2020 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

The 2020 Portland, Oregon, US City Commission elections were held on May 19, 2020, and November 3, 2020, with a special election on August 11, 2020. ^[1]

Three positions were up for election. Positions 1 and 2 were open due to the retirement of Amanda Fritz and the death of Nick Fish, respectively. Position 4 was held by Chloe Eudaly, who lost re-election. ^[2]

Portland has no term limits on officeholders.

Position 1

Portland City Commission Position 1 election

←  2018 May 19, 2020 2022  →

Candidate Carmen Rubio Candace Avalos Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 139,791 18,727 Percentage 67.5% 9.0%

City Commission before election Amanda Fritz Nonpartisan Elected City Commission Carmen Rubio Nonpartisan

Incumbent Amanda Fritz announced that she would retire at the end of her term. Carmen Rubio received more than 50% of the vote in the primary and therefore won outright without needing to advance to the run-off. ^[2]

Primary election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Carmen Rubio	139,791	67.5%
	Nonpartisan	Candace Avalos	18,727	9.0%
	Nonpartisan	Alicia McCarthy	13,459	6.5%
	Nonpartisan	Isham Harris	9,591	4.6%
	Nonpartisan	Timothy DuBois	8,619	4.2%
	Nonpartisan	Mary Ann Schwab	8,059	3.9%
	Nonpartisan	Philip Wolfe	3,409	1.7%
	Nonpartisan	Cullis James Autry	2,887	1.4%
	Nonpartisan	Corinne Patel	2,132	1.0%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	532	0.3%
Total votes			207,206	100

Position 2

Portland City Commission Position 2 election

←  2018 May 19, 2020 & November 3, 2020 2022  →

Candidate Dan Ryan Loretta Smith Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 88,809 83,556 Percentage 51.1% 48.1%

City Commission before election Nick Fish Nonpartisan Elected City Commission Dan Smith Nonpartisan

A special election was called due to the death of Nick Fish. The special primary was held in conjunction with the other primaries on May 19, 2020. The run-off election was held on August 11, 2020. Dan Ryan won the run-off election. ^[2]

Special primary election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Loretta Smith	39,395	18.8%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Ryan	34,795	16.6%
	Nonpartisan	Tera Hurst	31,053	14.8%
	Nonpartisan	Julia DeGraw	2,650	12.6%
	Nonpartisan	Sam Chase	23,560	11.2
	Nonpartisan	Margot Black	14,143	6.8%
	Nonpartisan	Cynthia Castro	7,793	3.7%
	Nonpartisan	Jack Kerfoot	7,229	3.5%
	Nonpartisan	Terry Parker	5,111	2.4%
	Nonpartisan	Jeff Lang	3,847	1.8%
	Nonpartisan	Ronault Catalani	3,531	1.7%
	Nonpartisan	Ryan Farmer	2,416	1.2%
	Nonpartisan	Aquiles Montas	2,182	1.0%
	Nonpartisan	Jas Davis	1,858	0.9%
	Nonpartisan	Alicea Maurseth	1,645	0.8%
	Nonpartisan	Diana Gutman	1,606	0.8%
	Nonpartisan	Walter Wesley	1,409	0.7%
	Nonpartisan	Rachelle Dixon	1,100	0.5%
	Write-in		498	0.2%
Total votes			209,678	100.00%

Special run-off election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Ryan	88,809	51.1%
	Nonpartisan	Loretta Smith	83,556	48.1%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	1,336	0.8%
Total votes			173,701	100

Position 4

Portland City Commission Position 4 election

←  2018 May 19, 2020 & November 3, 2020 2022  →

Candidate Mingus Mapps Chloe Eudaly Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 187,386 146,399 Percentage 55.6% 43.4%

City Commission before election Chloe Eudaly Nonpartisan Elected City Commission Mingus Mapps Nonpartisan

Incumbent Chloe Eudaly won the primary election but lost in the run-off to Mingus Mapps. ^[2]

Primary election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Chloe Eudaly (incumbent)	66,943	31.3%
	Nonpartisan	Mingus Mapps	61,209	28.6%
	Nonpartisan	Sam Adams	59,195	27.7%
	Nonpartisan	Keith Wilson	11,190	5.2%
	Nonpartisan	Seth Woolley	8,577	4.0%
	Nonpartisan	Kevin McKay	3,419	1.6%
	Nonpartisan	Robert MacKay	1,549	0.7%
	Nonpartisan	Aaron Fancher	1,101	0.5%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	544	0.3%
Total votes			213,727	100

General election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mingus Mapps	187,386	55.6%
	Nonpartisan	Chloe Eudaly (incumbent)	146,399	43.4%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	3,276	1.0%
Total votes			337,061	100

References

1. "Elections Calendar". Multnomah County. June 20, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
2. "City elections in Portland, Oregon (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
3. Caballero, Mary Hull (June 11, 2020). "2020 Primary Elections Report to Council". Portland City Auditor. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
4. Caballero, Mary Hull (September 9, 2020). "2020 August Special Eelction Report to Council". Portland City Auditor. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
5. Caballero, Mary Hull (December 2, 2020). "2020 General Elections Report to Council". Portland City Auditor. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.