James Atkinson (Oregon)

James Atkinson

Democratic Party

Candidate, Governor of Oregon

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

North High School

Personal

Birthplace

Leominster, Mass.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Sales

James Atkinson (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Oregon. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Atkinson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

James Atkinson was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. He earned a high school diploma from North High School. His career experience includes working in sales.

Elections

2026

See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		James Atkinson (D)
		Brittany Jones (D)
	Submit photo	Danielle Bethell (R)
		David Burch (R)
	Submit photo	Kyle Duyck (R)
		Patrick Kopke-Hales (R)
	Submit photo	Robert Neuman (R)
		Alexander Ziwahatan (Independent Party)

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2024

See also: Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024)

General election

General election for Mayor of Portland

Select round: Round 20 Round 19 Round 18 Round 17 Round 16 Round 15 Round 14 Round 13 Round 12 Round 11 Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Keith Wilson in round 20 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	59.1	153,522	26,014	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	40.9	106,431	14,255	20
		Rene Gonzalez	0.0	0	-70,163	19
		Mingus Mapps	0.0	0	0	18
		Liv Osthus	0.0	0	0	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.0	0	0	16
		Josh Leake	0.0	0	0	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.0	0	0	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.0	0	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	44.0	127,508	11,952	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	31.8	92,176	11,609	20
		Rene Gonzalez	24.2	70,163	11,058	19
		Mingus Mapps	0.0	0	-45,156	18
		Liv Osthus	0.0	0	0	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.0	0	0	16
		Josh Leake	0.0	0	0	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.0	0	0	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.0	0	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	38.5	115,556	7,297	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	26.8	80,567	8,377	20
		Rene Gonzalez	19.7	59,105	1,147	19
		Mingus Mapps	15.0	45,156	2,858	18
		Liv Osthus	0.0	0	-23,584	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.0	0	0	16
		Josh Leake	0.0	0	0	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.0	0	0	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.0	0	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	35.6	108,259	819	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	23.7	72,190	629	20
		Rene Gonzalez	19.0	57,958	257	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.9	42,298	360	18
		Liv Osthus	7.8	23,584	866	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.0	0	-3,681	16
		Josh Leake	0.0	0	0	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.0	0	0	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.0	0	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	35.2	107,440	674	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	23.5	71,561	539	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.9	57,701	377	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.7	41,938	537	18
		Liv Osthus	7.4	22,718	364	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	1.2	3,681	90	16
		Josh Leake	0.0	0	-3,292	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.0	0	0	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.0	0	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	34.9	106,766	421	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	23.2	71,022	378	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.7	57,324	465	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.5	41,401	434	18
		Liv Osthus	7.3	22,354	351	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	1.2	3,591	96	16
		Josh Leake	1.1	3,292	221	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.0	0	-3,046	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.0	0	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	34.7	106,345	503	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	23.1	70,644	273	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.6	56,859	231	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.4	40,967	212	18
		Liv Osthus	7.2	22,003	519	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	1.1	3,495	189	16
		Josh Leake	1.0	3,071	184	15
		Sharon Nasset	1.0	3,046	220	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.0	0	-2,823	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	34.5	105,842	345	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.9	70,371	92	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.5	56,628	360	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.3	40,755	130	18
		Liv Osthus	7.0	21,484	143	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	1.1	3,306	86	16
		Josh Leake	0.9	2,887	79	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.9	2,826	123	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.9	2,823	185	13
		Martin Ward	0.0	0	-2,376	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	34.3	105,497	318	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.8	70,279	310	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.3	56,268	106	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.2	40,625	199	18
		Liv Osthus	6.9	21,341	482	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	1.0	3,220	82	16
		Josh Leake	0.9	2,808	108	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.9	2,703	123	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.9	2,638	163	13
		Martin Ward	0.8	2,376	66	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.0	0	-2,195	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	34.1	105,179	331	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.7	69,969	220	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.2	56,162	201	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.1	40,426	272	18
		Liv Osthus	6.8	20,859	109	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	1.0	3,138	48	16
		Josh Leake	0.9	2,700	152	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.8	2,580	117	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.8	2,475	130	13
		Martin Ward	0.8	2,310	59	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.7	2,195	94	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.0	0	-2,014	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	34.0	104,848	94	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.6	69,749	177	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.2	55,961	155	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.0	40,154	144	18
		Liv Osthus	6.7	20,750	271	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	1.0	3,090	177	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,548	46	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.8	2,463	83	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.8	2,345	49	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,251	18	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.7	2,101	46	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.7	2,014	45	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.0	0	-1,527	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	34.0	104,754	92	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.6	69,572	85	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.1	55,806	127	19
		Mingus Mapps	13.0	40,010	59	18
		Liv Osthus	6.6	20,479	33	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,913	41	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,502	76	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.8	2,380	73	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,296	89	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,233	56	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.7	2,055	67	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,969	99	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.5	1,527	14	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.0	0	-1,280	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.9	104,662	97	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.5	69,487	64	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.0	55,679	135	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.9	39,951	48	18
