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.[ 1] 2024 Portland, Oregon mayoral election .
Currently, Portland operates under a city commission government with a five-member board, including the mayor .[ 2] [ 1] single transferable vote system. Special elections will also no longer be used to fill vacancies in the council.[ 3] nonpartisan .
In the previous election , Dan Ryan and Rene Gonzalez were elected to the council, marking a shift in voters away from progressivism towards more moderate democratic politicians.[ 4] Ted Wheeler chose not to run for re-election. Outgoing commission members Mingus Mapps , Rene Gonzalez , and Carmen Rubio ran for mayor, while Dan Ryan ran for a City Council seat in District 2.
In the mayoral race, Mapps, Gonzalez and Rubio, alongside 15 other candidates, were all defeated by businessman Keith Wilson , while Ryan became the lone member of the previous City Commission to be elected to the new City Council in District 2. Joining him were Candace Avalos and Loretta Smith from District 1, Sameer Kanal and Elana Pirtle-Guiney in District 2, Steve Novick , Angelita Morillo , and Tiffany Koyama Lane in District 3, and Olivia Clark and Mitch Green in District 4.[ 5]
The new City Council will have more people of color (5), more women of color (4), more LGBTQ+ council members (4), more renters (3), more council members living east of I-205 (3), and more Black women (2) than all previous iterations of Portland City Commision combined. This election marks a number of firsts for the City Council:
First South Asian-American member of Portland City Council (Kanal)
First Asian-American woman member of Portland City Council (Koyama Lane)
First immigrant member of Portland City Council (Morillo)
First member of Portland City Council born in the 1990s (Morillo)
First lesbian member of Portland City Council (Pirtle-Guiney)
First Asian-American members of Portland City Council (Kanal and Koyama Lane)
First LGBTQ+ women members of Portland City Council (Morillo and Pirtle-Guiney) 2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 1
Candidate
Candace Avalos Loretta Smith Jamie Dunphy
First round
8,084 19.36%
5,458 13.07%
4,950
Final round
10,441 25.00%
10,441 25.00%
9,501 22.75%
Candidate
Terrence Hayes
Noah Ernst
Steph Routh
First round
3,863
3,975
3,832
Final round
Eliminated
Eliminated
Eliminated
District 1 represents the eastern part of the city, primarily everything east of Interstate 205 all the way to the city's eastern border with Gresham , as well as Portland International Airport .[ 6] Argay , Centennial , Glenfair , Hazelwood , Lents , Mill Park , Parkrose , Parkrose Heights , Pleasant Valley , Powellhurst-Gilbert , Russell , Sumner , Wilkes , and Woodland Park .[ 7]
Joe Allen
Candace Avalos , executive director of Verde, former member of the Portland Charter Commission, and candidate for Portland City Commission in 2020 [ 8] Doug Clove, inspector, Portland Water Bureau
Jamie Dunphy , former staffer to Commissioner Nick Fish [ 8] Timur Ender, former policy advisor to former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick and Oregon Walks board member[ 9]
Noah Ernst, superintendent and attorney for Radio Cab Co.[ 10]
Joe Furi[ 10]
Terrence Hayes, civil rights activist[ 10] [ 11]
David Linn, Centennial School District board member[ 12]
Peggy Sue Owens, candidate for Portland City Commission in 2022
Steph Routh, Portland Planning Commission member[ 13]
Mike Sands
Thomas Shervey[ 14]
Loretta Smith , former Multnomah County commissioner, candidate for city commission in 2018 and 2020 , and candidate for Oregon's 6th congressional district 2022 [ 15] Cayle Tern, Reynolds School Board member[ 10] [ 16] Deian Salazar, Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder member at-large[ 8] [ 17] [ 18] 2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 2
Candidate
Sameer Kanal Dan Ryan Elana Pirtle-Guiney
First round
9,699 12.86%
11,869 15.74%
12,198
Final round
18,852 25.00%
18,852 25.00%
18,852 25.00%
Candidate
Tiffani Penson
Michelle DePass
Nat West
First round
7,020
6,677
5,370
Final round
Eliminated
Eliminated
Eliminated
District 2 represents most of North and Northeast Portland north of Interstate 84 and west of 82nd Avenue .[ 6] 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 .[ 7]
James Armstrong, accountant and small business advocate[ 19]
Reuben Berlin, mortgage loan officer[ 19]
Michelle DePass, Portland Public Schools board chair[ 20]
Debbie Kitchin, former Portland Charter Commissioner and small business owner[ 12]
Marnie Glickman, lawyer
Mariah Hudson, chair of Portland Bureau of Transportation and co-chair of the PPS Budget Advisory Committees, past chair Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods[ 10]
Sameer Kanal , inclusive policy manager for the City of Portland[ 21] Debbie Kitchin, Portland Charter commission member and small business owner
Mike Marshall[ 10]
Will Mespelt[ 10]
Christopher Olson, nonprofit communications specialist[ 10]
Jennifer Park, nonprofit program director[ 19]
Tiffani Penson, Manager of People and Culture for the City of Portland[ 10] [ 22]
Antonio Jamal PettyJohnBlue
Elana Pirtle-Guiney , labor advocate and policy expert for Governor Kate Brown [ 10] Dan Ryan , Portland City Commissioner [ 23] Sam Sachs, founder of No Hate Zone
Bob Simril, business advisor
Laura Streib, nonprofit executive director[ 10] [ 11]
