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2010 Oakland mayoral election: Difference between revisions
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The election was held using [[instant-runoff voting]]. It was the first Oakland election run using this system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Results in Oakland's First RCV Election |url=https://www.fairvote.org/final_results_in_oakland_s_first_rcv_election |publisher=FairVote |access-date=12 December 2019 |date=16 December 2010}}</ref>
== Background ==
The city of [[Oakland, California]], passed (69%) a measure in November 2006 to adopt RCV for 18 city offices.<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/08/BAG9LM8J2U4.DTL Offbeat and practical issues taken up around Bay Area], Heather Knight, [[San Francisco Chronicle]], Nov. 8, 2006.</ref><ref name="acgov.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14132699 |title=Instant-runoff voting a go for Oakland |publisher=Inside Bay Area |access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref> In early August 2010, incumbent mayor [[w:Ron Dellums|Ron Dellums]] announced that he would not be seeking reelection to a second term.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/04/BACK1EOV67.DTL&tsp=1 | title=Oakland Mayor Dellums won't run for re-election | first=Matthai | last=Kuruvila | date=August 5, 2010 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> In November 2010, Oakland used RCV to elect its mayor, three city council races and four other local offices, with elections for mayor and council district four requiring multiple rounds of counting.<ref name="acgov.org"/> It used RCV in the city's remaining elected offices in 2012. IRV was again used in 2014 and 2016, including in the 2014 mayoral election in which incumbent [[w:Jean Quan|Jean Quan]] was defeated by [[w:Libby Schaaf|Libby Schaaf]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oakland,_California_municipal_elections,_2014 |title=Oakland, California municipal elections, 2014 |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>
===2010 mayoral election===
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