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The 2010 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 18, 2010, to elect two positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council. [1]
Incumbents Nick Fish and Dan Saltzman both won reelection to positions 2 and 3 respectively. Both won over 50% of the vote in the primary election, avoiding a runoff.
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Incumbent Nick Fish won 79.97% of the vote, defeating 3 other candidates. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Nick Fish | 77,511 | 79.97% | |
| Nonpartisan | Walt Nichols | 9,829 | 10.14% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason Barbour | 5,884 | 6.07% | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy O Youker | 3,105 | 3.20% | |
| Write-in | 601 | 0.62% | ||
| Total votes | 96,930 | 100% | ||
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Incumbent Dan Saltzman won reelection with 55.21% of the vote, defeating 8 other candidates. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Dan Saltzman | 55,362 | 55.21% | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Volm | 11,923 | 11.89% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jesse Cornett | 8,053 | 8.03% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rudy Soto | 7,131 | 7.11% | |
| Nonpartisan | Spencer Burton | 5,768 | 5.75% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael J. Courtney | 5,482 | 5.47% | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha Perez | 2,990 | 2.98%% | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward Garren | 1,950 | 1.94% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jason Renaud | 1,299 | 1.30% | |
| Write-in | 316 | 0.32% | ||
| Total votes | 100,274 | 100 | ||
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