1998 Oakland mayoral election

The 1998 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 2, 1998, to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. It saw the election of Jerry Brown, the former and future Governor of California, as mayor.

Oakland mayoral election, 1998

June 2, 1998
 
Candidate Jerry Brown Ed Blakely Shannon Reeves
Party Independent Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 48,129 12,226 5,679
Percentage 58.9% 14.9% 6.9%

 
Candidate Ignacio De La Fuente Mary King
Party Democratic Nonpartisan
Popular vote 5,509 4,618
Percentage 6.7% 5.6%

Mayor before election

Elihu Harris
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Jerry Brown
Independent

Brown won an outright majority in the first round of the election, forgoing the need for a runoff.

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