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City elections in Portland, Oregon (2022)
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| 2022 Portland elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 8, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 17, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City auditor and city commission |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Portland, Oregon, held general elections for city auditor and city commission on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 8, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Auditor
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Portland City Auditor
Simone Rede won election outright against Brian Setzler in the primary for Portland City Auditor on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Simone Rede (Nonpartisan) | 80.2 | 120,323 | |
| Brian Setzler (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 29,380 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 328 | ||
| Total votes: 150,031 | |||
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City commission
Position 2
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Portland City Commission Position 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Portland City Commission Position 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 89,251 | |
| Alanna McCreary (Nonpartisan) | 27.9 | 45,721 | ||
 | Sandeep Bali (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 12,913 | |
| Steven Cox (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 4,802 | ||
| Chris Brummer (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 3,830 | ||
| Renee Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 3,300 | ||
| Michael Simpson (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 1,756 | ||
| Sophie Sumney-Koivisto (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 1,314 | ||
| Avraham Cox (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 326 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 460 | ||
| Total votes: 163,673 | |||
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Position 3
General election
General election for Portland City Commission Position 3
Rene Gonzalez defeated incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty in the general election for Portland City Commission Position 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rene Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 149,861 |
 | Jo Ann Hardesty (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 134,696 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 897 | ||
| Total votes: 285,454 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Portland City Commission Position 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for Portland City Commission Position 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jo Ann Hardesty (Nonpartisan) | 43.7 | 73,152 |
| ✔ | | Rene Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 38,760 |
 | Vadim Mozyrsky (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 37,218 | |
| Joseph Whitcomb (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 6,831 | ||
 | Kim Kasch (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 4,548 | |
 | Peggy Sue Owens (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 2,046 | |
 | Edward Baker (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 1,226 | |
| Jeffrey Wilebski (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 1,075 | ||
 | Dale Hardt (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 858 | |
| Chad Leisey (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 756 | ||
| Karellen Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 652 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 208 | ||
| Total votes: 167,330 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2022
April 12, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 2022
- Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022
- Oregon Labor Commissioner election, 2022
- Oregon State Senate elections, 2022
- Oregon state legislative special elections, 2022
- Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Oregon Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Oregon intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 2022
- Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022
- Oregon Labor Commissioner election, 2022
- Oregon State Senate elections, 2022
- Oregon state legislative special elections, 2022
- Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Oregon Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Oregon intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Oregon Measure 111, Right to Healthcare Amendment (2022)
- Oregon Measure 112, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment (2022)
- Oregon Measure 113, Exclusion from Re-election for Legislative Absenteeism Initiative (2022)
- Oregon Measure 114, Changes to Firearm Ownership and Purchase Requirements Initiative (2022)
- Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2022)
- Multnomah County, Oregon, Measure 26-230, Replace Charter Language with Gender Neutral Terms Amendment (November 2022)
- Multnomah County, Oregon, Measure 26-231, Authorize Noncitizens to Vote in County Elections Amendment (November 2022)
- Multnomah County, Oregon, Measure 26-232, Ranked-Choice Voting for County Elections Amendment (November 2022)
- Multnomah County, Oregon, Measure 26-233, Require County Commissioner Inspection of Jails Amendment (November 2022)
- Multnomah County, Oregon, Measure 26-234, Authorize County Auditor's Office to Investigate County Administration Amendment (November 2022)
- Multnomah County, Oregon, Measure 26-235, Add Right to Audit Clause Amendment (November 2022)
- Multnomah County, Oregon, Measure 26-236, Changes to Charter Review Committee Amendment (November 2022)
- Portland Community College, Oregon, Measure 26-224, Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Portland Metro, Oregon, Measure 26-225, Water and Parks Tax Renewal (November 2022)
- Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-228, Changes to City Governance and Ranked-Choice Voting Measure (November 2022)
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About the city
- See also: Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city in Oregon, located in Multnomah County. As of 2020, its population was 652,503.
City government
Since 1913, the city of Portland has utilized a commission system. In this form of municipal government, a city council—composed of an elected mayor and a board of elected commissioners—serves as the city's primary legislative and administrative body.[1] In Portland, the council also possesses quasi-judicial powers.[2]
The city commission system is one of the oldest forms of municipal government in the United States. Portland is the only city out of America's largest 100 that still uses it.[2][3]
Voters in Portland approved Measure 26-228 on November 8, 2022. This measure made three changes to the City Charter: changing the city's government structure from commission to mayor-council, expanding the City Council to 12 members, and establishing ranked-choice voting. The changes took effect for the election on November 5, 2024. For more information about the new election methods, click here.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Portland, Oregon | ||
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| Portland | Oregon | |
| Population | 652,503 | 4,237,256 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 133 | 95,995 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 75.3% | 82.6% |
| Black/African American | 5.9% | 1.9% |
| Asian | 8.7% | 4.5% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 2.3% | 3.4% |
| Multiple | 6.4% | 6.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.8% | 13.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.9% | 91.1% |
| College graduation rate | 51% | 34.4% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $73,159 | $65,667 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.1% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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