2020 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

The 2020 Portland mayoral election will determine the Mayor of Portland, Oregon for the term beginning in January 2021.

2020 Portland mayoral election
May 19, 2020 (first round)
November 3, 2020 (runoff)
 
Candidate Ted Wheeler Sarah Iannarone Teressa Raiford
Party Democratic Democratic Socialists of America Democratic
First round vote 107,241 51,849 18,310
First round percentage 49.29% 23.82% 8.40%
Second-round vote TBD TBD
Second-round percentage TBD TBD
 
Candidate Ozzie González Bruce Broussard
Party Independent Republican
First round vote 12,632 11,336
First round percentage 5.80% 5.20%
Blue denotes precincts won by Wheeler, Green denotes precincts won by Iannarone, and Red denotes precincts won by Broussard.
Incumbent Mayor

Ted Wheeler
Democratic
Elections in Oregon

All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. As no candidate received an absolute majority, a runoff election between the top two candidates is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Current mayor Ted Wheeler and urban political activist Sarah Iannarone advanced to the runoff. Voters can also choose to write-in candidates.[1][2]

Candidates

Candidates who advanced to runoff
Candidate Experience Announced References Party Preference
The following candidates advanced to the runoff election on April 2

Ted Wheeler

 53rd Mayor of Portland, Oregon

Former Oregon State Treasurer

 October 14, 2019


(Website)

 [3][4][5][6] Democratic
Sarah Iannarone Community Activist

Owner of Arleta Library Bakery & Cafe

 July 9, 2019


(Website)

 [7][8] Democratic Socialist

Candidates eliminated in the first round
Candidate Experience Announced References Party Preference
The following candidates were eliminated in the first round and did not advance to the runoff election

Teressa Raiford

 Founder of Don't Shoot Portland December 3, 2017


(Website)

 [7][9][10] Democratic

Bruce Broussard

 Host of Oregon Voter Digest on PBS November 13, 2018

(Website)

 [11] Republican

Ozzie Gonzalez

 Architect and Sustainability Consultant December 12, 2019


(Website)

 [7][12] Independent

Piper Crowell

 Director of Global Digital and Innovation Policy at Nike, Inc. February 12, 2020

(Website)

Suspended: March 25, 2020

 [13][14] Democratic

Randy Rapaport

 Real Estate Developer

Educational Psychologist

 March 10, 2020 [15] Democratic

Mark White

 Co-Chair of the Portland City Charter Commission January 30, 2020 [16] Democratic

Cash Carter

 Former Portland Timbers team chef November 18, 2019

(Website)

 [17] Democratic

Candidates who received less than 1,000 votes
  • Willie Banks, community advocate[18][19]
  • Jarred Bepristis, bartender[20]
  • Daniel Hoffman, homeless rights activist[21][22]
  • Lew Humble, retired mechanic, perennial candidate[23]
  • Michael Jenkins, cannabis grower[24]
  • Sharon Joy, retired, community advocate[25]
  • Floyd LaBar, yoga teacher[26]
  • Beryl McNair, retired Federal government employee, candidate for Portland Mayor in 2008[27]
  • Michael O'Callaghan, activist[28]
  • Mark White, program manager[29]
  • Michael Burleson, community leader, activist, attorney at law[30] (Suspended)

Declined to run

Endorsements
Ted Wheeler
Organizations
Newspapers
Sarah Iannarone
State Legislators
Newspapers
Organizations
Bruce Broussard
Organizations
Ozzie González
Organizations

Polling

Runoff
Poll source Date(s)

administered

 Sample

size

 Margin

of error

 Ted Wheeler Sarah Iannarone Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] June 17–18, 2020 992 ±3.1% 33% 32% 35%

Results

Primary
Portland mayoral primary election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Wheeler (incumbent) 107,241 49.29%
Democratic Socialists of America Sarah Iannarone 51,849 23.82%
Democratic Teressa Raiford 18,310 8.40%
Independent Ozzie González 12,632 5.80%
Republican 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%

Runoff

Since no candidate received a simple majority (50% plus one) vote in the primary election, the two candidates who received the most votes will run again in the general election on November 3, 2020. The general election will see incumbent mayor Ted Wheeler face a challenge by Sarah Iannarone. If Wheeler wins the election, he will become Portland's first mayor to win a second consecutive term since Vera Katz left office in 2005.[40]

Portland mayoral general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Wheeler (incumbent)
Democratic Socialists of America Sarah Iannarone
Write-in
Total votes 100.00%

References
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  2. "Candidate Filing Procedures". The City of Portland, Oregon. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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