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On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, an election was held inPortland, Oregon, to elect themayor.Charlie Hales was elected, defeatingJefferson Smith.Incumbent mayorSam Adams did not seek a second term.[1]
Portland uses anonpartisan 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 ablanket primary election on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.[2] As no candidate received an absolute majority, the top two finishers advanced to a runoff in the November 6 general election.[3] In the general election, former city commissionerCharlie Hales defeated state representativeJefferson Smith with approximately 61% of the vote.[4]
| 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[13] | May 10–12, 2012 | 500 | ± 4.4% | — | — | 16% | — | — | 32% | — | 24% | 8% | 21% |
| SurveyUSA/KATU[14] | May 4–7, 2012 | 563 | ± 4.2% | — | — | 28% | — | — | 25% | — | 27% | 5% | 15% |
| Elway/KGW/The Oregonian[15] | May 2–6, 2012 | 400 | ± 5.0% | — | — | 16% | — | — | 29% | — | 28% | 6% | 18% |
| DHM Research/KPTV/OPB[16] | April 28–30, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | — | — | 23% | — | — | 25% | — | 20% | 6% | 28% |
| 18% | — | 21% | — | — | 22% | — | 17% | — | 23% | ||||
| SurveyUSA/KATU[17] | April 10–12, 2012 | 548 | ± 4.3% | — | — | 34% | — | — | 22% | — | 15% | 9% | 21% |
| SurveyUSA/KATU[18] | February 23–26, 2012 | 555 | ± 4.2% | — | 7% | 25% | 2% | 3% | 16% | — | 10% | 8% | 28% |
| SurveyUSA/KATU[19] | November 2–7, 2011 | 537 | ± 4.3% | — | — | 23% | — | — | 19% | – | 14% | — | 44% |
| — | — | 19% | — | — | 13% | 20% | 11% | — | 38% |
| 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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||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 |
| 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 | ||
The November 6 general election was a race between top-two primary finishersCharlie Hales andJefferson Smith.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Charlie Hales | Jefferson Smith | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[21] | October 7–9, 2012 | 513 | ± 4.4% | 37% | 30% | — | 33% |
| SurveyUSA[22] | September 14–18, 2012 | 506 | ± 4.4% | 34% | 29% | — | 37% |
| 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 | ||
General election candidates
Primary candidates
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