Pamela Harris (California)

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Pamela Harris

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Pamela Harris ran for election to the Oakland City Council to represent District 4 in California. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Oakland, California (2018)

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 4

The following candidates ran in the general election for Oakland City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheng Thao (Nonpartisan)	54.1	11,736
	Submit photo	Pamela Harris (Nonpartisan)	45.9	9,960
		Matt Hummel (Nonpartisan)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Nayeli Maxson (Nonpartisan)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Charles Michelson (Nonpartisan)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Joseph Simmons (Nonpartisan)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Joseph Tanios (Nonpartisan)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,696
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Ranked-choice voting rounds

Full ranked-choice voting results may be viewed by clicking [show] at the right.

Oakland City Council District 4 General seventh round, 2018 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheng Thao 54.09% 11,736      Nonpartisan Pamela Harris 45.91% 9,960      Nonpartisan Charles Michelson 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Joseph Simmons 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Joseph Tanios 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Nayeli Maxson 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Matt Hummel 0.00% 0 Total Votes 21,696 Source: Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (Certified Final Results)," accessed March 5, 2019 Oakland City Council District 4 General sixth round, 2018 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheng Thao 42.97% 10,011      Nonpartisan Pamela Harris 35.59% 8,291      Nonpartisan Nayeli Maxson 21.44% 4,994      Nonpartisan Charles Michelson 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Joseph Simmons 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Joseph Tanios 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Matt Hummel 0.00% 0 Total Votes 23,296 Source: Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (Certified Final Results)," accessed March 5, 2019 Oakland City Council District 4 General fifth round, 2018 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheng Thao 37.57% 9,190      Nonpartisan Pamela Harris 31.43% 7,688      Nonpartisan Nayeli Maxson 18.20% 4,452      Nonpartisan Charles Michelson 12.79% 3,129      Nonpartisan Joseph Simmons 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Joseph Tanios 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Matt Hummel 0.00% 0 Total Votes 24,459 Source: Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (Certified Final Results)," accessed March 5, 2019 Oakland City Council District 4 General fourth round, 2018 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheng Thao 36.33% 8,999      Nonpartisan Pamela Harris 29.34% 7,267      Nonpartisan Nayeli Maxson 17.34% 4,295      Nonpartisan Charles Michelson 11.85% 2,934      Nonpartisan Matt Hummel 5.14% 1,273      Nonpartisan Joseph Simmons 0.00% 0      Nonpartisan Joseph Tanios 0.00% 0 Total Votes 24,768 Source: Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (Certified Final Results)," accessed March 5, 2019 Oakland City Council District 4 General third round, 2018 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheng Thao 35.39% 8,855      Nonpartisan Pamela Harris 27.65% 6,920      Nonpartisan Nayeli Maxson 16.78% 4,199      Nonpartisan Charles Michelson 11.44% 2,862      Nonpartisan Matt Hummel 4.83% 1,208      Nonpartisan Joseph Simmons 3.91% 979      Nonpartisan Joseph Tanios 0.00% 0 Total Votes 25,023 Source: Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (Certified Final Results)," accessed March 5, 2019 Oakland City Council District 4 General second round, 2018 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheng Thao 34.70% 8,750      Nonpartisan Pamela Harris 27.06% 6,825      Nonpartisan Nayeli Maxson 16.20% 4,086      Nonpartisan Charles Michelson 11.04% 2,783      Nonpartisan Matt Hummel 4.53% 1,142      Nonpartisan Joseph Simmons 3.70% 934      Nonpartisan Joseph Tanios 2.77% 699 Total Votes 25,219 Source: Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (Certified Final Results)," accessed March 5, 2019 The first round eliminated the write-in votes. There were no write-in votes. Oakland City Council District 4 General first round, 2018 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sheng Thao 34.70% 8,750      Nonpartisan Pamela Harris 27.06% 6,825      Nonpartisan Nayeli Maxson 16.20% 4,086      Nonpartisan Charles Michelson 11.04% 2,783      Nonpartisan Matt Hummel 4.53% 1,142      Nonpartisan Joseph Simmons 3.70% 934      Nonpartisan Joseph Tanios 2.77% 699 Write-in votes 0% 0 Total Votes 25,219 Source: Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (Certified Final Results)," accessed March 5, 2019

See also

Oakland, California	California	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• City of Oakland elections webpage