2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election

2024 Portland City Council elections

←  2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
All 12 seats in the Portland City Council 7 seats needed for a majority

The 2024 Portland City Council elections were held on November 5, 2024. It was the first election under Portland's new form of government, the first election to elect a city council instead of a city commission, the first without a primary, the first where every seat was up for election, and the first under a proportional ranked-choice voting system (single transferable voting) as opposed to a first-past-the-post voting system with a primary. ^[1] It was held concurrently with the 2024 Portland, Oregon mayoral election.

Prior to January 2025, Portland used a city commission government with a five-member board, including the mayor. ^[2] Under the new form of government, approved by voters in 2022 and to come into effect in January 2025, the mayor will no longer be part of the city council, and instead of five at-large positions, the council will have twelve districted seats. Portland is divided into four wards, each electing three councilmembers. ^[1] The district elections use a single transferable vote election system. Special elections will no longer be used to fill vacancies in the council. ^[3] The elections continue to be officially nonpartisan (so party proportionality cannot be measured).

In the previous election, Dan Ryan and Rene Gonzalez were elected to the council, marking a shift in voters away from progressivism towards more moderate democratic politicians. ^[4] In the 2024 mayoral race, Ted Wheeler chose not to run for re-election. Outgoing commission members Mingus Mapps, Rene Gonzalez, and Carmen Rubio ran for mayor, while Dan Ryan ran for a City Council seat in District 2.

In the mayoral race, Mapps, Gonzalez and Rubio, alongside 15 other candidates, were all defeated by businessman Keith Wilson, while Ryan became the lone member of the previous City Commission to be elected to the new City Council in District 2 (although Steve Novick had previously served from 2013-2017). Joining him were Candace Avalos, Loretta Smith, and Jamie Dunphy from District 1, Sameer Kanal and Elana Pirtle-Guiney in District 2, Steve Novick, Angelita Morillo, and Tiffany Koyama Lane in District 3, and Olivia Clark, Mitch Green, and Eric Zimmerman in District 4. ^{[5] [6]}

Clark and Novick's victories were called by The Oregonian on election night, but 8 of the remaining 10 seats were not called until Saturday, November 9, while Dunphy and Zimmerman's seats were not decided until Thursday, November 21 — more than 2 weeks after Election Day. ^[6]

District 1

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 1

←  2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

Candidate Candace Avalos Loretta Smith Jamie Dunphy First round 8,079 19.28% 5,451 13.01% 4,951 11.81% Final round 10,478 25.00% 10,478 25.00% 9,495 22.66%   Candidate Terrence Hayes Noah Ernst Steph Routh First round 3,863 9.22% 3,967 9.47% 3,828 9.13% Final round Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

City Councilors before election Offices established Elected City Councilors Candace Avalos Loretta Smith Jamie Dunphy

District 1 represents the eastern part of the city, primarily everything east of Interstate 205 all the way to the city's eastern border with Gresham, as well as Portland International Airport. ^[7] Neighborhoods represented include Argay, Centennial, Glenfair, Hazelwood, Lents, Mill Park, Parkrose, Parkrose Heights, Pleasant Valley, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Russell, Sumner, Wilkes, and Woodland Park. ^[8]

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Allen
• Candace Avalos, executive director of Verde, former member of the Portland Charter Commission, and candidate for Portland City Commission in 2020 ^[9]
• Doug Clove, inspector, Portland Water Bureau
• Jamie Dunphy, former staffer to Commissioner Nick Fish ^[9]
• Timur Ender, former policy advisor to former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick and Oregon Walks board member ^[10]
• Noah Ernst, superintendent and attorney for Radio Cab Co. ^[11]
• Joe Furi ^[11]
• Terrence Hayes, civil rights activist ^{[11] [12]}
• David Linn, Centennial School District board member ^[13]
• Peggy Sue Owens, candidate for Portland City Commission in 2022
• Steph Routh, Portland Planning Commission member ^[14]
• Mike Sands
• Thomas Shervey ^[15]
• Loretta Smith, former Multnomah County commissioner, candidate for city commission in 2018 and 2020, and candidate for Oregon's 6th congressional district in 2022 ^[16]
• Cayle Tern, Reynolds School Board member ^{[11] [17]}

Withdrawn

• Sonja McKenzie, Parkrose School District board member and former Oregon School Board Association president

