The 1996 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 21, 1996, and November 5, 1996, to elect three positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council .
Jim Francesconi and Charlie Hales won positions 1 and 4, respectively, after a primary and runoff election. Erik Sten won election to position 2 during a special general election due to Earl Blumenauer's election to the US House of Representatives .
Position 1
Portland City Commission Position 1 election, 1996
← 1994
May 21, 1996 & November 5, 1996 1998 →
Jim Francesconi and Gail Shibley won the primary election. Jim Francesconi won the general election.
Position 1 primary election, 1996
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan Jim Francesconi 27,942
31.15%
Nonpartisan
Gail Shibley 27,631
30.80%
Nonpartisan
Erik Sten
20,616
22.98%
Nonpartisan
Bob Bennett
4,781
5.33%
Nonpartisan
Bob Bloodgood
3,557
3.96%
Nonpartisan
Dale E. Sherbourne
2,345
2.61%
Nonpartisan
Peter S. Nilsson
1,397
1.55%
Nonpartisan
Jada Mae Langloss
1,026
1.14%
Write-in
400
0.44%
Total votes
89,695
100
Position 2 (special)
Portland City Commission Position 2 special election, 1996
← 1994
November 5, 1996 1998 →
Erik Sten won the special election due to Earl Blumenauer's election to the US House of Representatives .
Position 4
Portland City Commission Position 4 election, 1996
← 1994
May 21, 1996 & November 5, 1996 1998 →
Charlie Hales and Paul McCoy won the primary election. McCoy dropped out before the general election and Hales won outright.
References
"Results and History - Multnomah County Elections" . Multnomah County . February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023."May 21, 1996 Primary Election" . Multnomah County . April 5, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023."November 5, 1996 General Election" . Multnomah County . March 30, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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