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The 2006 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 7, 2006[1] to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. It saw the election of Ron Dellums.
Incumbent mayor Jerry Brown did not seek reelection to a third term, instead opting to run in the 2006 California Attorney General election.
A 50% margin of the vote needed to be obtained by the victor in order to avoid a runoff being held in November.[1] Dellums surpassed this margin by a mere 115 votes, thus no runoff was necessitated.[2]
Candidates
- Ignacio De La Fuente, President of the Oakland City Council, member of the Oakland City Council since 1992,[3] candidate for mayor in 1998
- Ron Dellums, former U.S. congressman (1971–1998), former member of the Oakland City Council (1967–1971)[3]
- Arnie Fields, affordable housing provider, member of the board of directors for the Music & Art Department of the Arcadia Skate Hotel[3]
- Nancy Nadel, member of the Oakland City Council[3]
- Ron "Oz" Oznowicz, investor and business manager, former Oakland Police Officer (1965–1976)[3]
- Hector "Reno" Reyna, retired financial consultant,[3] perennial candidate[4]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald V. "Ron" Dellums | 42,073 | 50.2 | |
| Ignacio De La Fuente | 27,647 | 33.0 | |
| Nancy J. Nadel | 10,949 | 13.1 | |
| Ron "Oz" Oznowicz | 1,834 | 2.2 | |
| Arnie L. Fields | 857 | 1.0 | |
| Hector "Reno" Reyna | 348 | 0.4 | |
| Write-in votes | 122 | 0.1 | |
References
- ^ a b Heredia, Christopher; May, Meredith; Writers, Chronicle Staff (June 9, 2006). "ELECTION 2006: Oakland Mayor's Race / Dellums still holds slim lead 2 days after election day / Counting continues in close race -- 50% would avoid runoff". SFGate. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Christopher Heredia, Janine DeFao (June 18, 2006). "De La Fuente offers support to Dellums as mayoral winner". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mayor; City of Oakland Voter Information". Smart Voter. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Hector Reyna never won, but he was no loser". East Bay Times. October 31, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2019.