Libby Schaaf Libby Schaaf Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: The 2018 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the mayor of Oakland, California.

Incumbent mayor Libby Schaaf was reelected.

The election was held using instant-runoff voting, but Schaaf received a majority of votes in the first round, so no additional rounds were necessary.

[1][2] Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.