Dellums Wins Mayoral Race by Slim Margin
Former Rep. Ronald V. Dellums has won the Oakland mayoral race, unofficial results show.
Dellums, 70, got 50.18% of the vote, barely securing the majority he needed to avoid a runoff election in November.
City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, who took nearly 33% of the vote, called Dellums on Saturday to congratulate him on his victory and would not challenge the final count, a spokeswoman said.
Dellums is a former Berkeley councilman who was elected to Congress in 1971 as an antiwar candidate. He takes office Jan. 1.
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