2020 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

2020 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

← 2016 May 19, 2020 (first round)
November 3, 2020 (runoff)
2024 →
Turnout49.64% Decrease 13.60 pp (first round)
79.47% Increase 29.83 pp (runoff)
 
Candidate Ted Wheeler Sarah Iannarone Teressa Raiford
First round 107,241
49.29%
51,849
23.82%
18,310
8.40%
Runoff 163,564
46.20%
144,326
40.77%

 
Candidate Ozzie González Bruce Broussard
First round 12,632
5.80%
11,336
5.20%

Results of the final round by precinct. Blue denotes precincts won by Wheeler, red denotes precincts won by Iannarone.

Mayor before election

Ted Wheeler

Elected mayor

Ted Wheeler

On May 19, 2020, and November 3, 2020, elections were held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor.

In Portland local elections, 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 19, 2020. As no candidate received an absolute majority, a runoff election between the top two candidates was scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters could also choose to write-in candidates.[1][2]

In the general election, Portland voters also elected members of their City Commission and voted on local ballot initiatives.[3]

  1. ^ "Multnomah County Elections Calendar". Multnomah County. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Candidate Filing Procedures". The City of Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "City elections in Portland, Oregon (2020)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.