The signature gathering required to bring Thao’s recall before voters was bankrolled by a single Piedmont resident, Farallon Capital hedge-fund manager Philip Dreyfuss, who poured at least $1.9 million into the Alameda County elections this past year.

Recalls of both Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price were leading 65% to 35%, Wednesday morning results from the county Registrar of Voters show, with 100% of precincts reporting and ballots counted from roughly a quarter of registered voters.

The effort to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is now in the hands of voters, less than two years since she assumed office.