2022 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

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The 2022 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022. [1]

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Two positions were up for election. Position 2 and Position 3 were held by Dan Ryan and Jo Ann Hardesty, respectively, who both ran for re-election. [2]

Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.

Position 2

Portland City Commission Position 2 election
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Candidate Dan Ryan Alanna McCrearySandeep Bali
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote78,22438,04410,816
Percentage55.6%27.1%7.7%

Commissioner before election

Dan Ryan

Elected Commissioner

Dan Ryan

Incumbent Dan Ryan filed for re-election. Four other candidates also filed to run for the seat, and two additional candidates filed but subsequently withdrew from the race.

Candidates

Withdrawn

Results

Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dan Ryan 78,224 55.6%
Nonpartisan Alanna McCreary38,04427.1%
Nonpartisan Sandeep Bali10,8167.7%
Nonpartisan Avraham Cox4,1633.0%
Nonpartisan Chris Brummer3,2342.3%
Nonpartisan Renee Stephens2,7832.0%
Nonpartisan Michael Simpson1,4901.1%
Nonpartisan Sophie Sumney-Koivisto1,0790.8%
Nonpartisan Steven Cox2800.2%
Nonpartisan Write-ins4700.3%
Total votes140,583

Position 3

Portland City Commission Position 3 election
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  2020 May 17, 2022 & November 8, 2022 2024  
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Candidate Rene Gonzalez Jo Ann Hardesty Vadim Mozyrsky
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round38,759
23.16%
73,146
43.72%
37,214
22.24%
Second round150,514
52.53%
135,089
47.14%
Eliminated

Commissioner before election

Jo Ann Hardesty

Elected Commissioner

Rene Gonzalez

Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty filed for re-election. Seven other candidates also filed to run for the seat, including Rene Gonzalez, a local attorney. Since no candidate received a majority of votes in the May primary election, Hardesty and Gonzalez, the top two vote-getters, both advanced to the November general election. Gonzalez won in November, with 52.59% of the vote (as of November 23, 2022), emphasizing law-and-order policies and promising to crack down on homelessness. [3]

Candidates

Results

Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jo Ann Hardesty 73,152 43.72%
Nonpartisan Rene Gonzalez 38,760 23.16%
Nonpartisan Vadim Mozyrsky37,21822.24%
Nonpartisan Kim Kasch4,5482.72%
Nonpartisan Peggy Sue Owens2,0461.22%
Nonpartisan Ed Baker1,2260.73%
Nonpartisan Jeffrey A. Wilebski1,0750.64%
Nonpartisan Dale Hardt8580.51%
Nonpartisan Chad Leisey7560.45%
Nonpartisan Karellen Stephens6520.39%
Nonpartisan Write-ins2080.12%
Total votes167,330 100.00%
General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Rene Gonzalez 150,514 52.53%
Nonpartisan Jo Ann Hardesty 135,08947.14%
Nonpartisan Write-ins9550.33%
Total votes286,558 100.00%

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References

  1. "Multnomah County Elections Division". Multnomah County. February 16, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. "Registry of City Candidates". Portland.gov. September 16, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (November 10, 2022). "Rene Gonzalez, with law-and-order focus, ousts Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in contentious City Council race". The Oregonian/OregonLive . Retrieved November 23, 2022.