2024 Portland City Council elections
November 5, 2023
All 12 seats in the Portland City Council
7 seats needed for a majority

The 2024 Portland City Council elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the members of Portland's City Council. This will be a unique election as it will be the first election under Portland's new form of government, the first without a primary, the first where every seat will be up for election, and the first under a ranked-choice voting system as opposed to a first-past-the-post voting system with a primary.[1]

Currently, Portland operates under a city commission government with a five-member board, including the mayor.[2] Under the new form of government, approved by voters in 2022, the mayor will no longer be a part of the city council, and instead of five at-large positions, the council will have twelve districted seats. Three councilmembers will each represent one of four districts.[1] The district elections will use a single transferable vote system. Special elections will also no longer be used to fill vacancies in the council.[3] The elections will continue to be officially 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] Currently, Mingus Mapps, Rene Gonzalez, and Carmen Rubio are running for Mayor while the other Commissioners have yet to announce their intentions.

District 1

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.[5] Neighborhoods represented include Argay, Centennial, Glenfair, Hazelwood, Lents, Mill Park, Parkrose, Parkrose Heights, Pleasant Valley, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Russell, Sumner, Wilkes, and Woodland Park.[6]

Candidates

Declared

  • Candace Avalos, Executive Director of Verde, former member of the Portland Charter Commission and candidate for city commission in 2020[7]
  • Jamie Dunphy, former staffer to Commissioner Nick Fish[7]
  • Timur Ender, former policy advisor to then-city commissioner Steve Novick[8]
  • Stephanie Routh, Political Consultant and Transportation Advocate[9]
  • David Linn, member of the Centennial School District Board[10]
  • Deian Salazar, Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder Member At-Large [7] [11]
  • Thomas Shervey, activist[12]

Potential

District 2

District 2 represents most of North and Northeast Portland north of Interstate 84 and west of 82nd Avenue.[5] Neighborhoods represented include 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.[6]

Candidates

Declared

  • David Burnell, substance abuse counselor[10]
  • Debbie Kitchin, Former Portland Charter Commissioner and Small Business Owner[10]
  • Brooklyn Sherman, school district employee[10]
  • Christopher Olsen, nonprofit communications specialist[14]
  • Joseph Emerson[14]
  • Marc Koller, candidate for Oregon's 3rd congressional district in 2018[14]
  • John Middleton[14]
  • Mariah Hudson, co-chair of the PPS Budget Advisory Committee[14]

Potential

District 3

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.[5] Neighborhoods represented include 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.[6]

Candidates

Declared

Failed to Qualify

  • Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive (running in District 4)[13]

Declined

District 4

District 4 represents all of Portland west of the Willamette River (its Northwest, Southwest, and South sextants) as well as a sliver on the eastside.[5] Neighborhoods represented include 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).[6]

Candidates

Declared

  • Stephen Hall, communications consultant and pastor[10]
  • Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive[13]
  • Moses Ross, political consultant and chair of the Multnomah Neighborhood Association[10]
  • Sarah Silkie, Portland Water Bureau engineer[7]
  • Chad Lykins, Executive Director, Rose City Chess[14]
  • Olivia Clark, Former Salem, Oregon Legislative Director[14]
  • Michael DiNapoli, Event Technician[14]

Declined

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 Election". Portland.gov. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Chapter 2 Government". Portland.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions: Recent Changes to Portland Election Code | Portland.gov". Portland.gov. May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (November 9, 2022). "Rene Gonzalez, with law-and-order focus, ousts Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in contentious City Council race". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Foran, Andrew (August 17, 2023). "Commission unanimously votes for new Portland voting district map". KOIN. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Portland 2023". Districtr. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Peel, Sophie (September 26, 2023). "Charter Commissioner Candace Avalos Announces City Council Candidacy". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ Maus, Jonathan (August 31, 2023). "Former PBOT and Novick staffer Timur Ender, announces council bid". BikePortland. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ Peel, Sophie (August 25, 2023). "Four Candidates File for Portland City Council Seats Opening in 2024". Willamette Week. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vaughn, Courtney; Griggs, Taylor (August 30, 2023). "The Race For Portland's Next City Council Has Already Begun". Portland Mercury. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ https://www.orcommissionasd.org/Page/82
  12. ↑ "2024 Election | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Peel, Sophie (August 30, 2023). "Rumored to Be Weighing Runs for Portland City Council, These Big Names Demur". Willamette Week. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2024 Election | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Portland Public Schools Teacher, Air Force Veteran Join Crowded City Council Race". Willamette Week. October 2, 2023. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peel, Sophie (August 28, 2023). "Charter Commissioner Robin Ye Will Run for City Council in 2024, as Will Policy Advocate Angelita Morillo". Willamette Week. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  17. ↑ https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/02/26/a-portlander-is-the-body-man-for-bernie-sanders/
  18. ↑ Peel, Sophie (December 15, 2023). "Former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick Will Run For City Council Next Year". Willamette Week. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  19. ↑ Del Savio, Anna (July 5, 2023). "Mingus Mapps announces run for mayor". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  20. ↑ Peel, Sophie (January 28, 2023). "Former City Council Candidate Vadim Mozyrsky Mulls a Run for Multnomah County District Attorney". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 9, 2023. Mozyrsky says he does not intend to run for one of the 12 City Council seats that will be available under the new form of government in 2024.
  21. ↑ Vaughn, Courtney. "Rene Gonzalez Announces Bid For Portland Mayor". Portland Mercury. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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