Campaign Suspended

• Deian Salazar, Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder member at-large ^{[9] [18]} (endorsed Hayes, joined Hayes campaign as Policy Advisor and Deputy Field Manager) ^[19]

Results

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 1 results

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 1 [20] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Nonpartisan Candace Avalos 19.4 8,297 8,307 8,337 8,368 8,543 8,637 8,726 8,789 8,938 9,237 9,372 10,649 12,169 10,718 10,718 10,718 10,718 Nonpartisan Loretta Smith 13.0 5,586 5,595 5,608 5,634 5,687 5,767 5,889 5,999 6,158 6,399 6,689 7,198 7,953 8,207.25 9,172.84 12,027.1 10,718 Nonpartisan Jamie Dunphy 11.8 5,064 5,068 5,075 5,108 5,146 5,180 5,250 5,303 5,412 5,483 5,635 6,079 7,305 7,893.25 8,491.6 9,749.63 9,749.63 Nonpartisan Terrence Hayes 9.3 3,975 3,984 4,003 4,046 4,078 4,172 4,251 4,314 4,445 4,525 4,847 5,214 5,787 5,952.93 7,682.34     Nonpartisan Noah Ernst 9.5 4,052 4,060 4,082 4,095 4,129 4,190 4,251 4,360 4,479 4,642 5,116 5,658 5,883 5,935.57       Nonpartisan Steph Routh 9.1 3,894 3,898 3,904 3,940 3,997 4,033 4,095 4,155 4,266 4,332 4,500 5,089           Nonpartisan Timur Ender 8.3 3,550 3,556 3,567 3,586 3,662 3,699 3,784 3,861 3,983 4,187 4,335             Nonpartisan Doug Clove 4.0 1,698 1,709 1,736 1,765 1,795 1,883 1,977 2,129 2,302 2,403               Nonpartisan Peggy Sue Owens 3.0 1,266 1,269 1,279 1,294 1,321 1,333 1,365 1,441 1,501                 Nonpartisan David Linn 2.6 1,111 1,113 1,130 1,150 1,195 1,226 1,308 1,441                   Nonpartisan Joe Allen 2.3 978 981 1,011 1,026 1,040 1,068 1,141                     Nonpartisan Michael (Mike) Sands 2.2 952 957 987 1,013 1,033 1,063                       Nonpartisan Deian Salazar 1.7 720 720 741 754 789                         Nonpartisan Cayle Tern 1.7 711 713 726 741                           Nonpartisan Thomas Shervey 0.9 385 387 402                             Nonpartisan Joe Furi 0.8 355 361                               Nonpartisan Uncertified Write In 0.6 277                                 Quota: 10,718

District 2

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 2

←  2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

Candidate Sameer Kanal Dan Ryan Elana Pirtle-Guiney First round 9,699 12.85% 11,871 15.72% 12,196 16.15% Final round 18,875 25.00% 18,875 25.00% 18,875 25.00%   Candidate Tiffani Penson Michelle DePass Nat West First round 7,020 9.30% 6,669 8.83% 5,366 7.11% Final round Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

City Councilors before election Offices established Elected City Councilors Sameer Kanal Dan Ryan Elana Pirtle-Guiney

District 2 represents most of North and Northeast Portland north of Interstate 84 and west of 82nd Avenue. ^[7] Neighborhoods represented include Alameda, Arbor Lodge, Beaumont-Wilshire, Boise, Bridgeton, Cathedral Park, Concordia, Cully, Dignity Village, East Columbia, Eliot, Grant Park, Hayden Island, Hollywood, Humboldt, Irvington, Kenton, King, Lloyd District, Madison South, Overlook, Piedmont, Portsmouth, Sabin, St. Johns, Sullivan's Gulch, Sumner, Sunderland, University Park, Vernon, and Woodlawn. ^[8]

