2020 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election explained

Turnout:49.64% 13.60 pp (first round)
79.47% 29.83 pp (runoff)
Image3:File:Teressa Raiford (January 11, 2020) (cropped).jpg
Candidate3:Teressa Raiford
1Data3:18,310
8.40%
Image4:File:OzzieGonzalez.png
Candidate4:Ozzie González
1Data4:12,632
5.80%
Mayor
3Data2:144,326
40.77%
Before Election:Ted Wheeler
After Election:Ted Wheeler
1Data5:11,336
5.20%
Candidate5:Bruce Broussard
Image5:File:Bruce Broussard (1).jpg
Country:Portland, Oregon
3Blank:Runoff
Flag Image:Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election
Previous Year:2016
Election Date:May 19, 2020 (first round)
November 3, 2020 (runoff)
Next Election:2024 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
Next Year:2024
1Blank:First round
1Data2:51,849
23.82%
Image1:File:180421-N-UK248-023 (41616137742) (cropped) (1).jpg
Candidate1:Ted Wheeler
1Data1:107,241
49.29%
3Data1:163,564
46.20%
Candidate2:Sarah Iannarone
Colour1:B3BCC8
Colour2:B3BCC8
Colour3:B3BCC8
Colour4:B3BCC8
Colour5:B3BCC8

On May 19, 2020, and November 3, 2020, elections were held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor.

In Portland local elections, all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation. All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. As no candidate received an absolute majority, a runoff election between the top two candidates was scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters could also choose to write-in candidates.[1] [2]

In the General Election, Portland voters also elected members of their City Commission and voted on local ballot initiatives.[3]

Candidates

Candidates who advanced to runoff

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedReferences
The following candidates advanced to the runoff election on April 2

Ted Wheeler		53rd Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Former Oregon State Treasurer		[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Sarah Iannarone		Community Activist
Urban Policy Consultant		[9] [10] [11]

Candidates eliminated in the first round

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedReferences
The following candidates were eliminated in the first round and did not advance to the runoff election

Teressa Raiford		Founder of Don't Shoot Portland[12] [13]

Bruce Broussard		Host of Oregon Voter Digest on PBS[14] [15]

Ozzie Gonzalez		Architect and Sustainability Consultant[16] [17]
Piper CrowellDirector of Global Digital and Innovation Policy at Nike, Inc.
Suspended campaign March 25, 2020		[18] [19] [20]
Randy RapaportReal Estate Developer
Educational Psychologist		[21]
Mark WhiteCo-Chair of the Portland City Charter Commission[22]

Cash Carter		Former Portland Timbers team chef[23] [24]

Candidates who received fewer than 1,000 votes

Declined to run

Polling

Runoff

Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMarginof errorTed WheelerSarah IannaroneWrite InUndecided
DHM Research/OPB[41] October 7—11, 2020400 (LV)±4.9%33%34%6%28%
DHM Research/Portland Business Alliance[42] September 17–22, 2020– (LV)±4%30%41%16%13%
Public Policy Polling[43] June 17–18, 2020992 (V)±3.1%33%32%–35%

Results

Runoff

Since no candidate received a simple majority (50% plus one) vote in the primary election, the two candidates who received the most votes (Wheeler and Iannarone) ran again in the general election on November 3, 2020.[44] Iannarone, who had finished third in the 2016 mayoral election, was campaigning on a progressive platform emphasizing urbanism and taking a stronger stand against police violence.[45]

The police murder of George Floyd and resulting protests occurred only two weeks after the first round of the mayoral election, and led to significant protest activity in Portland that continued throughout 2020. These events led supporters of third-place candidate Teressa Raiford to begin mounting a write-in campaign on her behalf, arguing that she more authentically represented the energy of the street protests.[46]

Wheeler won the election, becoming Portland's first mayor to win a second consecutive term since Vera Katz left office in 2005. Ultimately, almost 48,000 write-in votes were cast in the election, far exceeding Wheeler's approximately 20,000-vote margin of victory.[47]

