1976 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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1976 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
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 1972May 25, 1976 (1976-05-25) 1980  
  Neil Goldschmidt.jpg Frank Ivancie (cropped).png
Nominee Neil Goldschmidt Frank Ivancie
Popular vote74,75359,002
Percentage53.14%41.94%

Mayor before election

Neil Goldschmidt

Elected mayor

Neil Goldschmidt

On May 25, 1976, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Incumbent mayor Neil Goldschmidt won reelection, defeating city commissioner Frank Ivancie. [1]

Contents

Portland uses a nonpartisan system for local elections, in which 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 May 25, 1976. Because Goldschmidt received an absolute majority of the vote in the primary election, no run-off election was held. [2]

Candidates

Results

1976 Portland mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Neil Goldschmidt (incumbent) 74,753 53.14
Nonpartisan Frank Ivancie 59,00241.94
Nonpartisan Stan Terry2,9222.07
Nonpartisan Glen Livingston8900.63
Nonpartisan George E. Kontanis8770.62
Nonpartisan Joseph L. Harris8110.57
Nonpartisan Craig Schulze5910.42
Nonpartisan Cliff Walker5550.39
Nonpartisan Mildred Schwab 920.06
Nonpartisan Billy Lamar470.03
Nonpartisan Jimmy Kelly330.02
Write-in 900.06
Total votes140,663 100

References

  1. "Efiles - 1976 General Election Results _ 1960 to 1979 _ The City of Portland, Oregon (21/ED/6077)". efiles.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. Ota, Alan (May 17, 1984). "Clark slipping into mayor-elect role". The Oregonian.[ failed verification ]