1996_Portland,_Oregon_City_Commission_election References

The 1996 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 21, 1996, and November 5, 1996, to elect three positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council.^[1]

Jim Francesconi and Charlie Hales won positions 1 and 4, respectively, after a primary and runoff election.^[2]^[3] Erik Sten won election to position 2 during a special general election due to Earl Blumenauer's election to the US House of Representatives.

Position 1

Jim Francesconi and Gail Shibley won the primary election. Jim Francesconi won the general election.

Position 1 primary election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Francesconi	27,942	31.15%
	Nonpartisan	Gail Shibley	27,631	30.80%
	Nonpartisan	Erik Sten	20,616	22.98%
	Nonpartisan	Bob Bennett	4,781	5.33%
	Nonpartisan	Bob Bloodgood	3,557	3.96%
	Nonpartisan	Dale E. Sherbourne	2,345	2.61%
	Nonpartisan	Peter S. Nilsson	1,397	1.55%
	Nonpartisan	Jada Mae Langloss	1,026	1.14%
	Write-in		400	0.44%
Total votes			89,695	100

Position 1 runoff election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Francesconi	97,164	52.06%
	Nonpartisan	Gail Shibley	88,065	47.19%
	Write-in		1387	0.74%
Total votes			186,616	100

Position 2 special election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Erik Sten	109,227	60.18%
	Nonpartisan	Chuck Duffy	70,542	38.86%
	Write-in		1,722	0.94%
Total votes			181,491	100

Charlie Hales and Paul McCoy won the primary election. McCoy dropped out before the general election and Hales won outright.

Position 4 primary election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Charlie Hales	46,901	55.77%
	Nonpartisan	Paul McCoy	25,029	29.76%
	Nonpartisan	Tom O'Connor	11,415	13.57%
	Write-in		741	0.88%
Total votes			84,086	100

Position 4 runoff election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Charlie Hales	125,412	95.71%
	Write-in		39,207	5.29%
Total votes			131,030	100

^ "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "May 21, 1996 Primary Election". Multnomah County. April 5, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "November 5, 1996 General Election". Multnomah County. March 30, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.