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

2 positions are up for election. Position 2 and Position 3 are held by Dan Ryan and Jo Ann Hardesty respectively who have both running for re-election. [2]

Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.

Position 2

Portland City Commission Position 2 election

←  2020 May 17, 2022 2024 →
 
Candidate Dan Ryan Alanna McCreary Sandeep Bali
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 78,224 38,044 10,816
Percentage 55.6% 27.1% 7.7%

Commissioner before election

Dan Ryan

Elected Commissioner

Dan Ryan

Incumbent Dan Ryan has filed for re-election. Four other candidates have also filed to run for the seat and two additional candidates have filed but since withdrawn from the race.

Candidates

  • Dan Ryan, incumbent City Commissioner
  • Sandeep Bali
  • Chris Brummer
  • Avraham Cox
  • Steven Cox
  • Michael Simpson, X-Ray technician and volunteer for AFL–CIO
  • Renee Stephens
  • Sophie Sumney-Koivisto, karaoke Host
  • Alanna Joy "AJ" McCreary, founder and executive director of Equitable Giving Circle

Withdrawn

  • Jamila Aurora Dozier, Policy Coordinator at Portland Housing Bureau
  • Brandon Farley

Results

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Dan Ryan 78,224 55.6%
Nonpartisan Alanna McCreary 38,044 27.1%
Nonpartisan Sandeep Bali 10,816 7.7%
Nonpartisan Avraham Cox 4,163 3.0%
Nonpartisan Chris Brummer 3,234 2.3%
Nonpartisan Renee Stephens 2,783 2.0%
Nonpartisan Michael Simpson 1,490 1.1%
Nonpartisan Sophie Sumney-Koivisto 1,079 0.8%
Nonpartisan Steven Cox 280 0.2%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 470 0.3%
Total votes 140,583

Position 3

Portland City Commission Position 3 election

←  2020 May 17, 2022 & November 8, 2022 2024 →
 
Candidate Rene Gonzalez Jo Ann Hardesty Vadim Mozyrsky
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 38,759
23.16%
73,146
43.72%
37,214
22.24%
Second round 150,514
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 have 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

  • Jo Ann Hardesty, incumbent City Commissioner
  • Peggy Sue Owens, glass company administrator
  • Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge
  • Rene Gonzalez, attorney
  • Dale Hardt
  • Chad Leisey, business owner and volunteer firefighter
  • Jeffrey A. Wilebski, teacher and school administrator
  • Karellen Stephens

Results

Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jo Ann Hardesty 73,152 43.72%
Nonpartisan Rene Gonzalez 38,760 23.16%
Nonpartisan Vadim Mozyrsky 37,218 22.24%
Nonpartisan Kim Kasch 4,548 2.72%
Nonpartisan Peggy Sue Owens 2,046 1.22%
Nonpartisan Ed Baker 1,226 0.73%
Nonpartisan Jeffrey A. Wilebski 1,075 0.64%
Nonpartisan Dale Hardt 858 0.51%
Nonpartisan Chad Leisey 756 0.45%
Nonpartisan Karellen Stephens 652 0.39%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 208 0.12%
Total votes 167,330 100.00%
General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Rene Gonzalez 150,514 52.53%
Nonpartisan Jo Ann Hardesty 135,089 47.14%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 955 0.33%
Total votes 286,558 100.00%

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.