On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, an election was held in
Portland, Oregon, to elect the
mayor.[2]Ted Wheeler was elected after garnering 54% of the primary vote.[1] Incumbent mayor
Charlie Hales did not seek a second term.[3]
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.
Fifteen candidates competed in a
blanket primary election on May 17, 2016.[4][5] As
Ted Wheeler garnered 54% of the vote, a scheduled November 8 runoff election, scheduled in case that no candidate received an absolute majority, did not take place.
Jules Bailey was the first runner-up in the primary, receiving 16% of the vote.[1][6][7]
Primary
Candidates
David C. "The Ack" Ackerman, dishwasher and photographer[8][9][10]
Jules Bailey, Multnomah County Commissioner and former state representative[11]
The deadline for withdrawing from the race was March 11, 2016.[36] Incumbent mayor Charlie Hales was widely seen as the frontrunner in the election, announcing his bid for re-election in March 2015.[37][38] In an unexpected move in October 2015, however, Hales announced he would drop his re-election bid and focus on running the city during his final year in office.[3][39][40][41]
^Among the other candidates, 4% of support went to Broussard, 2% to Iannarone, and 1% to Burkett, Calhoun, Ditson, Davis, Schor, Sponberg, Ackerman, Harris, and Entwisle. 0% went to Manning and Humble.
^Among the other candidates, 4% of support went to Ackerman and Burkett, 3% to Broussard, 2% to Davis, Harris, Humble, and Iannarone, and 1% to Calhoun, Ditson, and Schor. 0% went to Manning and Sponberg.
On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, an election was held in
Portland, Oregon, to elect the
mayor.[2]Ted Wheeler was elected after garnering 54% of the primary vote.[1] Incumbent mayor
Charlie Hales did not seek a second term.[3]
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.
Fifteen candidates competed in a
blanket primary election on May 17, 2016.[4][5] As
Ted Wheeler garnered 54% of the vote, a scheduled November 8 runoff election, scheduled in case that no candidate received an absolute majority, did not take place.
Jules Bailey was the first runner-up in the primary, receiving 16% of the vote.[1][6][7]
Primary
Candidates
David C. "The Ack" Ackerman, dishwasher and photographer[8][9][10]
Jules Bailey, Multnomah County Commissioner and former state representative[11]
The deadline for withdrawing from the race was March 11, 2016.[36] Incumbent mayor Charlie Hales was widely seen as the frontrunner in the election, announcing his bid for re-election in March 2015.[37][38] In an unexpected move in October 2015, however, Hales announced he would drop his re-election bid and focus on running the city during his final year in office.[3][39][40][41]
^Among the other candidates, 4% of support went to Broussard, 2% to Iannarone, and 1% to Burkett, Calhoun, Ditson, Davis, Schor, Sponberg, Ackerman, Harris, and Entwisle. 0% went to Manning and Humble.
^Among the other candidates, 4% of support went to Ackerman and Burkett, 3% to Broussard, 2% to Davis, Harris, Humble, and Iannarone, and 1% to Calhoun, Ditson, and Schor. 0% went to Manning and Sponberg.