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The 2020 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 19, 2020 and November 3, 2020 with a special election on August 11, 2020.[1]
3 positions were up for election. Positions 1 and 2 were open due to the retirement of Amanda Fritz and the death of Nick Fish respectively. Position 4 was held by Chloe Eudaly who lost re-election.[2]
Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.
Position 1
Incumbent Amanda Fritz announced that she would retire at the end of her term. Carmen Rubio received more than 50% of the vote in the primary and therefore won outright without needing to advance to the run-off.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Carmen Rubio | 135,934 | 67.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Candace Avalos | 17,966 | 8.9% | |
| Nonpartisan | Alicia McCarthy | 13,050 | 6.5% | |
| Nonpartisan | Isham Harris | 9,225 | 4.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy DuBois | 8,314 | 4.1% | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Ann Schwab | 7,799 | 3.9% | |
| Nonpartisan | Philip Wolfe | 3,253 | 1.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Cullis James Autry | 2,797 | 1.4% | |
| Nonpartisan | Corinne Patel | 2,132 | 1.3% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 745 | 0.4% | |
| Total votes | 201,124 | 100 | ||
Position 2
A special election was called due to the death of Nick Fish. The special primary was held in conjunction with the other primaries on May 19, 2020. The run-off election was held on August 11, 2020. Dan Ryan won the run-off election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Loretta Smith | 39,304 | 18.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Ryan | 34,693 | 16.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Tera Hurst | 30,982 | 14.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Julia DeGraw | 26,441 | 12.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Chase | 23,466 | 11.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | Margot Black | 14,091 | 6.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Castro | 7,762 | 3.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Kerfoot | 7,195 | 3.4% | |
| Nonpartisan | Terry Parker | 5,095 | 2.4% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Lang | 3,837 | 1.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ronault Catalani | 3,512 | 1.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ryan Farmer | 2,407 | 1.2% | |
| Nonpartisan | Aquiles Montas | 2,175 | 1.0% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jas Davis | 1,842 | 0.9% | |
| Nonpartisan | Alicea Maurseth | 1,632 | 0.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Diana Gutman | 1,597 | 0.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Walter Wesley | 1,405 | 0.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachelle Dixon | 1,097 | 0.05% | |
| Write-in | 498 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 209,031 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Dan Ryan | 88,157 | 51.2% | |
| Nonpartisan | Loretta Smith | 82,734 | 48.0% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 1,320 | 0.8% | |
| Total votes | 201,124 | 100 | ||
Position 4
Incumbent Chloe Eudaly won the primary election but lost in the run-off to Mingus Mapps.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Chloe Eudaly (Incumbent) | 65,142 | 31.3% | |
| Nonpartisan | Mingus Mapps | 59,603 | 28.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Adams | 57,738 | 27.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | Keith Wilson | 10,868 | 5.2% | |
| Nonpartisan | Seth Woolley | 8,346 | 4.0% | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin McKay | 3,318 | 1.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert MacKay | 1,519 | 0.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | Aaron Fancher | 1,056 | 0.5% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 820 | 0.4% | |
| Total votes | 208,410 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mingus Mapps | 186,700 | 55.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chloe Eudaly (Incumbent) | 145,909 | 43.4% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 1,320 | 0.8% | |
| Total votes | 201,124 | 100 | ||
References
- ^ "Elections Calendar". Multnomah County. June 20, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "City elections in Portland, Oregon (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 1, 2021.