2024 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election
2024 election in Portland, Oregon, US
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The 2024 Portland mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. On September 13, 2023, incumbent Democratic mayor Ted Wheeler announced that he would not be seeking a third term.[1] This will be the first Portland mayoral election to use ranked-choice voting after it was instituted by the passage of a 2022 ballot measure.[2]
Municipal elections in Portland are officially nonpartisan, meaning that party affiliations are not listed on the ballot.
Background
On July 3, 2023, City Commissioner Mingus Mapps became the first elected official to announce his candidacy.[3]
Homelessness and public safety are expected to be among the two most important issues of this election.[4] This election, as well as the City Council election, will be a major indication of political shifts in Portland. The previous mayoral and city council elections saw a shift away from progressives towards slightly more moderate elected officials.[5]
Candidates
Declared
| Candidate | Experience | Announced | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Kinsey Bey | Youth leadership program worker | June 2, 2023 Website | [6] |
 Mingus Mapps | Portland City Commissioner, Position 4 | July 5, 2023 Website | [3] |
| Rene Gonzalez | Portland City Commissioner, Position 3 Attorney | December 6, 2023 Website | [7] |
 Carmen Rubio | Portland City Commissioner, Position 1 Policy Advisor to Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Nick Fish | January 9, 2024 Website | [8] |
| Keith Wilson | CEO, Titan Freight Systems 2020 Portland City Council candidate | Website | [9] |
| Liv Osthus | Stripper, author, musician, and sex work advocate | February 27, 2024 | [10] |
Potential
- Nik Blosser, former chief of staff to Governor Kate Brown[11]
- Sam Adams, former mayor (Democratic)[12]
Declined
- Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge and candidate for City Commission in 2022 (running for County Commission)[13]
- Dan Ryan, city commissioner (Democratic) (running for City Council)[14]
- Ted Wheeler, incumbent Mayor (Democratic)[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Peel, Sophie (September 13, 2023). "Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Will Not Seek a Third Term". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Vaughn, Courtney (April 4, 2023). "Five Months Down, 20 to Go: Checking In on Portland's Charter Reform Makeover". Portland Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (July 5, 2023). "Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps launches bid for mayor in 2024". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Griggs, Taylor; Vaughn, Courtney. "2024 Election: Portland City Council Candidates Already Scrambling For Public Campaign Dollars". Portland Mercury. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Griffin, Anna. "Massive change coming to Portland city government". opb. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Zielinski, Alex (September 13, 2023). "Portland mayor Ted Wheeler will not seek third term". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Kavanaugh, Shane (December 6, 2023). "Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez launches run for mayor: 'I think a centrist can win'". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Edge, Sami (January 9, 2024). "City Commissioner Carmen Rubio joins race for Portland mayor". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Vaughn, Courtney; Griggs, Taylor (February 16, 2024). "Portland 2024 Mayoral Candidates". Portland Mercury. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Peel, Sophie (February 27, 2024). "Liv Osthus, Stage Name Viva Las Vegas, Is Running for Portland Mayor". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (December 1, 2023). "Nik Blosser Departing Senior Post at Portland General Electric". Willamette Week. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Peel, Sophie (August 30, 2023). "Rumored to Be Weighing Runs for Portland City Council, These Big Names Demur". Willamette Week. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
Sam Adams, former Portland mayor and onetime top aide to Mayor Ted Wheeler: Adams says he's recently been asked to run for mayor and for City Council, but hasn't decided yet. "It's not a no, it's not a yes," he adds.
- ^ 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.
Nor will [Mozyrsky] run for mayor, he adds.
- ^ Foran, Andrew (December 4, 2023). "Portland city commissioner Dan Ryan announces he won't run for mayor". KOIN. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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