Multnomah County,Oregon,the city of Portland,Oregon,and Metro held elections on May 16 and November 7,2006.
The mayor of Portland,Oregon is the official head of the city of Portland,Oregon,United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and has no term limits. By law,all elections in Portland are nonpartisan. The current mayor is Keith Wilson,who has served since January 1,2025,and was first elected in the 2024 election.
On May 19,2020,and November 3,2020,elections were held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Oregon Secretary of State,the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term. Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson,who died of cancer during his term.
Carmen Rubio is an American politician and non-profit executive in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City Commissioner from December 2020 to December 2024.
Maxine Elizabeth Dexter is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously represented the 33rd district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2020 to 2024,which covers parts of Northwest Portland,as well as Cedar Mill,Oak Hills,and most of Bethany.
Rene Gonzalez is an American businessman,politician,and former lawyer. He held a seat on the Portland,Oregon City Council from January 2023 to December 2024. He challenged incumbent commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in the 2022 election,running on a platform that emphasized law and order and livability.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 5,2024,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections occurred on May 21,2024.
The 2024 Portland mayoral election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the mayor of Portland,Oregon. Businessman Keith Wilson was elected,defeating 3 city council members and 15 other candidates.
The 2024 Portland municipal elections were held on November 5,2024,to elect the mayor,city auditor and city council of Portland,Oregon. This was the first Portland election to use ranked-choice voting following the implementation of charter reform approved by voters in a 2022 ballot measure.
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 as opposed to a first-past-the-post voting system with a primary. It was held concurrently with the 2024 Portland,Oregon mayoral election.
The 2024 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the Oregon state treasurer. Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tobias Read is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office;he is instead running for Secretary of State.
The 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney election was held on May 21,2024,to elect the district attorney of Multnomah County,Oregon,which includes the state's largest city,Portland.
Nathan Vasquez is an American attorney who is the District Attorney of Multnomah County,Oregon. In May 2024,Vasquez defeated incumbent Mike Schmidt.
Jamie Dunphy is a policy director who was elected to Portland City Council in 2024 in District 1,along with Candace Avalos and Loretta Smith. Dunphy is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government. Due to the close nature of his race,Dunphy was one of the last two confirmed winners of the election.
Elana Pirtle-Guiney is a member of Portland City Council from District 2 after being elected along with Sameer Kanal and Dan Ryan in the 2024 election. Pirtle-Guiney is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council,following Portland's switch from a city commission government to a mayor–council government.
Olivia Clark is a retired policy director who was elected to Portland City Council from District 4 in 2024,along with Mitch Green and Eric Zimmerman. Clark is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government.
Eric Zimmerman was elected to Portland City Council in 2024 in District 4,along with Olivia Clark and Mitch Green. Zimmerman is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government. Due to the close nature of his race,Zimmerman was one of the last two confirmed winners of the election.
Sameer Kanal is an American politician who is currently member of the Portland City Council from District 2 after being elected along with Dan Ryan and Elana Pirtle-Guiney in the 2024 election. Kanal is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government. He will be the first Asian American and first South Asian American to serve on Portland City Council.
