DemoChoice Web Poll: Oakland City Council District 2 Special Election April 15, 2025
1 candidate will be elected with 3 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. Kenneth Anderson |
|
1 | (33.3%) | |
| Kara Murray-Badal |
|
1 | (33.3%) | Defeated |
| Charlene A. Wang |
|
1 | (33.3%) | |
The last-place candidate (Kara Murray-Badal) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Oakland City Council District 2 Special Election April 15, 2025
1 candidate will be elected with 3 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. Kenneth Anderson |
|
1 | (33.3%) | Defeated |
| Charlene A. Wang |
|
2 | (66.7%) | Elected |
Charlene A. Wang has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 66.7% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 33.3% 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: Oakland City Council District 2 Special Election April 15, 2025
1 candidate will be elected with 3 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 |
|
50.0% | |
| 2nd |
|
50.0% | |