Candidates

Declared

• James Armstrong, accountant and small business advocate ^[21]
• Reuben Berlin, mortgage loan officer ^[21]
• Michelle DePass, Portland Public Schools board chair ^[22]
• Debbie Kitchin, former Portland Charter Commissioner and small business owner ^[13]
• Marnie Glickman, lawyer
• Mariah Hudson, chair of Portland Bureau of Transportation and co-chair of the PPS Budget Advisory Committees, past chair Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods ^[11]
• Sameer Kanal, inclusive policy manager for the City of Portland ^[23]
• Debbie Kitchin, Portland Charter commission member and small business owner
• Mike Marshall, nonprofit director ^[11]
• Will Mespelt, property manager ^[11]
• Christopher Olson, nonprofit communications specialist ^[11]
• Jennifer Park, nonprofit program director ^[21]
• Tiffani Penson, Manager of People and Culture for the City of Portland ^{[11] [24]}
• Antonio Jamal PettyJohnBlue
• Elana Pirtle-Guiney, labor advocate and policy expert for Governor Kate Brown ^[11]
• Dan Ryan, Portland City Commissioner ^[25]
• Sam Sachs, founder of No Hate Zone
• Bob Simril, business advisor
• Laura Streib, nonprofit executive director ^{[11] [12]}
• Jonathan Tasini, union activist, Democratic Party strategist, and former candidate for US Senate in New York in 2006 ^[21]
• Liz Taylor
• Nat West, former owner of Reverend Nat's Hard Cider and TriMet bus driver ^[26]
• Nabil Zaghloul, Director for social service programs at Multnomah County

Withdrawn

• Joseph Emerson ^[11]
• Brooklyn Sherman, school district employee (endorsed Armstrong) ^[27]
• Marc Koller, Independent Party candidate for Oregon's 3rd congressional district in 2018 ^[11]
• Alan Blake ^[21]
• David Burnell, substance abuse counselor ^[13]
• John Middleton, Vice President of the Board of Community Warehouse ^[11]

Declined

• Sam Adams, former mayor of Portland ^[28] (Running for Multnomah County Commission) ^[29]

Results

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 2 results

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 2 [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Nonpartisan Dan Ryan 15.6 12,047 12,061 12,066 12,088 12,117 12,171 12,235 12,353 12,469 12,512 12,639 12,687 12,990 13,362 14,089 15,120 15,501 15,880 16,491 17,710 17,765.3 21,238.8 19,290 Nonpartisan Elana Pirtle-Guiney 16.1 12,447 12,452 12,458 12,471 12,502 12,514 12,571 12,593 12,644 12,772 12,870 12,979 13,181 13,398 13,694 13,859 14,786 15,358 16,663 18,135 18,445.5 21,573.2 19,290 Nonpartisan Sameer Kanal 12.9 9,924 9,929 9,945 9,958 9,980 10,024 10,070 10,091 10,188 10,373 10,503 10,892 10,983 11,132 11,277 11,452 12,355 14,260 17,540 20,366 19,290 19,290 19,290 Nonpartisan Tiffani Penson 9.4 7,218 7,224 7,237 7,251 7,341 7,391 7,449 7,497 7,589 7,694 7,854 7,960 8,132 8,334 8,784 9,261 9,645 10,384 11,831 13,319 13,532.4     Nonpartisan Nat West 7.1 5,462 5,466 5,480 5,494 5,519 5,560 5,634 5,674 5,719 5,856 6,008 6,187 6,368 6,572 6,777 7,036 7,598 8,460 9,231         Nonpartisan Michelle DePass 8.9 6,838 6,847 6,863 6,877 6,908 6,928 6,988 6,998 7,058 7,110 7,184 7,226 7,341 7,420 7,576 7,698 7,994 8,293           Nonpartisan Marnie Glickman 5.2 3,997 3,998 4,004 4,011 4,029 4,052 4,080 4,089 4,131 4,210 4,394 4,544 4,584 4,695 4,839 4,953 5,326             Nonpartisan Jonathan Tasini 4.4 3,404 3,408 3,415 3,431 3,446 3,461 3,502 3,533 3,562 3,633 3,663 3,864 3,918 4,101 4,241 4,369               Nonpartisan Bob Simril 3.3 2,520 2,523 2,531 2,563 2,580 2,623 2,642 2,750 2,813 2,839 2,884 2,909 3,071 3,269 3,607                 Nonpartisan Mariah Hudson 3.0 2,287 2,287 2,296 2,317 2,356 2,396 2,444 2,512 2,580 2,640 2,709 2,738 2,919 3,092                   Nonpartisan Michael (Mike) Marshall 2.1 1,646 1,647 1,654 1,669 1,688 1,718 1,731 1,804 1,830 1,884 1,920 1,993 2,161                     Nonpartisan James Armstrong 1.9 1,476 1,480 1,488 1,497 1,520 1,600 1,689 1,763 1,783 1,815 1,887 1,959                       Nonpartisan Chris Olson 1.6 1,233 1,234 1,238 1,247 1,269 1,290 1,296 1,311 1,322 1,461 1,532                         Nonpartisan Debbie Kitchin 1.6 1,228 1,233 1,238 1,245 1,265 1,290 1,309 1,338 1,361 1,403                           Nonpartisan Jennifer Park 1.4 1,114 1,117 1,126 1,137 1,174 1,180 1,214 1,224 1,241                             Nonpartisan Nabil Zaghloul 1.1 834 835 849 856 872 883 897 909                               Nonpartisan Will Mespelt 1.0 759 762 765 779 789 840 856                                 Nonpartisan Laura Streib 0.9 707 708 711 716 755 767                                   Nonpartisan Reuben Berlin 0.9 656 659 665 673 676                                     Nonpartisan Liz Taylor 0.8 628 630 646 651                                       Nonpartisan Sam Sachs 0.4 304 305 311                                         Nonpartisan Antonio Jamal PettyJohnBlue 0.3 217 219                                           Nonpartisan Uncertified Write In 0.3 211                                             Quota: 19,290

