There was lots of political prancing at the Palace Hotel last night, with Mayor Ed Lee all but declaring himself the winner despite getting less than a third of the vote in the mayor’s race. Chronicle columnist Willie Brown and MC Hammer helped stoke the faithful in time for the late-night newscasts. But as The Bay Citizen’s Gerry Shih suggests, before the Lee folks celebrate too much, they might pause to reflect on (would-be) mayor Don Perata of Oakland. He, too, had a commanding, if unspectacular lead after the first round of ranked choice balloting last year. And as we know, he got knocked out by Jean Quan in Round 10. Add: The Elections Department says it will likely be at least 4 this afternoon before it can determine who’s leading in the race.
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