2002 Oakland mayoral election

none January 2025 November 2019 Oakland mayoral election, 2002 File:Flag of Oakland, California.svg Presidential no 1998 Oakland mayoral election 1998 2006 Oakland mayoral election 2006 March 5, 2002 Jerry Brown (2003 b) (1).JPG Jerry Brown Democratic Party (United States) 42,892 63.5% x150px Wilson Riles Jr. Nonpartisan candidate 24,611 36.4% Mayor Jerry Brown Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Brown Democratic Party (United States) The 2002 Oakland mayoral election was held on March 5, 2002, to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jerry Brown. Campaign Former Oakland City Council member Wilson Riles Jr., who had served on the City Council from 1979 until 1992, challenged incumbent first-term mayor Jerry Brown.Oakland Police Chief Orders Probe Into Arrest Of Ex-Councilman Wilson Riles Jr. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/10/21/oakland-police-chief-orders-probe-into-arrest-of-ex-councilman-wilson-riles-jr/ CBS News San Francisco 23 April 2020 21 October 2019 Brown ran a low-profile campaign.DeFao Janine Oakland Mayor Brown wins second term / Jerry Brown wins re-election by landslide https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Oakland-Mayor-Brown-wins-second-term-Jerry-2868303.php SFGate 8 December 2019 6 March 2002 He had $200,000 in campaign funds, more than twice what Riles had. While the previous election had attracted national media attention, very little media coverage was paid to the 2002 race.DeFao Janine Jerry Brown faces quiet race / Critics contend Oakland mayor has given up his populist ways https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Jerry-Brown-faces-quiet-race-Critics-contend-2876038.php SFGate 8 December 2019 4 February 2002 A chief critique of Brown made by Riles was that the incumbent mayor was too cozy with downtown developers.Ex-Congressman Dellums May Run for Oakland Mayor https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4930462 NPR.org NPR 23 April 2020 en April 2006 Riles, ultimately, performed stronger than had been anticipated by many. Brown was also campaigning in support of ballot measure that would permanently extend 1998's Measure X, which had implemented a six-year period in which Oakland would be run under the strong mayor form of governance. Measure X's change from a weak mayor to strong mayor form of governance would expire during the coming mayoral term. However, the measure to permanently extend Measure X ultimately failed in 2002.Svara James H. Watson Douglas J. More than Mayor or Manager: Campaigns to Change Form of Government in America's Large Cities 2010 Georgetown University Press 978-1-58901-620-0 121–138 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZUDsPHOnkGEC 12 December 2019 en A similar measure which permanently extended the Measure X changes, however, would successfully be approved by voters in 2004, thus permentantly keeping they changes made by Measure X. Results ResultsMayor; City of Oakland Voter Information http://www.smartvoter.org/2002/03/05/ca/alm/race/153/ Smart Voter 7 November 2019 Jerry Brown (incumbent) 42,892 63.5 Wilson Riles Jr. 24,611 36.4 References Oakland 2002 Oakland Category:Jerry Brown Category:March 2002 in the United States