Barbara Lee is an American politician currently serving as the Mayor of Oakland. Lee previously served in both the California State Assembly and California State Senate. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election in 1998, followed by 13 full terms in the House. She represented the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, 13th district from 2013 to 2023, and 12th district from 2023 to 2025. In 2024, Lee ran in the primaries for the U.S. Senate in the special and regular elections to fill Dianne Feinstein's seat, but she did not move onto the general elections. After Lee departed Congress, she was elected in the special election for the Mayor of Oakland following the recall of Sheng Thao.
California State Assembly
California State Senate
U.S. House of Representatives California's 9th congressional district
California's 13th congressional district
California's 12th congressional district
U.S. Senate
Mayor of Oakland +2025 Oakland mayoral special election, unofficial resultsCandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9Votes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%Barbara Lee47,17750.03% +1747,19450.07% +6647,26050.16% +5947,31950.25% +24547,56450.56% +27647,84050.92% +8347,92351.17% +42448,34751.75% +58848,93552.70%Loren Taylor42,39344.95% +4342,43645.02% +3242,46845.07% +6642,53445.17% +9442,62845.32% +26442,89245.65% +36643,25846.19% +29243,55046.61% +37943,92947.30%Tyron Jordan (withdrawn)1,0011.06% +181,0191.08% +231,0421.11% +221,0641.13% +531,1171.19% +461,1631.24% +1241,2871.37% +2451,5321.64% -1,532 EliminatedRenia Webb7960.84% +108060.86% +238290.88% +478760.93% +539290.99% +1061,0351.10% +1451,1801.26% -1,180 EliminatedMindy Pechenuk8340.88% +88420.89% +248660.92% +328980.95% +729701.03% +521,0221.09% -1,022 EliminatedSuz Robinson7550.80% +147690.82% +157840.83% +358190.87% +398580.91% -858 EliminatedEric Simpson5880.62% +55930.63% +146070.64% +516580.70% -658 EliminatedElizabeth Swaney3240.34% +93330.35% +323650.39% -365 EliminatedPeter Liu2530.27% +132660.28% -266 EliminatedCristina Grappo1840.20% -184 Eliminated Total active ballots 94,305 94,258 94,221 94,168 94,066 93,952 93,648 93,429 92,864 Exhausted ballots +45 45 +33 78 +48 126 +99 225 +110 335 +299 634 +214 848 +530 1,378
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