2012 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

The 2012 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 15, 2012, and November 6, 2012. Steve Novick won position 4 outright by receiving over 50% of the vote and avoided a runoff. Amanda Fritz won election to position 1 during the runoff election. ^[1]

Position 1

2012 Portland City Commission election, Position 1

←  2010 May 15, 2023 (first round) November 6, 2023 (runoff) 2014  →

Candidate Amanda Fritz Mary Nolan Bruce Altizer First round 54,323 45.40% 52,823 44.15% 5,511 4.61% Runoff 139,997 59.23% 93,994 39.77% Eliminated   Candidate Teressa L. Raiford David G Gwyther First round 3,840 3.21% 2,725 2.28% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Commissioner before election Amanda Fritz Nonpartisan Elected Commissioner Amanda Fritz Nonpartisan

Incumbent Amanda Fritz barely won the primary election with 45.40%. Because she did not receive over 50% of the votes, she proceeded to a runoff election with runner-up Mary Nolan. Fritz won the runoff with 59.23% to Nolan's 39.77% ^{[2] [3]}

Position 1 primary election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Amanda Fritz	54,323	45.40%
	Nonpartisan	Mary Nolan	52,823	44.15%
	Nonpartisan	Bruce Altizer	5,511	4.61%
	Nonpartisan	Teressa L. Raiford	3,840	3.21%
	Nonpartisan	David G. Gwyther	2,725	2.28%
	Write-in		427	0.36%
Total votes			119,649	100%

Position 1 runoff Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Amanda Fritz	139,997	59.23%
	Nonpartisan	Mary Nolan	93,994	39.77%
		write-ins	2,366	1%
Total votes			236,357	100%

Position 4

2012 Portland City Commission election, Position 4

←  2010 May 15, 2012 2014  →

Candidate Steve Novick Scott McAlpine Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 85,536 8,851 Percentage 75.59% 7.82%

City Commission before election Randy Leonard Nonpartisan Elected City Commission Steve Novick Nonpartisan

Attorney and former (unsuccessful) 2008 US Senate candidate Steve Novick won election outright with 75.59% of the vote, avoiding a runoff by receiving over 50% of the vote in the primaries. ^[2]

Position 4 election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Steve Novick	85,536	75.59%
	Nonpartisan	Scott McAlpine	8,951	7.82%
	Nonpartisan	Jeri Williams	5,608	4.96%
	Nonpartisan	Leah Marie Dumas	4,879	4.31%
	Nonpartisan	Mark White	4,255	3.76%
	Nonpartisan	Brian Sidney Parrott	2,341	2.07%
	Nonpartisan	James Rowell	1,180	1.04%
	Write-in		501	0.44%
Total votes			113,151	100

See also

• 2012 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

References

1. "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
2. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election". Multnomah County. May 29, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
3. "November 6, 2012 General Election". Multnomah County. November 26, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2023.