Ten candidates will be on the November ballot for Oakland, California's mayoral race.
2022 General EmbedsIncumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf, a Democrat, is leaving office following two consecutive four-year terms, which is the maximum an Oakland mayor can serve.
While Oakland's mayoral election is nonpartisan, the city has a history of electing Democrats and Democratic-leaning politicians to fill the mayoral position.
Homicides in Oakland were up more than 50% in 2021, when the number of murders peaked at 100 for the first time in a decade.
The nonpartisan election will be held using ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank up to three candidates, in order of preference, when marking their ballots.