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

City of Portland Resources

Candidate Campaign Websites

Interviews

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Multnomah County Elections Calendar. June 20, 2011. Multnomah County. July 9, 2019. July 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717075012/https://multco.us/elections/elections-calendar. live.
  2. Web site: Candidate Filing Procedures. The City of Portland, Oregon. July 9, 2019. November 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181113181100/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/54762. live.
  3. Web site: City elections in Portland, Oregon (2020) . Ballotpedia . October 2, 2020 . November 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201104055140/https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Portland,_Oregon_(2020) . live .
  4. News: Redden. Jim. May 7, 2019. Wheeler: 'Yes, I'm running for reelection'. Portland Tribune. July 9, 2019. July 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701223501/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/427742-334954-wheeler-yes-im-running-for-reelection. live.
  5. News: Friedman. Gordon R.. June 25, 2019. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler makes bid for reelection known in private conversations. The Oregonian. July 9, 2019. June 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627135315/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2019/06/mayor-ted-wheeler-makes-bid-for-reelection-known-in-private-conversations.html. live.
  6. Web site: Monahan. Rachel. September 24, 2019. Mayor Ted Wheeler Takes First Formal Step to Reelection, Hires Campaign Manager. October 8, 2019. Willamette Week. September 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190924225803/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/09/24/mayor-ted-wheeler-take-first-formal-step-to-reelection-hires-campaign-manager/. live.
  7. News: Graves. Mark. October 11, 2019. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is running for 2nd term. The Oregonian. October 14, 2019. October 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013094552/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/10/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-is-running-for-2nd-term.html. live.
  8. Web site: Home. November 2, 2020. Ted Wheeler for Portland Mayor. en-US. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612022647/https://tedwheeler.com/. live.
  9. News: Templeton. Amelia. July 9, 2019. The Race For Portland Mayor In 2020 Is Beginning To Take Shape. Oregon Public Broadcasting. July 9, 2019. July 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710154252/https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-mayor-candidates-2020/. live.
  10. News: Monahan. Rachel. July 9, 2019. 2016 Mayoral Candidate Sarah Iannarone Will Run Again Against Mayor Ted Wheeler. Willamette Week. July 9, 2019. December 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191214024440/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/07/09/2016-mayoral-candidate-sarah-iannarone-will-run-again-against-mayor-ted-wheeler/. live.
  11. Web site: Vote Sarah Iannarone for Portland Mayor . sarah2020.com . July 4, 2020 . live . July 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200707233239/https://sarah2020.com/en.
  12. News: Kavanaugh. Shane Dixon. December 3, 2017. Black Lives Matter activist Teressa Raiford says she'll challenge Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler in 2020. The Oregonian. July 9, 2019. August 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190804045447/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2017/12/black_lives_matter_activist_te.html. live.
  13. News: Sevcenko. Melanie. December 14, 2017. Teressa Raiford Running for City Mayor 2020. The Skanner. July 9, 2019. April 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421153631/https://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/26269-teressa-raiford-running-for-city-mayor-2020. live.
  14. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Bruce Broussard). November 23, 2019. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. November 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191123004150/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/747438. live.
  15. Web site: brucebroussardmultco2.com. November 2, 2020. broussardpdx. en. July 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704031356/https://www.broussardpdx.com/. dead.
  16. News: Monahan. Rachel. June 18, 2019. Ozzie Gonzalez running for Portland Mayor. Willamette Week. August 22, 2019. August 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822225612/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/06/18/a-potential-challenger-to-mayor-ted-wheeler-officially-registers-to-fundraise-for-a-run/. live.
  17. Web site: Ozzie González for Mayor of Portland – Bold Leadership. Smart Solutions.. November 2, 2020. Ozzie González for Mayor of Portland. en-US. June 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622020916/https://ozzie4pdx.org/. live.
  18. News: Jaquiss. Nigel. March 25, 2020. Portland Mayoral Candidate Piper Crowell Ends Her Campaign. Willamette Week. April 4, 2020. April 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402000151/https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/03/25/portland-mayoral-candidate-piper-crowell-ends-her-campaign/. live.
  19. Web site: politics. About Nigel Jaquiss News reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined Willamette Week in 1998 He covers. Portland Mayoral Candidate Piper Crowell Ends Her Campaign. July 4, 2020. Willamette Week. March 25, 2020 . en-US. April 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402000151/https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/03/25/portland-mayoral-candidate-piper-crowell-ends-her-campaign/. live.
  20. Web site: Home - Piper for Portland . July 4, 2020 . August 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804000847/https://pipercrowell.com/ . dead .
  21. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Randy Rapaport). March 10, 2020. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. August 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826221459/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/756473. live.
  22. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Mark White). August 19, 2020. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. en. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913081149/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/753081. live.