District 3

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 3

←  2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

Candidate Steve Novick Angelita Morillo Tiffany Koyama Lane First round 20,098 24.30% 15,992 19.33% 15,945 19.28% Final round 20,680 25.00% 20,680 25.00% 20,680 25.00%   Candidate Kezia Wanner Rex Burkholder Jesse Cornett First round 5,212 6.30% 3,869 4.68% 3,778 4.57% Final round Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

City Councilors before election Offices established Elected City Councilors Steve Novick Angelita Morillo Tiffany Koyama Lane

District 3 represents most of Southeast Portland south of Interstate 84 and west of Interstate 205, as well as a small sliver of Northeast Portland east of 47th Avenue and south of Prescott Avenue. ^[7] Neighborhoods represented include Brentwood-Darlington, Brooklyn, Buckman, Creston-Kenilworth, Foster-Powell, Hosford-Abernethy (includes Ladd's Addition), Kerns, Laurelhurst, Madison South, Montavilla, Mt. Scott-Arleta, Mt. Tabor, North Tabor, Richmond, Rose City Park, Roseway, South Tabor, Sunnyside, and Woodstock. ^[8]

Candidates

Declared

• Matt Anderson, high school teacher and U.S. Air Force veteran ^[31]
• Sandeep Bali, pharmacist and candidate for city commission in 2022 ^[32]
• Melodie Bierwagen
• Christoper Brummer
• Rex Burkholder, founder, Bicycle Transportation Alliance and former Metro Council member ^{[11] [12]}
• Brian Conley, journalist
• Jesse Cornett, Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign staffer and candidate for city council in 2010 ^{[32] [33]}
• Daniel DeMelo, software engineer and chair of the Portland Joint Office of Homeless Services Community Budget Advisory Committee ^[32]
• Chris Flanary, Portland Housing Bureau employee ^[32]
• Dan Gilk ^[11]
• Theo Hathaway Saner ^[11]
• Clifford Higgins
• Kelly Janes (KJ) ^[11]
• Harrison Kass ^[11]
• Phillippe Knab ^[11]
• Tiffany Koyama Lane, teacher at Alameda Elementary School and Portland Association of Teachers leader ^[31]
• Kenneth Landgraver III
• Angelita Morillo, policy advocate at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, member of the Portland Rental Services Commission, and social media influencer ^[32]
• Steve Novick, former Portland City Commissioner ^[34]
• Ahlam Osman, small business owner and environmental activist
• Cristal Azul Otero, social worker
• Terry Parker
• Heart Free Pham
• John Sweeney
• Kezia Wanner, Oregon Department of Emergency Management business & compliance director
• Luke Zak, political organizer and destination management professional ^[11]

Campaign Suspended

• Jaclyn Smith-Moore, web developer

Potential

• Rachel Clark, small business manager and daughter of former mayor Bud Clark ^[24]

Withdrawn

• Mu-Yin Chen, musician and motivational speaker
• Robin Ye, chief of staff to state representative Khanh Pham and former Portland Charter Commissioner ^[35]

Failed to qualify

• Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive (running in District 4) ^[28]

