On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, an election was held in

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, to elect the

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was elected after garnering 54% of the primary vote. Incumbent mayor

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did not seek a second term. Portland uses a

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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. As

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.

Primary

Candidates

* David C. "The Ack" Ackerman, dishwasher and photographer * Jules Bailey, Multnomah County Commissioner and former state representative *

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, business owner and host of ''Oregon Voter Digest'' * Patricia Ann "Patty" Burkett", student * Eric Alexander Calhoun, home care worker * Philip "Sean" Davis, author, professor, and firefighter * Bim Ditson, small business owner, community organizer, drummer * Steven Entwisle, kayaktivist * Deborah Harris, business employment specialist * Lewis E. "Lew" Humble, retired mechanic *Sarah Iannarone, restaurateur * Trevor Manning, equity intern * David Schor, attorney * Jessie Sponberg, community activist *

, state treasurer of Oregon

Declined to run

* Marissa Madrigal, Multnomah County commissioner * Jennifer Williamson, state representative

Withdrawn

The deadline for withdrawing from the race was March 11, 2016. Incumbent mayor Charlie Hales was widely seen as the frontrunner in the election, announcing his bid for re-election in March 2015. 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. *

, Mayor of Portland

Polling

Forum

Results

References

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