Lateefah Simon Votes at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland on Election Day

OAKLAND — November 3, 2026. U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon voted at Allen Temple Baptist Church on International Boulevard in East Oakland on Tuesday, according to on-location reporting by Oakland North journalist Reya Hart.

A documented voting appearance

Hart’s report describes Simon entering the voting hall with staff and sitting behind a voting partition. The update, published at 5:20 p.m., identifies the reporting as coming from a noon interview; the posting time should not be mistaken for the time Simon voted.

The outlet also published a photograph of Simon speaking with reporters and reported her urging voters not to be intimidated by federal election monitors. California58 did not independently witness the scene. Read Hart’s original report and view Oakland North’s photograph.

Who is on the congressional ballot?

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters lists Simon and Jamie Joyce as the two candidates for California’s 12th Congressional District. Both are Democrats. The official ballot designations identify Simon as a U.S. representative and Joyce as a nonprofit executive director.

The registrar links directly to Simon’s campaign and Joyce’s campaign. Those are campaign sources, separate from the independent account of Simon’s vote. No equivalent personal voting appearance by Joyce has been verified for this report.

Sources: Oakland North, linked above; Alameda County’s official candidate list. No verified primary voting video is embedded.

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