  23. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Cash Carter). November 22, 2019. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. November 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191123004137/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/747543. live.
  24. Web site: Cash Carter for Mayor of Portland | when change is needed invest in Cash . July 4, 2020 . July 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702120353/https://www.cashcarter2020.com/ . live .
  25. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Willie Banks). January 9, 2020. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. January 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129234555/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/750086. live.
  26. News: Corbell. Beverly. November 5, 2019. Running for Mayor Rev. Willie Banks outlines his priorities. The Portland Observer. January 9, 2020. November 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191118232133/http://portlandobserver.com/news/2019/nov/05/running-mayor/. live.
  27. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Jarred Bepristis). March 10, 2020. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. August 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826221457/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/756470. live.
  28. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Daniel Hoffman). March 10, 2020. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. August 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826221352/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/756472. live.
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  32. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Sharon Joy). March 10, 2020. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. August 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826221344/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/756392. live.
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  34. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Beryl McNair). February 8, 2020. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913080451/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/753542. live.
  35. Web site: Mayoral Candidate Filing – May 19, 2020 Primary Election (Michael O'Callaghan). November 6, 2019. Auditor Mary Hull Caballero, The City of Portland, Oregon. November 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106220024/https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/746048. live.
  36. News: Reamer . David . How Michael O'Callaghan went from Anchorage activist to Portland's homeless mayoral candidate . November 12, 2020 . Anchorage Daily ews . March 8, 2020 . November 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113020936/https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2020/03/09/how-michael-ocallaghan-went-from-anchorage-activist-to-portlands-homeless-mayoral-candidate/ . live .
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  38. News: Sparling. Zane. January 6, 2020. Portland mayor candidate Michael Burleson suspends campaign. Portland Tribune. January 9, 2020. January 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200107200128/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/447343-363791-portland-mayor-candidate-michael-burleson-suspends-campaign. live.
  39. News: Friedman. Gordon R.. March 15, 2019. State Rep. Diego Hernandez may consider run for Portland elected office. The Oregonian. July 10, 2019. July 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710222610/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/03/state-rep-diego-hernandez-may-consider-run-for-portland-elected-office.html. live.
  40. News: Friedman. Gordon R.. April 10, 2019. Jessica Vega Pederson, Multnomah County commissioner, eyes run for Portland mayor. Willamette Week. March 10, 2020. June 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604000538/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/04/jessica-vega-pederson-multnomah-county-commissioner-eyes-run-for-portland-mayor.html. live.
  41. Web site: Mapes. Jeff. October 16, 2020. OPB Poll: Wheeler, Iannarone tied in Portland mayor's race; Mapps leads over Eudaly for council. October 16, 2020. OPB. en-gb. October 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201016144646/https://www.opb.org/article/2020/10/16/opb-poll-wheeler-iannarone-tied-in-portland-mayors-race-mapps-leads-over-eudaly-for-council/. live.
  42. Web site: Monahan. Rachel. October 5, 2020. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Trails Challenger Sarah Iannarone by 11 Points, According to DHM Poll. October 5, 2020. Willamette Week. en-gb. October 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005210833/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/10/05/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-trails-challenger-sarah-iannarone-by-11-points-according-to-dhm-poll/. live.
  43. Web site: Redden. Jim. Survey shows tight race for Portland mayor. July 3, 2020. Pamplin Media Group. June 23, 2020 . en-gb. July 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704171438/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/471222-381301-survey-claims-to-show-tight-race-for-portland-mayor. live.
  44. Web site: Ted Wheeler, Sarah Iannarone will square off again in November's Portland mayoral race. May 20, 2020. Everton. Bailey, Jr.. The Oregonian. May 20, 2020. May 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528174134/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/05/ted-wheeler-sarah-iannarone-will-square-off-again-to-be-portland-mayor-in-november.html. live.
  45. https://theintercept.com/2020/09/25/portland-mayor-police-protests-election-wheeler-iannarone/ How the Protests Upended Portland's Mayoral Race
  46. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/10/23/sarah-iannarones-campaign-warns-teressa-raiford-cant-legally-participate-in-portland-mayors-debate/ Sarah Iannarone’s Campaign Warns Teressa Raiford Can’t Legally Participate in Portland Mayor’s Debate
  47. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/ted-wheeler-won-reelection-as-portland-mayor-by-an-historically-narrow-margin-heres-how-he-held-on-to-lead-for-4-more-years.html Ted Wheeler won reelection as Portland mayor by an historically narrow margin; Here’s how he held on to lead for 4 more years

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