Results

District 3 results

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 3 results [36] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Nonpartisan Steve Novick 24.2 20,457 20,468 20,479 20,500 20,508 20,518 20,539 20,553 20,566 20,590 20,620 20,668 20,698 20,735 20,789 20,844 20,873 20,936 21,015 21,141 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 21,129 Nonpartisan Angelita Morillo 19.4 16,399 16,411 16,415 16,424 16,440 16,482 16,512 16,547 16,554 16,568 16,589 16,607 16,616 16,696 16,799 16,869 17,098 17,168 17,262 17,725 17,726.3 17,863.3 18,388.4 18,631.4 18,849.4 19,246.7 19,380.8 20,589 22,312.7 21,129 Nonpartisan Tiffany Koyama Lane 19.3 16,320 16,326 16,333 16,338 16,348 16,369 16,387 16,406 16,424 16,429 16,449 16,484 16,494 16,545 16,624 16,690 16,818 16,879 17,036 17,406 17,407 17,623 17,884.1 18,114.1 18,308.1 18,677.3 18,910.3 20,108.5 21,670.8 21,129 Nonpartisan Kezia Wanner 6.3 5,313 5,314 5,317 5,319 5,329 5,337 5,340 5,349 5,353 5,369 5,374 5,397 5,425 5,448 5,466 5,485 5,505 5,558 5,696 5,714 5,715.05 5,907.06 6,031.09 6,330.11 6,808.14 7,023.22 8,808.29 9,634.56 10,523.8 10,669.2 Nonpartisan Rex Burkholder 4.7 3,951 3,958 3,968 3,974 3,986 3,988 3,995 4,006 4,008 4,016 4,031 4,048 4,064 4,093 4,135 4,160 4,191 4,279 4,374 4,443 4,443.96 4,634.99 4,781.09 4,949.1 5,126.11 5,621.76 5,890.79 6,812.1     Nonpartisan Jesse Cornett 4.6 3,860 3,863 3,872 3,875 3,885 3,890 3,905 3,915 3,916 3,919 3,927 3,940 3,955 4,014 4,052 4,077 4,099 4,146 4,195 4,326 4,326.96 4,448.98 4,539.03 4,834.06 4,976.07 5,217.26 5,440.28       Nonpartisan Harrison Kass 3.3 2,786 2,791 2,794 2,800 2,814 2,814 2,818 2,822 2,823 2,831 2,836 2,853 2,897 2,912 2,929 2,941 2,949 3,007 3,083 3,105 3,105.19 3,183.2 3,215.2 3,471.22 3,809.22 3,966.24         Nonpartisan Philippe Knab 1.8 1,551 1,553 1,555 1,558 1,562 1,565 1,569 1,576 1,578 1,580 1,587 1,608 1,616 1,657 1,660 1,670 1,689 1,732 1,765 1,803 1,806.05 1,928.08 2,293.34 2,380.36 2,476.36           Nonpartisan Sandeep Bali 1.7 1,408 1,409 1,413 1,416 1,423 1,424 1,427 1,430 1,432 1,441 1,449 1,474 1,512 1,522 1,537 1,583 1,622 1,716 1,871 1,906 1,906.08 2,017.09 2,114.09 2,229.1             Nonpartisan Daniel DeMelo 1.9 1,571 1,573 1,574 1,575 1,582 1,584 1,594 1,603 1,609 1,620 1,624 1,642 1,661 1,683 1,743 1,765 1,787 1,822 1,883 1,950 1,950.19 2,061.2 2,111.21               Nonpartisan Cristal Azul Otero 1.7 1,405 1,405 1,407 1,407 1,413 1,425 1,433 1,446 1,449 1,453 1,465 1,477 1,487 1,505 1,522 1,555 1,624 1,657 1,736 1,809 1,809.63 1,906.64                 Nonpartisan Jonathan (Jon) Walker 1.6 1,322 1,324 1,327 1,338 1,343 1,345 1,356 1,360 1,364 1,369 1,374 1,394 1,425 1,447 1,462 1,487 1,497 1,541 1,609 1,665 1,665.18                   Nonpartisan Chris Flanary 1.5 1,242 1,248 1,253 1,258 1,267 1,273 1,287 1,300 1,302 1,317 1,327 1,337 1,345 1,396 1,450 1,471 1,525 1,559 1,608                       Nonpartisan Melodie Beirwagen 1.3 1,132 1,133 1,138 1,140 1,145 1,156 1,160 1,171 1,176 1,183 1,196 1,209 1,252 1,266 1,275 1,304 1,326 1,396                         Nonpartisan Matthew (Matt) Anderson 0.9 755 756 769 774 783 789 790 796 796 805 817 827 854 878 893 924 964                           Nonpartisan Ahlam K Osman 0.8 709 716 717 718 719 725 733 745 746 749 761 767 772 784 794 827                             Nonpartisan Heart Free Pham 0.6 546 548 557 561 567 573 578 584 589 598 606 612 632 649 661                               Nonpartisan Luke Zak 0.6 548 551 556 559 564 570 585 594 595 601 603 612 616 633                                 Nonpartisan Brian Conley 0.6 506 507 516 525 534 539 547 552 554 566 575 581 598                                   Nonpartisan Terry Parker 0.4 375 377 390 400 403 412 413 418 418 435 444 458                                     Nonpartisan Dan Gilk 0.4 330 331 337 344 344 347 348 351 355 358 372                                       Nonpartisan Christopher Brummer 0.3 263 264 264 269 271 272 274 278 279 284                                         Nonpartisan John Sweeney 0.3 236 239 247 251 254 257 260 266 271                                           Nonpartisan Uncertified Write In 0.3 248 249 249 249 250 250 250 251                                             Nonpartisan Kelly Janes (KJ) 0.3 225 226 230 236 237 245 248                                               Nonpartisan Theo Hathaway Saner 0.3 219 220 225 225 230 233                                                 Nonpartisan Jaclyn Smith-Moore 0.2 194 198 198 200 203                                                   Nonpartisan Patrick Hilton 0.2 194 198 199 200                                                     Nonpartisan David O'Connor 0.2 174 176 177                                                       Nonpartisan Kenneth (Kent) R Landgraver III 0.2 172 174                                                         Nonpartisan Clifford Higgins 0.1 104                                                           Quota: 21,129