		Liv Osthus	6.6	20,446	53	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,872	42	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,426	20	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,307	47	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,207	63	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,177	45	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,988	44	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,870	29	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.5	1,513	20	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.4	1,280	88	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.0	0	-998	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.8	104,565	39	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.5	69,423	50	20
		Rene Gonzalez	18.0	55,544	96	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.9	39,903	91	18
		Liv Osthus	6.6	20,393	64	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,830	54	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,406	15	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,260	45	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,144	23	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,132	24	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,944	17	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,841	15	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.5	1,493	221	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.4	1,192	25	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.3	998	16	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.0	0	-962	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.8	104,526	41	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.4	69,373	67	20
		Rene Gonzalez	17.9	55,448	84	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.9	39,812	51	18
		Liv Osthus	6.6	20,329	54	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,776	14	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,391	23	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,215	33	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,121	36	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,108	21	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,927	20	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,826	29	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.4	1,272	74	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.4	1,167	33	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.3	982	16	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.3	962	61	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.0	0	-832	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.8	104,485	32	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.4	69,306	41	20
		Rene Gonzalez	17.9	55,364	47	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.9	39,761	38	18
		Liv Osthus	6.6	20,275	35	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,762	8	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,368	5	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,182	8	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,085	7	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,087	8	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,907	4	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,797	11	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.4	1,198	8	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.4	1,134	4	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.3	966	4	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.3	901	7	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.3	832	13	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.8	104,453	43	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.4	69,265	39	20
		Rene Gonzalez	17.9	55,317	24	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.8	39,723	35	18
		Liv Osthus	6.5	20,240	46	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,754	60	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,363	18	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,174	19	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,078	31	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,079	7	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,903	35	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,786	18	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.4	1,190	20	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.4	1,130	31	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.3	962	13	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.3	894	26	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.3	819	12	5
		James Atkinson	0.0	0	-580	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.8	104,410	21	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.4	69,226	11	20
		Rene Gonzalez	17.9	55,293	26	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.8	39,688	9	18
		Liv Osthus	6.5	20,194	6	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,694	9	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,345	5	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,155	6	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,047	14	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,072	8	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,868	5	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,768	8	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.4	1,170	6	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.4	1,099	58	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.3	949	15	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.3	868	6	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.3	807	6	5
		James Atkinson	0.2	580	9	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.0	0	-324	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.7	104,389	0	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.4	69,215	0	20
		Rene Gonzalez	17.9	55,267	0	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.8	39,679	0	18
		Liv Osthus	6.5	20,188	0	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,685	0	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,340	0	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,149	0	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,033	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,064	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,863	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,760	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.4	1,164	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.3	1,041	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.3	934	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.3	862	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.3	801	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.2	571	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.1	324	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Keith Wilson	33.7	104,389	0	Won (20)
		Carmen Rubio	22.3	69,215	0	20
		Rene Gonzalez	17.8	55,267	0	19
		Mingus Mapps	12.8	39,679	0	18
		Liv Osthus	6.5	20,188	0	17
		Durrell Kinsey Bey	0.9	2,685	0	16
		Josh Leake	0.8	2,340	0	15
		Sharon Nasset	0.7	2,149	0	14
		Michael O'Callaghan	0.7	2,033	0	13
		Martin Ward	0.7	2,064	0	12
	Submit photo	Alexander Landry Neely	0.6	1,863	0	11
	Submit photo	Michael Hayes	0.6	1,760	0	10
	Submit photo	Shei'Meka As-Salaam	0.4	1,164	0	9
	Submit photo	James Macdonald	0.3	1,041	0	8
		Dustin Witherspoon	0.3	934	0	7
		Saadiq Ali	0.3	862	0	6
	Submit photo	Yao Jun He	0.3	801	0	5
		James Atkinson	0.2	571	0	3
	Submit photo	Michael Necula	0.1	324	0	2
	Submit photo	James Zehren (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	634	0

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• Nancy Congdon (Nonpartisan)
• Marshall Runkel (Nonpartisan)

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is James Atkinson IV. I ran for the Mayoral Position of Portland in 2024. I am also an inventor and I have 20 years of sales experience.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• These questions will be answered in full later, but my first priority is the parts of Oregon that wish to become Greater Idaho, i.e. Eastern Oregon, Southern Oregon, etc. We need to hear what their problems are and fix them.
• Homelessness and Drug Use
• Climate Change and the Housing Crisis

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ending Republican vs. Democratic strife. Republicans and Democrats want issues ended and I intend to do that.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

McDonald's for 2 years

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