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The 2024 Oakland mayoral recall election was a successful special recall election to remove Oakland mayor Sheng Thao from office less than two years into her first four-year term. It was held on November 5, 2024 concurrent with the statewide and nationwide general elections.
Sheng Thao was elected mayor in 2022 with a margin of 0.6% after instant-runoff voting. Her administration attracted criticism for firing its Chief of Police in early 2023 following a report he mishandled internal investigations, [1] failing to submit an application for a $2 million retail theft prevention grant, [2] and blamed for Oakland's relatively high crime rate. [3] Thao's home was raided by the FBI in June 2023, reportedly as part of a corruption investigation into kickbacks to a local contractor in return for 2022 campaign contributions. [4] [5]
In June 2024, the recall obtained enough signatures to be placed on the ballot alongside the recall of Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price. [6]
Former mayor Libby Schaaf [7] and former Oakland councilmember Loren Taylor [8] supported the recall, while U.S. Congress Barbara Lee [9] and former mayor Jean Quan [10] opposed it. Piedmont resident and hedge fund manager Philip Dreyfuss contributed $605,000 to the recall campaign, and $200,000 to Price's recall. [11]
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes | 86,535 | 60.62 |
| No | 56,220 | 39.38 |
| Total votes | 142,755 | 100.00 |
| Source: Alameda County Department of Elections [12] | ||
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