2012 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election
November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
 
Nominee Charlie Hales Jefferson Smith Eileen Brady
First-round vote 50,403 44,484 29,427
First-round percentage 37.22% 32.85% 21.73%
Second-round vote 163,522 83,741
Second-round percentage 61.2% 31.3%
Mayor before election

Sam Adams

 Elected Mayor

Charlie Hales

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.[1]

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.[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 commissioner Charlie Hales defeated state representative Jefferson Smith with approximately 61% of the vote.[4]

Primary

Candidates on the ballot

Declined to run

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%

Results

Portland mayoral primary election, 2012[13]
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

Portland mayoral general election, 2012[4]
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

  1. 1 2 3 "Portland Mayor Sam Adams not running for re-election". The Oregonian. July 29, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "City of Portland Candidate Filing Information Packet". Office of City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 "November 2012 General Election - Official Results". Office of the City Auditor, Portland. December 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Slovic, Beth (March 6, 2012). "Portland mayoral race will feature 23 candidates; Multnomah County commissioners draw scant opposition". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Schmidt, Brad (May 31, 2011). "New Seasons co-founder Eileen Brady announces 2012 bid for Portland mayor". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  7. ↑ Schmidt, Brad (May 23, 2011). "Portland's competitive 2012 mayoral race under way with Charlie Hales' announcement". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Schmidt, Brad (June 8, 2011). "Earl Blumenauer says he isn't interested in run for Portland mayor". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Schmidt, Brad (June 29, 2011). "Jim Francesconi won't run for Portland mayor in 2012". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  11. ↑ Bernstein, Maxine (November 21, 2011). "Portland police Chief Mike Reese says he won't run for mayor". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "May 2012 Primary Election - Official Results". Office of the City Auditor, Portland. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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