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| name             = May 2025 Oakridge mayoral election
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| subheader        = 22–25 May 2025
| header1          = Election details
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| label2           = Office
| data2            = [[List of mayors of Oakridge|Mayor of Oakridge]]
| label3           = Order
| data3            = 10th
| label4           = Elected mayor
| data4            = [[Roryyy___]]
| label5           = Elected deputy mayor
| data5            = [[JunoAndrist]]
| header6          = Candidates
| label7           = [[Workers' Party of Redmont|WPR]]
| data7            = [[Roryyy___]]
| label8           = [[Galactic Empire of Redmont|GER]]
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The '''May 2025 Oakridge mayoral election''' was held from 22 to 25 May 2025 to elect the next [[List of mayors of Oakridge|mayor of Oakridge]] to succeed [[Yeet_Boy]]. Although Oakridge has historically been dominated by the [[Galactic Empire of Redmont]] (GER), the [[Workers' Party of Redmont]] (WPR)'s candidate, [[Roryyy___]], was elected as Oakridge's first WPR mayor during this election.

== Candidates ==
* '''Workers' Party of Redmont''': [[Roryyy___]] and [[JunoAndrist]]
* '''Galactic Empire of Redmont''': [[zLost]] and [[YeetGlazer]]
== Election ==
During the voting period, a group known as the [[Naez mafia]] ran advertisements offering $10,000 to anyone who voted for zLost. Secretary of Justice and Attorney General [[Juniperfig]] stated that the [[Department of Justice]] had launched an investigation into the controversy. [[The Reveille Times|''The Reveille Times'']] published an article by [[Jorinton]] on the matter, in which zLost stated, "Naez told me that his mafia is endorsing me, i didn’t know he meant it like this. Yeah i dont support it at all."<ref>[https://trvtimes.com/2025/05/23/politics/mafia-group-offers-rmt10k-to-each-voter-who-backs-zlost-in-oakridge/ "Mafia Group Offers RMT$10K to Each Voter Who Backs zLost in Oakridge"] by [[Jorinton]] in [[The Reveille Times|''The Reveille Times'']].</ref> On 25 May, in a [[Royal Eagle News]] interview, [[Naezaratheus]] admitted to election interference and several other crimes.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/754622580777812130/1376233662567157870 "NAEZERATHEUS TELLS ALL"] in [[Royal Eagle News]].</ref>

On 24 May, GER member [[LukeyyyMC_]] wrote and published an article in his news network [[Redmont Newsround]], alleging "the WPR have used their numbers to takeover Oakridge and gain every single seat on the council."<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/754622580777812130/1375804916127240272 "WPR FORCEFUL TAKEOVER OF OAKRIDGE?"] by [[LukeyyyMC_]] in [[Redmont Newsround]].</ref>

Following the announcement of Roryyy___'s victory, [[Plura72]]'s [[Colt Times|''Colt Times'']] called the pair "stupid trash communists".<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/754622580777812130/1376367019875635322 "Communist takeover of oakridge: the end is near"] by [[Plura72]] in [[Colt Times|''Colt Times'']].</ref> About 5 hours later [[Technofied]] permanently removed the newspaper from #news for "too many violations."<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/754622580777812130/1376453081855954964 Technofied's statement regarding the removal of Colt Times from #news].</ref>

== Opinion polling and forecasts ==
[[MSMBS News]] predicted a landslide WPR victory in the election, saying the WPR would "win with 75-80% of the vote, assuming only [the] GER opposes them"; its owner [[Sofia2750]] opined that "Looking at the recent [[House of Representatives|house]] and local elections, it has become clear that Oakridge is now WPR controlled."<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/754622580777812130/1374418320681472123 "OAKRIDGE MAYORAL ELECTIONS: WHAT TO EXPECT"] by [[Sofia2750]] in [[MSMBS News]].</ref>

== Results ==
Roryyy___ defeated zLost 29–25 in an extremely close election. Because there were no other candidates, there was only one round of vote counting.<ref>[https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/mayor-election-may-2025.26222/ "Election - Mayor Election - MAY 2025"] on forums.</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:2025 in Oakridge]]
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[[Category:Oakridge mayoral elections|2025-05]]
[[Category:Workers' Party of Redmont]]