1996 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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1996 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
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  1992 May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21) 2000  
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Nominee Vera Katz Bill Spidal
Popular vote76,9155,926
Percentage74.47%5.73%

Mayor before election

Vera Katz

Elected mayor

Vera Katz

On May 21, 1996, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected.

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 21, 1996. Because Katz received a majority of the vote in the initial round, no runoff election was necessary.

Results

Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Vera Katz (incumbent) 76,915 74.47
Nonpartisan Bill Spidal5,9265.73
Nonpartisan Tom Cropper3,8003.68
Nonpartisan Michael Beaudin2,9212.82
Nonpartisan Robert L. Forthan1,0871.05
Nonpartisan Paul H. Shene III8010.77
Write-in 9610.93
Total votes103,273

References

  1. "1996 Primary Election - Official Results". MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 21, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.