2024 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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2024 Portland mayoral election
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Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Incumbent Mayor

Ted Wheeler
Democratic



The 2024 Portland mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. On September 13, 2023, incumbent Democratic mayor Ted Wheeler announced that he would not be seeking a third term. [1] This will be the first Portland mayoral election to use ranked-choice voting after it was instituted by the passage of a 2022 ballot measure. [2]

Contents

Municipal elections in Portland are officially nonpartisan, meaning that party affiliations are not listed on the ballot.

Background

On July 3, 2023, City Commissioner Mingus Mapps became the first elected official to announce his candidacy. [3]

Homelessness and public safety are expected to be among the two most important issues of this election. [4] This election, as well as the City Council election, will be 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. [5]

Candidates

Declared

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
Durrell Kinsey BeyYouth leadership program workerJune 2, 2023
Website 		[6]
Mingus Mapps (cropped).jpg
Mingus Mapps 		Portland City Commissioner, Position 4, AcademicJuly 5, 2023
Website
[3]
Rene Gonzalez Portland City Commissioner, Position 3
Attorney		December 6, 2023
Website 		[7]
Carmen Rubio (cropped).jpg
Carmen Rubio 		Portland City Commissioner, Position 1
Policy Advisor to Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Nick Fish 		January 9, 2024
Website 		[8]
Keith WilsonCEO, Titan Freight Systems
2020 Portland City Council candidate		 Website [9]
Liv Osthus Stripper, author, musician, and sex work advocateFebruary 27, 2024 [10]
Marshall RunkelPolitical Strategist, environmental lobbyist
Former Chief of staff to Commissioner Chloe Eudaly 		June 11, 2024 [11]

Declined

Endorsements

Carmen Rubio
Statewide officials
Labor unions
Rene Gonzalez
Labor unions
  • Portland Fire Fighters' Association [16]
  • Portland Police Association [16]
Local officials
  • Nathan Vasquez, Multnomah County district attorney elect [18]
  • Kevin Barton, Washington County district attorney [18]
  • John Wentworth, Clackamas County district attorney [18]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Peel, Sophie (September 13, 2023). "Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Will Not Seek a Third Term". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Vaughn, Courtney (April 4, 2023). "Five Months Down, 20 to Go: Checking In on Portland's Charter Reform Makeover". Portland Mercury . Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (July 5, 2023). "Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps launches bid for mayor in 2024". The Oregonian/OregonLive . Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ Griggs, Taylor; Vaughn, Courtney. "2024 Election: Portland City Council Candidates Already Scrambling For Public Campaign Dollars". Portland Mercury. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ Griffin, Anna. "Massive change coming to Portland city government". opb. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Zielinski, Alex (September 13, 2023). "Portland mayor Ted Wheeler will not seek third term". Oregon Public Broadcasting . Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kavanaugh, Shane (December 6, 2023). "Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez launches run for mayor: 'I think a centrist can win'". The Oregonian . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ Edge, Sami (January 9, 2024). "City Commissioner Carmen Rubio joins race for Portland mayor". The Oregonian . Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ Vaughn, Courtney; Griggs, Taylor (February 16, 2024). "Portland 2024 Mayoral Candidates". Portland Mercury . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ Peel, Sophie (February 27, 2024). "Liv Osthus, Stage Name Viva Las Vegas, Is Running for Portland Mayor". Willamette Week . Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ Peel, Sophie (June 11, 2024). "Marshall Runkel Is Running for Portland Mayor". Willamette Week. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ Peel, Sophie (January 28, 2023). "Former City Council Candidate Vadim Mozyrsky Mulls a Run for Multnomah County District Attorney". Willamette Week . Retrieved February 9, 2023. Nor will [Mozyrsky] run for mayor, he adds.
  13. ↑ Foran, Andrew (December 4, 2023). "Portland city commissioner Dan Ryan announces he won't run for mayor". KOIN . Portland, Oregon. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ Peel, Sophie (August 30, 2023). "Rumored to Be Weighing Runs for Portland City Council, These Big Names Demur". Willamette Week . Retrieved November 3, 2023. Sam Adams, former Portland mayor and onetime top aide to Mayor Ted Wheeler: Adams says he's recently been asked to run for mayor and for City Council, but hasn't decided yet. "It's not a no, it's not a yes," he adds.
  15. ↑ Dixon Kavanaugh, Shane (February 27, 2024). "Former Portland mayor Sam Adams enters Multnomah County Commission race". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peel, Sophie (June 26, 2024). "Governor Tina Kotek Endorses Carmen Rubio for Portland Mayor". Willamette Week. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  17. ↑ Peele, Sophie (July 12, 2024). "Gonzalez, Rubio Continue to Split Endorsements in Mayoral Race". Willamette Week. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  18. 1 2 3 Bourgeois, Michaela (July 10, 2024). "Portland-metro district attorneys endorse Rene Gonzalez for mayor". KOIN. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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