District 4

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 4

←  2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

Candidate Olivia Clark Mitch Green Eric Zimmerman First round 18,642 25.02% 10,006 13.43% 7,809 10.48% Final round 18,628 25.00% 18,628 25.00% 18,628 25.00%   Candidate Eli Arnold Sarah Silkie Chad Lykins First round 7,936 10.65% 4,297 5.77% 4,654 6.25% Final round Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

City Councilors before election Offices established Elected City Councilors Olivia Clark Mitch Green Eric Zimmerman

District 4 represents all of Portland west of the Willamette River (its Northwest, Southwest, and South sextants) as well as the Eastmoreland, Reed, and Sellwood-Moreland neighborhoods in southeast Portland. ^[7] Neighborhoods represented include Arlington Heights, Arnold Creek, Ashcreek, Bridlemile (includes Glencullen), Collins View, Crestwood, Downtown, Eastmoreland, Far Southwest, Forest Park, Goose Hollow, Hayhurst (includes Vermont Hills), Hillsdale, Hillside, Homestead, Linnton, Maplewood, Markham, Marshall Park, Multnomah (includes Multnomah Village), Northwest District (includes Uptown, Nob Hill, Alphabet Historic District), Northwest Heights, Northwest Industrial, Old Town Chinatown, Pearl District, Reed, Sellwood-Moreland, South Burlingame, South Portland (includes Corbett, Fulton, Lair Hill, Terwilliger, and the Johns Landing and South Waterfront developments), Southwest Hills, Sylvan-Highlands, and West Portland Park (includes Capitol Hill). ^[8]

This district's election was notable for having the only change in the winner due to transfers performed under the single transferable vote system. (However in other elections where party labels are used, election results under STV are easily seen to vary widely from what they were under FPTP or block voting, and this is seen in the first count even before any transfers, due to each voter having just one vote in a multi-winner contest. Relatively seldom do transfers change the candidates in winning positions.) ^{[37] [38]}

Eli Arnold captured the third-most first preferences in the first round of tabulation, leading Eric Zimmerman by just over 100 votes. However, Zimmerman received enough transfers (due voters' second- through sixth-place rankings on ballots that were transferred from eliminated candidates) to surpass Arnold's final vote total by just under 800 votes in further rounds of tabulation, and beat him out to the district's third seat. ^[39]

