2020 Portland, Oregon mayoral election ← 2016 May 19, 2020 (first round) 2024 →
Turnout 49.64%pp (first round)pp (runoff) Results of the final round by precinct. Blue denotes precincts won by
Wheeler , red denotes precincts won by Iannarone.
Wheeler
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Iannarone
40–50%
50–60%
On May 19, 2020, and November 3, 2020, elections were held inPortland, Oregon , to elect themayor .
In Portland local elections, all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballotwithout any political party affiliation . All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in ablanket primary election on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. As no candidate received an absolute majority, a runoff election between the top two candidates was scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters could also choose to write-in candidates.[ 1] [ 2]
In the general election, Portland voters also elected members of their City Commission and voted on local ballot initiatives.[ 3]
Candidates who advanced to runoff [ edit ] Candidates eliminated in the first round [ edit ] [ edit ] Willie Banks, community advocate[ 25] [ 26] Jarred Bepristis, bartender[ 27] Daniel Hoffman, homeless rights activist[ 28] [ 29] Lew Humble, retired mechanic,perennial candidate [ 30] Michael Jenkins,cannabis grower[ 31] Sharon Joy, retired community advocate[ 32] Floyd LaBar, yoga teacher[ 33] Beryl McNair, retiredFederal government employee, candidate for Portland Mayor in2008 [ 34] Michael O'Callaghan, homeless rights activist and candidate for Alaska governor in1990 [ 35] [ 36] Mark White, program manager[ 37] Michael Burleson, community leader, activist, attorney at law[ 38] Sarah Iannarone
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Portland mayoral primary election, 2020 Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Ted Wheeler (incumbent)107,241 49.29% Nonpartisan Sarah Iannarone 51,849 23.82% Nonpartisan Teressa Raiford 18,310 8.40% Nonpartisan Ozzie González 12,632 5.80% Nonpartisan Bruce Broussard 11,336 5.20% Nonpartisan Randy Rapaport 3,816 1.75% Nonpartisan Piper Crowell 3,272 1.50% Nonpartisan Mark White 2,308 1.06% Nonpartisan Cash Carter 1,488 0.68% Nonpartisan Sharon Joy 901 0.42% Nonpartisan Willie Banks 789 0.36% Nonpartisan Daniel Hoffman 702 0.32% Nonpartisan Michael O'Callaghan 629 0.29% Nonpartisan Michael Burleson 406 0.19% Nonpartisan Lew Humble 299 0.14% Nonpartisan Michael Jenkins 262 0.12% Nonpartisan Beryl McNair 259 0.12% Nonpartisan Jarred Bepristis 105 0.05% Nonpartisan Floyd LaBar 95 0.04% Write-in 861 0.40% Total votes 217,560 100.00%
Since no candidate received a simple majority (50% plus one) vote in the primary election, the two candidates who received the most votes (Wheeler and Iannarone) ran again in the general election on November 3, 2020.[ 55] urbanism and taking a stronger stand against police violence.[ 56]
Thepolice murder of George Floyd andresulting protests occurred only two weeks after the first round of the mayoral election, and led tosignificant protest activity in Portland that continued throughout 2020. These events led supporters of third-place candidate Teressa Raiford to begin mounting a write-in campaign on her behalf, arguing that she more authentically represented the energy of the street protests.[ 57]
Wheeler won the election, becoming Portland's first mayor to win a second consecutive term sinceVera Katz left office in 2005. Ultimately, almost 48,000 write-in votes were cast in the election, far exceeding Wheeler's approximately 20,000-vote margin of victory.[ 58]
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