Oakland Mayor: AP Calls Race for Barbara Lee; Measure EE Yes at 73.7%

UPDATE — NOVEMBER 6, 2026; last verified Alameda batch November 5. The Associated Press called Oakland’s mayoral race for Barbara Lee at 12:55 a.m. November 4, according to KQED’s Alameda County results. In the later county-linked figures, Lee had 61,694 first-choice votes (84.2%), compared with 4,638 (6.3%) for Julius Robinson. Measure EE, involving the city charter, was at 53,600 Yes (73.7%) to 19,065 No (26.2%). These remain unofficial counts; an AP projection is not county certification. The official Alameda County results page has an older displayed timestamp and schedules the next release for November 6 by day’s end; no newer local vote count is claimed here.

OAKLAND, Alameda County — November 4, 2026. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Lee has a large lead in the first-choice vote reported overnight, while Oakland voters are registering Yes majorities on Measures EE and FF. The results are preliminary, and local ranked-choice voting rules make it especially important to distinguish first preferences from completed tabulations.

Mayoral first-choice count

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ 12:29 a.m. update lists Barbara Lee with 60,574 first-choice votes (84.46%). Julius Robinson has 4,516 (6.30%), Mindy Ruth Pechenuk 3,343 (4.66%) and Brenda F. Grisham 3,284 (4.58%). The county explicitly labels these as ranked-choice voting first choices, not a certified final count.

Measures EE and FF

Measure EE, concerning Oakland’s mayor-council government and mayoral powers, has 52,565 Yes votes (73.83%) and 18,628 No votes (26.17%). Measure FF, a city real-property tax measure, has 55,438 Yes votes (79.40%) and 14,383 No votes (20.60%). Both are listed as requiring a simple majority, and both show majorities in this snapshot.

Precinct reporting is not final certification

Although the county shows 109 of 109 Oakland precincts partially reporting, additional lawful ballots may still be outstanding. Future reports may change total votes and percentages. The county’s official canvass, not election-night commentary, determines the certified outcome.

Primary source: Alameda County official preliminary results, Update #3, 12:29 a.m. PT, November 4, 2026.

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