2014 Oakland mayoral election

The 2014 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. It saw the election of Libby Schaaf, who unseated incumbent mayor Jean Quan.

2014 Oakland mayoral election
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
 
Candidate Libby Schaaf Rebecca Kaplan Jean Quan
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round vote 30,041 14,693 15,808
First round percentage 29.48% 14.42% 15.52%
Final round vote 48,806 28,421 Eliminated
Final round percentage 63.20% 36.80% Eliminated
 
Candidate Dan Siegel Joe Tuman Bryan Parker
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round vote 13,122 12,251 7,955
First round percentage 12.88% 12.02% 7.81%
Final round vote Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Final round percentage Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Jean Quan
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Libby Schaaf
Democratic

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This was the first time since 1990 that an incumbent mayor of Oakland was defeated for reelection.[1]

The election was held using instant-runoff voting

Background

Four years prior, Jean Quan had won what was regarded to have been a surprise victory. She won a narrow victory in the tenth, an final possible, round of the instant-runoff vote, despite runner-up Don Perata having led the vote count in all nine previous rounds.[2][3]

Many challengers filed to unseat Quan in 2014, the best-known names being City Council members Rebecca Kaplan and Libby Schaaf; political science professor, former television commentator, and 2010 mayoral candidate Joe Tuman, City Auditor Courtney Ruby; former Port of Oakland Commissioner Bryan Parker; and civil rights lawyer Dan Siegel.[2]

Candidates
Candidate Experience Announced Ref
Jason "Shake" Anderson AKA John Anderson Former Spokesman for Occupy Oakland
Navy veteran		 [4]
Ken Houston Community organizer [5]
Rebecca Kaplan City Councilmember At-Large since 2009 June 4, 2014 [6]
Saied Karamooz Businessman [7]
Peter Liu Army veteran [8]
Pat McCullough Electronics technician [9]
Bryan Parker Former Port of Oakland Commissioner [2][9]
Jean Quan Incumbent mayor since 2011 August 30, 2014 [2]
Courtney Ruby Oakland City Auditor since 2006 February 26, 2014 [10][11][12]
Libby Schaaf Oakland City Council member since 2011 December 3, 2013 [13]
Dan Siegel Attorney January 9, 2014 [14]
Nancy Sidebotham Tax specialist and perennial candidate [15]
Joe Tuman Professor at San Francisco State University, former television commentator, candidate for mayor in 2010 July 24, 2013 [2][9][16]
Samuel Washington
Charles R. Williams

Results

Results summary

The following table shows a summary of the instant runoff for the election. The table shows the round in which the candidate was defeated or elected the winner, the votes for the candidate in that round, and what share those votes were of all votes counting for any candidate in that round. There is also a bar graph showing those votes for each candidate and categorized as either first-round votes or votes that were transferred from another candidate.

Oakland mayoral election, 2014[17]
Party Candidate Maximum
Round		 Maximum
Votes		 Share in
Maximum
Round		 Maximum Votes
First Round VotesTransfer Votes
Nonpartisan Libby Schaaf 16 48,806 63.20%
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Nonpartisan Rebecca Kaplan 16 28,421 36.80%
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Nonpartisan Jean Quan (incumbent) 15 20,525 23.41%
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Nonpartisan Dan Siegel 14 17,402 18.50%
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Nonpartisan Joe Tuman 13 14,873 15.17%
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Nonpartisan Bryan Parker 12 8,551 8.54%
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Nonpartisan Courtney Ruby 11 3,364 3.34%
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Nonpartisan John Anderson 10 1,741 1.72%
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Nonpartisan Charles R. Williams 9 1,200 1.18%
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Nonpartisan Ken Houston 8 604 0.59%
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Nonpartisan Peter Liu 7 529 0.52%
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Nonpartisan Eric Wilson 6 430 0.42%
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Nonpartisan Pat McCullough 5 383 0.38%
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Nonpartisan Nancy Sidebotham 4 271 0.27%
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Nonpartisan Saied Karamooz 3 265 0.26%
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Nonpartisan Samuel Washington 2 33 0.03%
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Nonpartisan Write-ins 1 0 0.00%
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Vote counts by round

The following table shows how votes were counted in a series of rounds of instant runoffs. Each voter could mark which candidates were the voter's first, second, and third choice. Each voter had one vote, but could mark three choices for how that vote can be counted. In each round, the vote is counted for the most preferred candidate that has not yet been eliminated. Then one or more candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated. Votes that counted for an eliminated candidate are transferred to the voter's next most preferred candidate that has not yet been eliminated.

