1996 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 presidential no Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg B3BCC8 B3BCC8 1992 Portland, Oregon mayoral election 1992 2000 Portland, Oregon mayoral election 2000 1996 05 21 150x150px Vera Katz 76,915 74.47% 150x150px Bill Spidal 5,926 5.73% Mayor Vera Katz Vera Katz On May 21, 1996, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected. 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. All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on May 21, 1996. Because Katz received a majority of the vote in the initial round, no runoff election was necessary. Results Resultshttps://multco.us/file/19830/download 1996 Primary Election - Official Results MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 21, 1996 24 October 2019 Vera Katz (incumbent) Nonpartisan candidate 76,915 74.47 Bill Spidal Nonpartisan candidate 5,926 5.73 Tom Cropper Nonpartisan candidate 3,800 3.68 Michael Beaudin Nonpartisan candidate 2,921 2.82 Robert L. Forthan Nonpartisan candidate 1,087 1.05 Paul H. Shene III Nonpartisan candidate 801 0.77 961 0.93 103,273 References 30em 1996 Category:1996 Oregon elections Category:1996 United States mayoral elections Category:1996 in Portland, Oregon Category:Non-partisan mayoral elections in the United States