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Alfone
• Eli Arnold, police officer with the Portland Police Bureau ^{[11] [12]}
• Bob Callahan
• Patrick Cashman
• Olivia Clark, former legislative director of the city of Salem, Oregon ^[11]
• Raquel Coyote
• Michael DiNapoli, event technician ^[11]
• Kelly Doyle
• Brandon Farley, videographer and conservative activist
• Lisa Freeman ^[11]
• John Goldsmith
• Kevin Goldsmith
• Mitch Green, economist at Bonneville Power Administration ^[40]
• Chris Henry, trucker and perennial candidate
• Ben Hufford ^[11]
• Chad Lykins, executive director of Rose City Chess ^[11]
• Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive ^[28]
• Lee Odell
• Stan Penkin, Pearl District Neighborhood Association President ^[11]
• L. Christopher Regis
• Moses Ross, political consultant and chair of the Multnomah Neighborhood Association ^[13]
• Tony Schwartz
• Sarah Silkie, Portland Water Bureau engineer ^[9]
• Ciatta Thompson
• John Toran, dispensary owner^{[ citation needed ]}
• Michael Trimble ^[11]
• Andra Vltavín
• Bob Weinstein, former mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska ^{[11] [24]}
• Eric Zimmerman, chief of staff to Julia Brim-Edwards ^{[11] [24]}

Withdrawn

• Chomba Kaluba ^[11]
• Jeremy Beausoleil Smith ^[11]

Declined

• Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge and candidate for city commission in 2022 (running for Multnomah County Commission) ^{[41] [42]}