2014 Oakland mayoral election vote count by round[17]
CandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9Round 10Round 11Round 12Round 13Round 14Round 15Round 16
Libby Schaaf30,04130,04130,041 30,06930,09230,11730,13330,17330,21230,25630,36031,31333,18039,94143,81848,806
Rebecca Kaplan14,69314,69314,69715,82715,84614,80414,86914,90215,02115,18515,37915,69917,02318,66223,34128,421
Jean Quan (incumbent)15,80815,80815,81115,82715,84615,87215,90615,98216,02616,13816,21716,41517,15618,04920,525
Dan Siegel13,12213,12213,12513,18713,20313,23113,30113,35313,40513,59814,56314,83115,81817,402
Joe Tuman12,25112,25112,25112,26712,28112,30912,33612,37812,42012,48712,53913,34014,873
Bryan Parker7,9557,9557,9587,9667,9858,0208,0388,0808,1428,2258,2798,551
Courtney Ruby3,1153,1153,1153,1313,1633,1853,2043,2473,2643,3203,364
John Anderson1,5501,5501,5511,5761,5791,6021,6171,6231,6501,741
Charles R. Williams1,0521,0521,0531,0561,0661,0991,1451,1721,200
Ken Houston518518518523536556577604
Peter Liu464464465479488508529
Eric Wilson393393393399416430
Pat McCullough362362363373383
Nancy Sidebotham267267267271
Saied Karamooz264264265
Samuel Washington3333
Write-in0
Continuing votes101,888101,888101,873101,842101,796101,733101,655101,514101,340100,950100,701100,14998,05094,05487,68477,227
Exhausted ballots001546921542263645359151,1631,7053,7707,72314,04124,405
Over Votes7947947947947947958018048078178188288629059571,050
Under Votes2,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,1522,152
Total104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834104,834

Continuing votes are votes that counted for a candidate in that round. Exhausted ballots represent votes that could not be transferred because a less preferred candidate was not marked on the ballot. Voters were allowed to mark only three choices because of voting system limitations. Over votes are votes that could not be counted for a candidate because more than one candidate was marked for a choice that was ready to be counted. Under votes are ballots were left blank or that only marked a choice for a write-in candidate that had not qualified as a write-in candidate.

References
  1. "Libby Schaaf defeats Jean Quan, wins Oakland mayoral race in landslide". East Bay Times. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. "Oakland Mayor Quan Files Papers For Re-Election Bid". July 30, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. "RCV Results Report" (PDF). acvote.org. Alameda County.
  4. Kane, Will (September 1, 2014). "Crowded field a challenge for Oakland mayor, voters". SFGate. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  5. Lin, Da (June 20, 2014). "Oakland Mayoral Hopeful Rebecca Kaplan Faces Backlash For Leaving Behind Trash After Announcing Candidacy". CBS San Francisco. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. Artz, Matthew (June 4, 2014). "Rebecca Kaplan to run for Oakland mayor". East Bay Times. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. Darden, Jenee (October 16, 2018). "Oakland mayoral candidate Saied Karamooz on development, jobs, and housing". www.kalw.org. KALW. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  8. Darden, Jenee (October 17, 2018). "Oakland mayoral candidate Peter Liu on politics, tourism, and jobs". www.kalw.org. KALW. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  9. Osborn, John C. (February 10, 2010). "Early Adopters: An Analysis of the 2013 Oakland Mayoral Money Hustle". East Bay Express. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  10. "Courtney Ruby". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  11. Tavares, Steven (February 27, 2014). "Ruby's Mayoral Bid Focuses on Getting Oakland Out of the Red". East Bay Citizen. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  12. "City Auditor Courtney Ruby Joins Mayor's Race". www.postnewsgroup.com. Oakland Post. February 27, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  13. "Oakland City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf Will Run for Mayor". NBC Bay Area. December 2, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  14. Bowe, Rebecca (January 9, 2014). "Dan Siegel announces candidacy for Oakland mayor". San Francisco Bay Guardian Archive 1966–2014. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  15. Schilling, Sally (May 21, 2014). "Mayoral candidate: Nancy Sidebotham". Oakland North. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  16. Tavares, Steven (July 24, 2013). "Joe Tuman Announces Run for Oakland Mayor, With a Heavy Focus on Public Safety". East Bay Express. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  17. "RCV Results Report" (PDF). acvote.org. Alameda County. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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