Jonathan Tasini , union activist, Democratic Party strategist, and former candidate for US Senate in New York in 2006 [ 19] Liz Taylor
Nat West, former owner of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider and TriMet bus driver[ 24]
Nabil Zaghloul, Director for social service programs at Multnomah County 2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 3
Candidate
Steve Novick Angelita Morillo Tiffany Koyama Lane
First round
20,098 24.34%
15,987 19.36%
15,948
Final round
20,649
20,649
20,649
Candidate
Kezia Wanner
Rex Burkholder
Jesse Cornett
First round
5,210
3,867
3,776
Final round
Eliminated
Eliminated
Eliminated
District 3 represents most of Southeast Portland south of Interstate 84 and west of Interstate 205 , as well as a small sliver of Northeast Portland east of 47th Avenue and south of Prescott Avenue.[ 6] Brentwood-Darlington , Brooklyn , Buckman , Creston-Kenilworth , Foster-Powell , Hosford-Abernethy (includes Ladd's Addition ), Kerns , Laurelhurst , Madison South , Montavilla , Mt. Scott-Arleta , Mt. Tabor , North Tabor , Richmond , Rose City Park , Roseway , South Tabor , Sunnyside , and Woodstock .[ 7]
Matt Anderson, high school teacher and U.S. Air Force veteran[ 28]
Sandeep Bali, pharmacist and candidate for city commission in 2022 [ 29]
Melodie Bierwagen
Christoper Brummer
Rex Burkholder, founder, Bicycle Transportation Alliance and former Metro Council member[ 10] [ 11]
Brian Conley, journalist
Jesse Cornett, Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign staffer and candidate for city council in 2010 [ 29] [ 30]
Daniel DeMelo, software engineer and chair of the Portland Joint Office of Homeless Services Community Budget Advisory Committee[ 29]
Chris Flanary, Portland Housing Bureau employee[ 29]
Dan Gilk[ 10]
Theo Hathaway Saner[ 10]
Clifford Higgins
Kelly Janes (KJ)[ 10]
Harrison Kass[ 10]
Phillippe Knab[ 10]
Tiffany Koyama Lane , teacher at Alameda Elementary School and Portland Association of Teachers leader[ 28] Kenneth Landgraver III
Angelita Morillo , policy advocate at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, member of the Portland Rental Services Commission, and social media influencer[ 29] Steve Novick , former Portland City Commissioner[ 31] Ahlam Osman, small business owner and environmental activist
Cristal Azul Otero, social worker
Terry Parker
Heart Free Pham
John Sweeney
Kezia Wanner, Oregon Department of Emergency Management business & compliance director
Luke Zak, political organizer and destination management professional[ 10] Jaclyn Smith-Moore, web developer Rachel Clark, small business manager and daughter of former mayor Bud Clark [ 22] Mu-Yin Chen, musician and motivational speaker
Robin Ye, chief of staff to state representative Khanh Pham and former Portland Charter Commissioner[ 32] Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive (running in District 4) [ 26] 2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, District 4
Candidate
Olivia Clark Mitch Green Eric Zimmerman
First round
18,648 25.06%
10,008 13.45%
7,812
Final round
18,604
18,604
18,604
Candidate
Eli Arnold
Sarah Silkie
Chad Lykins
First round
7,941
4,299
4,653
Final round
Eliminated
Eliminated
Eliminated
District 4 represents all of Portland west of the Willamette River (its Northwest , Southwest , and South sextants) as well as the Eastmoreland , Reed , and Sellwood-Moreland neighborhoods in southeast Portland .[ 6] Arlington Heights , Arnold Creek , Ashcreek , Bridlemile (includes Glencullen), Collins View , Crestwood , Downtown , Eastmoreland, Far Southwest , Forest Park , Goose Hollow , Hayhurst (includes Vermont Hills), Hillsdale , Hillside , Homestead , Linnton , Maplewood , Markham , Marshall Park , Multnomah (includes Multnomah Village), Northwest District (includes Uptown, Nob Hill, Alphabet Historic District), Northwest Heights , Northwest Industrial , Old Town Chinatown , Pearl District , Reed, Sellwood-Moreland, South Burlingame , South Portland (includes Corbett, Fulton, Lair Hill, Terwilliger, and the Johns Landing and South Waterfront developments), Southwest Hills , Sylvan-Highlands , and West Portland Park (includes Capitol Hill).[ 7]
Joe Alfone
Eli Arnold, police officer with the Portland Police Bureau [ 10] [ 11]
Bob Callahan
Patrick Cashman
Olivia Clark , former legislative director of the city of Salem, Oregon [ 10] Raquel Coyote
Michael DiNapoli, event technician[ 10]
Kelly Doyle
Brandon Farley, videographer and conservative activist
Lisa Freeman[ 10]
John Goldsmith
Kevin Goldsmith
Mitch Green , economist at Bonneville Power Administration [ 33] Chris Henry, trucker and perennial candidate
Ben Hufford[ 10]
Chad Lykins, executive director of Rose City Chess[ 10]
Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive[ 26]
Lee Odell
Stan Penkin, Pearl District Neighborhood Association President[ 10]
L. Christopher Regis
Moses Ross, political consultant and chair of the Multnomah Neighborhood Association[ 12]
Tony Schwartz
Sarah Silkie, Portland Water Bureau engineer[ 8]
Ciatta Thompson
John Toran, dispensary owner[citation needed
Michael Trimble[ 10]
Andra Vltavín
Bob Weinstein, former mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska [ 10] [ 22]
Eric Zimmerman , chief of staff to Julia Brim-Edwards [ 10] [ 22] Chomba Kaluba[ 10]
Jeremy Beausoleil Smith[ 10]
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