The 2012 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 15, 2012, and November 6, 2012. Steve Novick won position 4 outright by receiving over 50% of the vote and avoided a runoff. Amanda Fritz won election to position 1 during the runoff election.[1]
| Election Name: | 2012 Portland City Commission election, Position 1 |
| Country: | Portland, Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Portland, Oregon City Commission election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Portland, Oregon City Commission election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | May 15, 2023 (first round) November 6, 2023 (runoff) |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Candidate1: | Amanda Fritz |
| Image1: | Amanda_Fritz_(cropped).jpg |
| Colour1: | 25877f |
| 1Data1: | 54,323 45.40% |
| 2Data1: | 139,997 59.23% |
| Candidate2: | Mary Nolan |
| Colour2: | de2d26 |
| 1Data2: | 52,823 44.15% |
| 2Data2: | 93,994 39.77% |
| Image3: | No_image.png |
| Candidate3: | Bruce Altizer |
| Colour3: | 756bb1 |
| 1Data3: | 5,511 4.61% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Image4: | Teressa_Raiford_(January_11,_2020)_(cropped).jpg |
| Candidate4: | Teressa L. Raiford |
| Colour4: | d95f0e |
| 1Data4: | 3,840 3.21% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| Image5: | No_image.png |
| Candidate5: | David G Gwyther |
| Colour5: | 31a354 |
| 1Data5: | 2,725 2.28% |
| 2Data5: | Eliminated |
| Commissioner | |
| Before Election: | Amanda Fritz |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan |
| After Election: | Amanda Fritz |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan |
Incumbent Amanda Fritz barely won the primary election with 45.40%. Because she did not receive over 50% of the votes, she proceeded to a runoff election with runner-up Mary Nolan. Fritz wont the runoff with 59.23% to Nolan's 39.77%[2] [3]
| Election Name: | 2012 Portland City Commission election, Position 4 |
| Percentage1: | 75.59% |
| After Election: | Steve Novick |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Before Election: | Randy Leonard |
| City Commission | |
| Percentage2: | 7.82% |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,851 |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Candidate2: | Scott McAlpine |
| Popular Vote1: | 85,536 |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Candidate1: | Steve Novick |
| Image1: | Novick_(cropped).jpg |
| Election Date: | May 15, 2012 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Portland, Oregon City Commission election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Portland, Oregon City Commission election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
Attorney and former (unsuccessful) 2008 US Senate candidate Steve Novick won election outright with 75.59% of the vote, avoiding a runoff by receiving over 50% of the vote in the primaries.