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On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Charlie Hales was elected, defeating Jefferson Smith. Incumbent mayor Sam Adams did not seek a second term.
Portland uses a nonpartisan system for local elections, in which all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation.
All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. As no candidate received an absolute majority, the top two finishers advanced to a runoff in the November 6 general election. In the general election, former city commissioner Charlie Hales defeated state representative Jefferson Smith with approximately 61% of the vote.
Primary
Candidates on the ballot
- David Ackerman, mailroom operator for The Oregonian
- Tre Arrow, environmental activist
- Max Bauske, student at Portland Community College
- Sam Belisle, manager at Red Robin
- Eileen Brady, businesswoman and co-founder of New Seasons Market
- Loren Brown, screenwriter
- Max Brumm, college student
- Dave Campbell, unemployed
- Robert Carron, artist and writer
- Bill Dant, real estate broker
- Scott Fernandez
- Charlie Hales, former Portland City Commissioner
- Lew Humble, retired mechanic
- Shonda Kelley, homemaker
- Michael Langley, businessman
- Blake Nieman-Davis, businessman
- Josh Nuttall, cashier
- Christopher Rich, media producer
- Scott Rose, architect for DLR Group
- Howie Rubin, insurance agent
- Jefferson Smith, state Representative
- Steve Sung, civil engineer
- Cameron Whitten, Occupy Portland protester
Declined to run
- Sam Adams, incumbent mayor
- Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representative
- Jeff Cogen, Chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners
- Jim Francesconi, former Portland City Commissioner
- Steve Novick, political strategist and Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2008
- Mike Reese, Chief of the Portland Police Bureau
- Dan Saltzman, Portland City Commissioner
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Sam Adams |
Tre Arrow |
Eileen Brady |
Max Brumm |
Bill Dant |
Charlie Hales |
Mike Reese |
Jefferson Smith |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMH Research | May 10–12, 2012 | 500 | ± 4.4% | — | — | 16% | — | — | 32% | — | 24% | 8% | 21% |
| SurveyUSA/KATU | May 4–7, 2012 | 563 | ± 4.2% | — | — | 28% | — | — | 25% | — | 27% | 5% | 15% |
| Elway/KGW/The Oregonian | May 2–6, 2012 | 400 | ± 5.0% | — | — | 16% | — | — | 29% | — | 28% | 6% | 18% |
| DHM Research/KPTV/OPB | April 28–30, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | — | — | 23% | — | — | 25% | — | 20% | 6% | 28% |
| 18% | — | 21% | — | — | 22% | — | 17% | — | 23% | ||||
| SurveyUSA/KATU | April 10–12, 2012 | 548 | ± 4.3% | — | — | 34% | — | — | 22% | — | 15% | 9% | 21% |
| SurveyUSA/KATU | February 23–26, 2012 | 555 | ± 4.2% | — | 7% | 25% | 2% | 3% | 16% | — | 10% | 8% | 28% |
| SurveyUSA/KATU | November 2–7, 2011 | 537 | ± 4.3% | — | — | 23% | — | — | 19% | – | 14% | — | 44% |
| — | — | 19% | — | — | 13% | 20% | 11% | — | 38% |
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
|||||||
| Eileen Brady | Charlie Hales | Jefferson Smith | |||||
| 1 | Apr. 27, 2012 | AM 860 University of Portland |
Tim Hohl | YouTube | P | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Charlie Hales | 50,403 | 37.22 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jefferson Smith | 44,484 | 32.85 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eileen Brady | 29,427 | 21.73 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Rose | 1,740 | 1.29 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cameron Whitten | 1,730 | 1.28 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Fernandez | 1,372 | 1.01 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Sung | 1,204 | 0.89 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tre Arrow | 916 | 0.68 | |
| Nonpartisan | Max Brumm | 793 | 0.59 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Langley | 511 | 0.38 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Dant | 378 | 0.28 | |
| Nonpartisan | David "The Ack" Ackerman | 360 | 0.27 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Campbell | 320 | 0.24 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shonda Kelley | 279 | 0.21 | |
| Nonpartisan | Loren Brown | 211 | 0.16 | |
| Nonpartisan | Howie Rubin | 184 | 0.14 | |
| Nonpartisan | Max Bauske | 137 | 0.10 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Rich | 115 | 0.08 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lew Humble | 91 | 0.07 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Carron | 87 | 0.06 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Nuttall | 69 | 0.05 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Belisle | 59 | 0.04 | |
| Nonpartisan | Blake Neiman-Davis | 55 | 0.04 | |
| Write-in | 479 | 0.35 | ||
| Total votes | 135,404 | 100 | ||
General election
The November 6 general election was a race between Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith.
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Charlie Hales |
Jefferson Smith |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | October 7–9, 2012 | 513 | ± 4.4% | 37% | 30% | — | 33% |
| SurveyUSA | September 14–18, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | 34% | 29% | — | 37% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Charlie Hales | 163,522 | 61.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jefferson Smith | 83,741 | 31.3 | |
| Write-in | 20,039 | 7.5 | ||
| Total votes | 267,302 | 100 | ||
References
- ^ "Portland Mayor Sam Adams not running for re-election". The Oregonian. July 29, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- "City of Portland Candidate Filing Information Packet". Office of City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- Slovic, Beth (May 15, 2012). "Charlie Hales, Jefferson Smith to runoff for Portland mayor; Eileen Brady out (2012 primary election)". OregonLive. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "November 2012 General Election - Official Results". Office of the City Auditor, Portland. December 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ Slovic, Beth (March 6, 2012). "Portland mayoral race will feature 23 candidates; Multnomah County commissioners draw scant opposition". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- Schmidt, Brad (May 31, 2011). "New Seasons co-founder Eileen Brady announces 2012 bid for Portland mayor". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- Schmidt, Brad (May 23, 2011). "Portland's competitive 2012 mayoral race under way with Charlie Hales' announcement". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- Slovic, Beth (September 13, 2011). "Jefferson Smith announces he will run for Portland mayor, challenging Eileen Brady and Charlie Hales". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- Schmidt, Brad (June 8, 2011). "Earl Blumenauer says he isn't interested in run for Portland mayor". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ Schmidt, Brad (June 29, 2011). "Jim Francesconi won't run for Portland mayor in 2012". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- Bernstein, Maxine (November 21, 2011). "Portland police Chief Mike Reese says he won't run for mayor". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- Slovic, Beth (August 2, 2011). "Commissioner Dan Saltzman said he feels 'no need' to enter Portland mayor's race". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- DMH Research
- SurveyUSA/KATU
- Elway/KGW/The Oregonian
- DHM Research/KPTV/OPB
- SurveyUSA/KATU
- SurveyUSA/KATU
- SurveyUSA/KATU
- "May 2012 Primary Election - Official Results". Office of the City Auditor, Portland. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- SurveyUSA
- SurveyUSA
External links
General election candidates
- Charlie Hales for Mayor
- Jefferson Smith for Mayor Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
Primary candidates
- Max Bauske for Mayor
- Eileen Brady for Mayor
- Loren Brown for Mayor
- Max Brumm for Mayor
- Bill Dant for Mayor
- Scott Fernandez for Mayor
- Shonda Kelley for Mayor Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Chris Rich for Mayor
- Howie Rubin for Mayor
- Steve Sung for Mayor
- Cameron Whitten for Mayor
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