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Empower Oakland

Voter Guide · Nov. 3, 2026

Our picks for Oakland

Your ballot only shows the district races where you live. Not sure of your district? Look it up at empoweroakland.com/connect.

OUSD School BoardRanked choice

  • District 2

    #1

    Arielle Fleisher

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  • District 4

    #1

    Mike Hutchinson

    #2

    Kathryn Camp

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  • District 6

    #1

    Alexandra Williams

    #2

    LeAna Powell

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City of Oakland

  • Barbara Lee

    Mayor

  • Charlene Wang

    Council District 2

  • Janani Ramachandran

    Council District 4

  • Kevin Jenkins

    Council District 6

  • Michael Houston

    City Auditor

Regional

  • Robert Raburn

    BART, District 4

  • Adriana Valencia

    AC Transit, Ward 3

  • Sarah Syed

    AC Transit, Ward 4

  • Marguerite Young

    EBMUD, Ward 3

  • Cindi Reiss

    Peralta, Area 5

Measures

  • EEYes. Charter Reform: Strong Mayor
  • FFYes. Real Property Transfer Tax
  • RTMYes. Regional Transit Measure

Vote by Nov. 3

Polls close at 8 PM

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Paid for by Empower Oakland Committee, 400 Capitol Mall #2400, Sacramento. Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026.