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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]
- ^ a b c "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results - Multnomah County, Oregon: All Precincts, Multnomah, All Contests (Update 12)" (PDF). Multnomah County Elections Division. June 3, 2016. pp. 13–14. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ Hull Caballero, Mary. "Time Schedule for 2016 Municipal Elections". Office of Auditor Mary Hull Caballero. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Theen, Andrew (October 26, 2015). "Portland Mayor Charlie Hales withdraws re-election bid". OregonLive. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
15candidateswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "City of Portland Candidate Filing Information Packet" (PDF). Office of City Auditor, Portland. p. 3. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ Staff, KOIN 6 News (May 17, 2016). "Bailey concedes, Ted Wheeler to become Portland mayor". KOIN 6. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ TEGNA. "Ted Wheeler elected next mayor of Portland". KGW. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.