Results

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 4 results

2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 4 [43] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Count 32 Nonpartisan Olivia Clark 24.9 19,138 19,140 19,151 19,157 19,160 19,165 19,182 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 19,180 Nonpartisan Mitch Green 13.5 10,387 10,388 10,389 10,404 10,410 10,412 10,419 10,419.1 10,424.1 10,442.1 10,461.1 10,487.1 10,544.1 10,556.1 10,588.1 10,628.1 10,676.1 10,728.1 10,803.1 10,881.1 10,991.1 11,187.1 11,639.1 11,751.1 12,019.1 12,816.1 14,412.2 16,700.2 20,153.3 19,180 19,180 19,180 Nonpartisan Eric Zimmerman 10.4 8,005 8,005 8,013 8,015 8,035 8,059 8,065 8,065.93 8,072.93 8,085.93 8,091.93 8,102.93 8,107.93 8,120.93 8,149.93 8,171.93 8,231.94 8,329.94 8,492.94 8,722.95 8,809.95 8,938.95 8,973.95 9,403.96 10,156 11,052 11,507 12,344 13,656.1 13,773.2 20,232.2 19,180 Nonpartisan Eli Arnold 10.6 8,123 8,123 8,124 8,132 8,146 8,180 8,188 8,188.19 8,194.19 8,203.19 8,220.19 8,237.19 8,245.19 8,252.19 8,263.19 8,289.19 8,319.19 8,482.2 8,666.2 8,863.21 8,913.21 9,177.21 9,217.21 9,632.21 9,921.22 11,178.2 11,478.3 12,085.3 12,810.3 12,899.5     Nonpartisan Sarah Silkie 5.8 4,415 4,417 4,424 4,425 4,428 4,431 4,460 4,460.18 4,467.18 4,489.18 4,499.18 4,509.18 4,535.18 4,581.18 4,617.18 4,682.19 4,770.19 4,846.19 4,906.19 4,975.19 5,152.19 5,280.2 5,599.2 5,779.2 5,989.21 6,366.22 7,698.26 9,318.28         Nonpartisan Chad Lykins 6.2 4,757 4,757 4,766 4,769 4,769 4,771 4,780 4,780.07 4,784.07 4,799.07 4,814.07 4,825.07 4,844.07 4,847.07 4,867.07 4,905.07 4,966.07 5,009.07 5,080.07 5,138.07 5,236.07 5,319.07 5,473.07 5,599.08 5,946.08 6,241.09 7,038.1           Nonpartisan Lisa Freeman 4.9 3,749 3,749 3,752 3,754 3,758 3,763 3,782 3,782.1 3,787.1 3,814.1 3,843.1 3,852.1 3,884.1 3,929.1 3,990.11 4,074.11 4,132.11 4,238.11 4,307.11 4,369.11 4,645.12 4,742.12 5,073.12 5,175.12 5,370.12 5,673.13             Nonpartisan Bob Weinstein 5.1 3,891 3,892 3,899 3,900 3,901 3,903 3,910 3,910.07 3,918.07 3,930.07 3,937.07 3,958.07 3,964.07 3,974.07 3,994.07 4,019.07 4,064.07 4,116.07 4,191.07 4,357.07 4,397.07 4,530.08 4,617.08 4,856.08 4,978.08               Nonpartisan Tony Morse 2.6 2,004 2,004 2,009 2,013 2,015 2,019 2,020 2,020.05 2,022.05 2,031.05 2,042.05 2,055.05 2,065.05 2,066.05 2,076.05 2,091.05 2,113.05 2,159.05 2,209.05 2,270.05 2,330.05 2,434.05 2,539.05 2,659.06                 Nonpartisan Ben Hufford 2.2 1,694 1,694 1,698 1,698 1,700 1,705 1,706 1,706.04 1,709.04 1,711.04 1,714.04 1,718.04 1,730.04 1,733.04 1,741.04 1,750.04 1,767.04 1,832.04 1,909.04 1,966.04 2,023.04 2,089.04 2,107.04                   Nonpartisan Andra Vltavin 1.8 1,355 1,355 1,356 1,359 1,360 1,360 1,365 1,365 1,369 1,388 1,404 1,408 1,441 1,466 1,473 1,535.01 1,555.01 1,564.01 1,593.01 1,604.01 1,738.01 1,803.01                     Nonpartisan Kevin Goldsmith 1.9 1,432 1,432 1,435 1,445 1,445 1,446 1,454 1,454.01 1,459.01 1,465.01 1,468.01 1,528.01 1,531.01 1,542.01 1,554.01 1,564.01 1,588.01 1,627.01 1,663.01 1,696.01 1,731.01                       Nonpartisan Chloe Mason 1.3 979 980 984 988 990 993 1,001 1,001.01 1,004.01 1,011.01 1,020.01 1,029.01 1,046.01 1,091.01 1,105.01 1,189.01 1,212.01 1,241.01 1,338.02 1,352.02                         Nonpartisan Stanley Penkin 1.4 1,092 1,092 1,094 1,096 1,097 1,103 1,105 1,105.03 1,105.03 1,112.03 1,119.03 1,135.03 1,143.03 1,147.03 1,153.03 1,171.03 1,188.03 1,218.03 1,249.03                           Nonpartisan John Toran 1.4 1,052 1,053 1,056 1,060 1,062 1,071 1,073 1,073.02 1,074.02 1,078.02 1,083.02 1,088.02 1,097.02 1,103.02 1,108.02 1,148.02 1,172.02 1,212.02                             Nonpartisan Bob Callahan 1.2 888 890 895 897 908 914 917 917.016 921.016 923.016 939.016 951.017 958.017 971.017 985.017 993.017 1,008.02                               Nonpartisan Moses Ross 0.8 578 582 586 587 590 593 598 598.009 603.009 605.009 608.009 610.009 631.009 644.009 657.009 671.009                                 Nonpartisan Ciatta R Thompson 0.7 531 531 532 535 537 544 547 547.006 548.006 559.006 567.006 570.006 579.006 592.007 602.007                                   Nonpartisan Mike DiNapoli 0.4 315 315 316 318 320 323 327 327.005 328.005 334.005 363.005 366.005 379.005 386.005                                     Nonpartisan Raquel Coyote 0.4 317 319 319 319 322 325 329 329.003 333.003 338.003 344.003 355.003 361.003                                       Nonpartisan Chris Henry 0.4 301 302 303 304 304 305 309 309.002 310.002 323.003 333.003 341.003                                         Nonpartisan John J Goldsmith 0.4 313 313 316 323 323 324 324 324.001 327.001 328.001 333.001                                           Nonpartisan Joseph (Joe) Alfone 0.3 257 257 258 260 263 265 268 268.003 270.003 272.003                                             Nonpartisan Michael Trimble 0.3 230 230 230 230 231 234 237 237.002 237.002                                               Nonpartisan Uncertified Write In 0.3 232 232 232 233 233 233 233 233.001                                                 Nonpartisan Kelly Doyle 0.2 190 190 191 191 193 196                                                     Nonpartisan Brandon Farley 0.2 168 168 168 169 171                                                       Nonpartisan Patrick Cashman 0.1 101 102 103 104                                                         Nonpartisan Lee Odell 0.1 100 101 102                                                           Nonpartisan Tony Schwartz 0.1 100 100                                                             Nonpartisan L Christopher Regis 0.0 23                                                               Quota: 19,180

See also

• 2024 Oregon elections
• 2024 Portland, Oregon Auditor election
• 2024 Portland, Oregon municipal elections
• 2024 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

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