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The 2022 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022. [1]
2 positions are up for election. Position 2 and Position 3 are held by Dan Ryan and Jo Ann Hardesty respectively who have both running for re-election. [2]
Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.
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Incumbent Dan Ryan has filed for re-election. Four other candidates have also filed to run for the seat and two additional candidates have filed but since withdrawn from the race.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Dan Ryan | 78,224 | 55.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Alanna McCreary | 38,044 | 27.1% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandeep Bali | 10,816 | 7.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | Avraham Cox | 4,163 | 3.0% | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Brummer | 3,234 | 2.3% | |
| Nonpartisan | Renee Stephens | 2,783 | 2.0% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Simpson | 1,490 | 1.1% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sophie Sumney-Koivisto | 1,079 | 0.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Cox | 280 | 0.2% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 470 | 0.3% | |
| Total votes | 140,583 | |||
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Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty filed for re-election. Seven other candidates have also filed to run for the seat, including Rene Gonzalez, a local attorney. Since no candidate received a majority of votes in the May primary election, Hardesty and Gonzalez, the top two vote-getters, both advanced to the November general election. Gonzalez won in November, with 52.59% of the vote (as of November 23, 2022), emphasizing law-and-order policies and promising to crack down on homelessness. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Jo Ann Hardesty | 73,152 | 43.72% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene Gonzalez | 38,760 | 23.16% | |
| Nonpartisan | Vadim Mozyrsky | 37,218 | 22.24% | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim Kasch | 4,548 | 2.72% | |
| Nonpartisan | Peggy Sue Owens | 2,046 | 1.22% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ed Baker | 1,226 | 0.73% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeffrey A. Wilebski | 1,075 | 0.64% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dale Hardt | 858 | 0.51% | |
| Nonpartisan | Chad Leisey | 756 | 0.45% | |
| Nonpartisan | Karellen Stephens | 652 | 0.39% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 208 | 0.12% | |
| Total votes | 167,330 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Rene Gonzalez | 150,514 | 52.53% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jo Ann Hardesty | 135,089 | 47.14% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 955 | 0.33% | |
| Total votes | 286,558 | 100.00% | ||
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