DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
40,342 | (33.7%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
29,266 | (24.5%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
25,813 | (21.6%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
14,347 | (12.0%) | |
| Marcie Hodge |
|
2,994 | (2.5%) | |
| Terence Candell |
|
2,315 | (1.9%) | |
| Don MacLeay |
|
1,630 | (1.4%) | |
| Greg Harland |
|
966 | (0.8%) | |
| Larry Lionel 'LL' Young Jr. |
|
933 | (0.8%) | |
| Arnold Fields |
|
733 | (0.6%) | |
| Write-In |
|
268 | (0.2%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Write-In) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
40,374 | (33.8%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
29,299 | (24.5%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
25,831 | (21.6%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
14,357 | (12.0%) | |
| Marcie Hodge |
|
2,999 | (2.5%) | |
| Terence Candell |
|
2,316 | (1.9%) | |
| Don MacLeay |
|
1,636 | (1.4%) | |
| Greg Harland |
|
968 | (0.8%) | |
| Larry Lionel 'LL' Young Jr. |
|
939 | (0.8%) | |
| Arnold Fields |
|
738 | (0.6%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Arnold Fields) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
40,455 | (33.9%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
29,391 | (24.6%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
25,890 | (21.7%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
14,471 | (12.1%) | |
| Marcie Hodge |
|
3,033 | (2.5%) | |
| Terence Candell |
|
2,386 | (2.0%) | |
| Don MacLeay |
|
1,677 | (1.4%) | |
| Greg Harland |
|
1,059 | (0.9%) | |
| Larry Lionel 'LL' Young Jr. |
|
976 | (0.8%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Larry Lionel 'LL' Young Jr.) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
40,606 | (34.1%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
29,514 | (24.8%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
26,026 | (21.8%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
14,552 | (12.2%) | |
| Marcie Hodge |
|
3,155 | (2.6%) | |
| Terence Candell |
|
2,497 | (2.1%) | |
| Don MacLeay |
|
1,719 | (1.4%) | |
| Greg Harland |
|
1,087 | (0.9%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Greg Harland) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
40,728 | (34.2%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
29,645 | (24.9%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
26,117 | (22.0%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
14,780 | (12.4%) | |
| Marcie Hodge |
|
3,200 | (2.7%) | |
| Terence Candell |
|
2,613 | (2.2%) | |
| Don MacLeay |
|
1,852 | (1.6%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Don MacLeay) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
40,814 | (34.4%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
30,500 | (25.7%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
26,496 | (22.3%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
14,949 | (12.6%) | |
| Marcie Hodge |
|
3,250 | (2.7%) | |
| Terence Candell |
|
2,680 | (2.3%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Terence Candell) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
41,364 | (35.1%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
30,884 | (26.2%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
26,831 | (22.8%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
15,202 | (12.9%) | |
| Marcie Hodge |
|
3,625 | (3.1%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Marcie Hodge) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
42,188 | (36.1%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
31,655 | (27.1%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
27,475 | (23.5%) | |
| Joe Tuman |
|
15,462 | (13.2%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Joe Tuman) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
45,465 | (40.2%) | |
| Jean Quan |
|
35,033 | (30.9%) | |
| Rebecca Kaplan |
|
32,719 | (28.9%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Rebecca Kaplan) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Round 10
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perata |
|
51,872 | (49.0%) | Defeated |
| Jean Quan |
|
53,897 | (51.0%) | Elected |
Jean Quan has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 45.1% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 33.7% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Mayor - Oakland, 2010
1 candidate will be elected with 119,607 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
54.2% | |
| 2nd |
|
31.5% | |
| 3rd |
|
14.3% | |