1980 Portland, Oregon mayoral elections

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1980 Portland, Oregon mayoral elections
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  1976 May 20, 1980 (1980-05-20) 1984  
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Candidate Frank Ivancie Connie McCready
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Regular election64,354
53.18%
50,617
41.83%
Special election64,143
52.55%
52,812
43.27%

Mayor before election

Connie McCready [a]

Elected mayor

Frank Ivancie

Two 1980 Portland, Oregon mayoral elections were held concurrently on May 20, 1980. There were two ballot items for the same office: a special election to fill the seat for the final weeks of the current term (ending January 3, 1981), and another primary election for a full term (beginning the same day). City commissioner Frank Ivancie defeated acting mayor Connie McCready in both races. Because he received an absolute majority in the election for the full term, no run-off election was held. [1] [2]

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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. Despite officially being listed as nonpartisan, Ivancie was a Conservative Democrat [3] and McCready was a Republican. [4] This was the last Portland mayoral election with a major Republican candidate.

Candidates

Regular election

Special election

Results

Regular Election

1980 Portland mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Frank Ivancie 64,354 53.18
Nonpartisan Connie McCready (incumbent)50,61741.83
Nonpartisan Norman A. Berberick2,5432.10
Nonpartisan William L. Patrick1,6771.38
Nonpartisan Fred Auger8330.68
Nonpartisan Joseph H. Harris3850.31
Nonpartisan Judson Longaker2790.23
Write-in 3110.25
Total votes120,999 100

Special election

1980 Portland mayoral special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Frank Ivancie 64,143 52.55
Nonpartisan Connie McCready (incumbent)52,81243.27
Nonpartisan Norman A. Berberick2,8032.29
Nonpartisan William L. Patrick1,9901.63
Write-in 3040.24
Total votes122,052 100

Notes

  1. In September 1979, McCready was appointed by her fellow city councilors to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mayor Neil Goldschmidt, who had been appointed United States Secretary of Transportation.

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References

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