Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has pulled ahead in the Oakland mayor's race. She now has a commanding lead against Loren Taylor.

Three days after election night, the outlook on the mayoral race is hazier than Oakland voters might have hoped.

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race amid