Elizabeth Swaney

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Elizabeth Swaney

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April 15, 2025

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Elizabeth Swaney ran in a special election for Mayor of Oakland in California. Swaney lost in the special general election on April 15, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2025)

General election

General election for Mayor of Oakland

Select round: Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Barbara Lee 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	52.7	48,935	588	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	47.3	43,929	379	9
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	-1,532	8
		Renia Webb	0.0	0	0	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.0	0	0	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	51.7	48,347	424	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	46.6	43,550	292	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.6	1,532	245	8
		Renia Webb	0.0	0	-1,180	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.0	0	0	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	51.2	47,923	83	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	46.2	43,258	366	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.4	1,287	124	8
		Renia Webb	1.3	1,180	145	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.0	0	-1,022	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.9	47,840	276	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.7	42,892	264	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.2	1,163	46	8
		Renia Webb	1.1	1,035	106	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	1.1	1,022	52	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	-858	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.6	47,564	245	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.3	42,628	94	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.2	1,117	53	8
		Renia Webb	1.0	929	53	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	1.0	970	72	6
		Suz Robinson	0.9	858	39	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	-658	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.2	47,319	59	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.2	42,534	66	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,064	22	8
		Renia Webb	0.9	876	47	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	1.0	898	32	6
		Suz Robinson	0.9	819	35	5
		Eric Simpson	0.7	658	51	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	-365	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.2	47,260	66	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.1	42,468	32	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,042	23	8
		Renia Webb	0.9	829	23	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.9	866	24	6
		Suz Robinson	0.8	784	15	5
		Eric Simpson	0.6	607	14	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.4	365	32	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	-266	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.1	47,194	17	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.0	42,436	43	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,019	18	8
		Renia Webb	0.9	806	10	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.9	842	8	6
		Suz Robinson	0.8	769	14	5
		Eric Simpson	0.6	593	5	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.4	333	9	3
		Peter Liu	0.3	266	13	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	-184	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.0	47,177	0	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.0	42,393	0	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,001	0	8
		Renia Webb	0.8	796	0	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.9	834	0	6
		Suz Robinson	0.8	755	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.6	588	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.3	324	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.3	253	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.2	184	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,305
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