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.

Recall campaigns in the East Bay to oust Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price appear to have won by wide margins in unofficial results updated Wednesday morning.