2024 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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2024 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
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Candidate Keith Wilson Carmen Rubio
First round101,935
33.74%		67,125
22.22%
Final round149,959
59.25%		103,157
40.75%
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Candidate Rene Gonzalez Mingus Mapps
First round54,013
17.88%		38,823
12.84%
Final roundEliminatedEliminated
Mayor before election

Ted Wheeler
Democratic

Elected mayor

Keith Wilson
Democratic

The 2024 Portland mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Businessman Keith Wilson was elected, defeating three city council members and 15 other candidates. [1]

Contents

This was the first Portland mayoral election to use ranked-choice voting (Instant-runoff voting) after it was instituted by the passage of a 2022 ballot measure. [2] Municipal elections in Portland are officially nonpartisan, meaning that party affiliations are not listed on the ballot.

Background

Ted Wheeler, the incumbent mayor, whose term expired on January 1, 2025 180421-N-UK248-023 (41616137742) (cropped) (1).jpg
Ted Wheeler, the incumbent mayor, whose term expired on January 1, 2025

On June 12, 2023, Durrell Kinsey Bey became the first candidate to announce his run for mayor. He was followed by City Commissioner Mingus Mapps on July 3, 2023. [3] [4]

On September 13, 2023, incumbent Democratic mayor Ted Wheeler announced that he would not be seeking a third term. [5] In December and January respectively, City Commissioners Rene Gonzalez and Carmen Rubio announced their candidacies as well. [6] [7]

This is the first Portland election to use ranked-choice voting. PortlandBallot.2024.Mayor.jpg
This is the first Portland election to use ranked-choice voting.

Homelessness and public safety were considered the two most important issues of this election. [8] This election, as well as the City Council election, was a major indication of political shifts in Portland. The previous mayoral and city council elections saw a shift away from progressives towards slightly more moderate elected officials. [9]

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Carmen Rubio
Statewide officials
Local officials
Labor unions
Political parties
Individuals
  • Marshall Runkel, 2024 candidate for mayor of Portland [15]
Rene Gonzalez
U.S. representatives
Labor unions
Local officials
Newspapers
Keith Wilson
Newspapers
Labor unions
Local officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Mingus MappsRene GonzalezCarmen RubioKeith WilsonLiz OsthusWrite InUndecided/don't know
DHM Research [32] October 9–13, 2024300 (A)± 5.7%10%23%11%18%4%1%32%
Lake Research Partners [33] August 7–11, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%13%21%13%4%3%–39%

Debates

No.DateHostLocationModeratorsParticipantsLink
1April 25, 2024National Association of Minority Contractors
KOIN 6 Portland 		Hilton Double Tree Lloyd Center Ken Boddie Mingus Mapps
Carmen Rubio
Keith Wilson
2September 12, 2024Portland Metro Chamber
KOIN 6 Portland 		Hilton Portland Hotel Ken Boddie Rene Gonzalez
Carmen Rubio
Keith Wilson 		YouTube
3October 15, 2024 KGW
The Oregonian 		David Molko

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

 Rene Gonzalez

Mingus Mapps
Liv Osthus
Carmen Rubio
Keith Wilson

YouTube
4October 20, 2024 Oregon Public Broadcasting Dave Miller Rene Gonzalez

Mingus Mapps
Carmen Rubio
Keith Wilson

Results

2024 Portland mayoral election
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Nonpartisan Keith Wilson 19149,95959.25%
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Nonpartisan Carmen Rubio 19103,15740.75%
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Nonpartisan Rene Gonzalez 1868,53924.27%
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Nonpartisan Mingus Mapps 1744,18415.09%
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Nonpartisan Liv (Viva) Østhus 1622,8797.71%
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Nonpartisan Durrell Kinsey Bey153,5501.19%
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Nonpartisan Josh Leake143,2271.08%
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Nonpartisan Sharon Nasset132,9720.99%
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Nonpartisan Michael O'Callaghan122,7400.92%
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Nonpartisan Martin Ward112,3140.77%
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Nonpartisan Alexander Landry Neely102,1480.72%
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Nonpartisan Michael Hayes91,9820.66%
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Nonpartisan Shei'Meka (BeUtee) As-Salaam81,4480.48%
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Nonpartisan James McDonald71,2520.42%
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Nonpartisan Dustin Witherspoon69800.33%
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Nonpartisan Saadiq Ali59300.31%
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Nonpartisan Yao Jun He48090.27%
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Nonpartisan James Atkinson IV35550.18%
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Nonpartisan Write In24800.16%
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Nonpartisan Michael Necula13090.10%
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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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