Portland's 2nd City Council district (Oregon)

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Portland's 2nd City Council district
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The four districts electing members to Portland City Council. District 2 is shown in dark blue.
Government
 • Type Mayor-council government
 • Body Portland City Council (Oregon)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
160,716 [1]
Demographics
 •  White 65.4%
 •  Hispanic 12.5%
 •  Black 8.4%
 •  Asian 4.0%
 •  Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander 7.4%
 •  American Indian 0.7%
Registration
 •  Democratic 61%
 •  Republican 5%
 •  Non-affiliated voters (NAVs) 29%
 • Other party5%

Portland's 2nd City Council district is one of four multi-member districts electing three people to Portland City Council in Portland, Oregon. The district contains most of North and Northeast Portland north of Interstate 84 and west of 82nd Avenue.

Contents

The district contains the neighborhoods of 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.

District 2 is currently represented on Portland City Council by Dan Ryan, Elana Pirtle-Guiney, and Sameer Kanal. They were elected to four-year terms in 2024.

Pirtle-Guiney currently serves as the first president of the new city council and is the council's first LGBTQ+ woman (along with Angelita Morillo of District 3). Ryan is the only member of the previous City Commission to serve in the new version of city government, while Kanal is the first Asian American to serve on city council (along with Tiffany Koyama Lane of District 3).

Election results

2024

District 2 results
2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 2 [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Nonpartisan Dan Ryan 15.612,04712,061 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 16.112,44712,452 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 12.99,9249,929 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 Penson9.47,2187,224 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 West7.15,4625,466 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 DePass8.96,8386,847 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 Glickman5.23,9973,998 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 Tasini4.43,4043,408 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 Simril3.32,5202,523 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 Hudson3.02,2872,287 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) Marshall2.11,6461,647 1,654 1,669 1,688 1,718 1,731 1,804 1,830 1,884 1,920 1,993 2,161           
Nonpartisan James Armstrong1.91,4761,480 1,488 1,497 1,520 1,600 1,689 1,763 1,783 1,815 1,887 1,959            
Nonpartisan Chris Olson1.61,2331,234 1,238 1,247 1,269 1,290 1,296 1,311 1,322 1,461 1,532             
Nonpartisan Debbie Kitchin1.61,2281,233 1,238 1,245 1,265 1,290 1,309 1,338 1,361 1,403              
Nonpartisan Jennifer Park1.41,1141,117 1,126 1,137 1,174 1,180 1,214 1,224 1,241               
Nonpartisan Nabil Zaghloul1.1834835 849 856 872 883 897 909                
Nonpartisan Will Mespelt1.0759762 765 779 789 840 856                 
Nonpartisan Laura Streib0.9707708 711 716 755 767                  
Nonpartisan Reuben Berlin0.9656659 665 673 676                   
Nonpartisan Liz Taylor0.8628630 646 651                    
Nonpartisan Sam Sachs0.4304305 311                     
Nonpartisan Antonio Jamal PettyJohnBlue0.3217219                      
Nonpartisan Uncertified Write In0.3211                      
Quota: 19,290  

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    2. ↑ "City of Portland Councilor District 2 - Final Results". Multnomah Votes. Multnomah County, Oregon. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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