate List," accessed September 10, 2014
  3. ↑ Alameda County, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 5, 2014
  4. ↑ Oakland Mayor Movement, "Movement Manifesto," accessed September 25, 2014
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