2012 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg presidential no 2008 Portland, Oregon mayoral election 2008 2016 Portland, Oregon mayoral election B3BCC8 B3BCC8 B3BCC8 2016 First-round vote First-round percentage Second-round vote Second-round percentage 2012 11 6 MAX Orange Line Opening Day (21259942179) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Charlie Hales 50,403 37.22% 163,522 61.2% JeffersonSmith Headshot.jpg Jefferson Smith 44,484 32.85% 83,741 31.3% File:Eileen_Brady.jpg Eileen Brady 29,427 21.73% Mayor Sam Adams Charlie Hales On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Charlie Hales was elected, defeating Jefferson Smith. Incumbent mayor Sam Adams did not seek a second term.http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/07/portland_mayor_sam_adams_not_r.html Portland Mayor Sam Adams not running for re-election July 29, 2011 March 31, 2012 The Oregonian 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 Tuesday, May 15, 2012.http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?a=260012&c=31511 City of Portland Candidate Filing Information Packet March 31, 2012 Office of City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade As no candidate received an absolute majority, the top two finishers advanced to a runoff in the November 6 general election.http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/05/charlie_hales_and_jefferson_sm.html OregonLive Charlie Hales, Jefferson Smith to runoff for Portland mayor; Eileen Brady out (2012 primary election) Beth Slovic 15 May 2012 16 May 2012 In the general election, former city commissioner Charlie Hales defeated state representative Jefferson Smith with approximately 61% of the vote.http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=58920&a=421188 November 2012 General Election - Official Results December 2012 Office of the City Auditor, Portland January 1, 2013 Primary Candidates on the ballot David Ackerman, mailroom operator for The Oregonianhttp://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/03/portland_mayoral_race_will_fea.html Portland mayoral race will feature 23 candidates; Multnomah County commissioners draw scant opposition March 6, 2012 April 1, 2012 The Oregonian Beth Slovic Tre Arrow, environmental activist Max Bauske, student at Portland Community College Sam Belisle, manager at Red Robin Eileen Brady, businesswoman and co-founder of New Seasons Markethttp://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/05/eileen_brady_announces_2012_bi.html New Seasons co-founder Eileen Brady announces 2012 bid for Portland mayor May 31, 2011 March 31, 2012 The Oregonian Brad Schmidt Loren Brown, screenwriter Max Brumm, college student Dave Campbell, unemployed Robert Carron, artist and writer Bill Dant, real estate broker Scott Fernandez Charlie Hales, former Portland City Commissionerhttp://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/05/portlands_competitive_2012_may.html Portland's competitive 2012 mayoral race under way with Charlie Hales' announcement May 23, 2011 March 31, 2012 The Oregonian Brad Schmidt Lew Humble, retired mechanic Shonda Kelley, homemaker Michael Langley, businessman Blake Nieman-Davis, businessman Josh Nuttall, cashier Christopher Rich, media producer Scott Rose, architect for DLR Group Howie Rubin, insurance agent Jefferson Smith, state Representativehttp://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/09/jefferson_smith_announces_he_w.html Jefferson Smith announces he will run for Portland mayor, challenging Eileen Brady and Charlie Hales September 13, 2011 March 31, 2012 The Oregonian Beth Slovic Steve Sung, civil engineer Cameron Whitten, Occupy Portland protester Declined to run Sam Adams, incumbent mayor Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representativehttp://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/06/earl_blumenauer_says_he_wont_r.html Earl Blumenauer says he isn't interested in run for Portland mayor June 8, 2011 March 31, 2012 The Oregonian Brad Schmidt Jeff Cogen, Chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners Jim Francesconi, former Portland City Commissionerhttp://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/06/jim_francesconi_wont_run_for_p.html Jim Francesconi won't run for Portland mayor in 2012 June 29, 2011 March 31, 2012 The Oregonian Brad Schmidt Steve Novick, political strategist and Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2008 Mike Reese, Chief of the Portland Police Bureauhttp://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/11/portland_chief_mike_reese_says_1.html Portland police Chief Mike Reese says he won't run for mayor November 21, 2011 April 1, 2012 The Oregonian Maxine Bernstein Dan Saltzman, Portland City Commissionerhttp://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/08/commissioner_dan_saltzman_said.html Commissioner Dan Saltzman said he feels 'no need' to enter Portland mayor's race August 2, 2011 March 31, 2012 The Oregonian Beth Slovic Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror SamAdams TreArrow EileenBrady MaxBrumm BillDant CharlieHales MikeReese JeffersonSmith Other UndecidedDMH ResearchDMH Research June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes May 10–12, 2012 500 ± 4.4% — — 16% — — 32% — 24% 8% 21%SurveyUSA/KATUSurveyUSA/KATU May 4–7, 2012 563 ± 4.2% — — 28% — — 25% — 27% 5% 15%Elway/KGW/The OregonianElway/KGW/The Oregonian May 2–6, 2012 400 ± 5.0% — — 16% — — 29% — 28% 6% 18%DHM Research/KPTV/OPBDHM Research/KPTV/OPB June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes April 28–30, 2012 400 ± 4.9% — — 23% — — 25% — 20% 6% 28% 18% — 21% — — 22% — 17% — 23%SurveyUSA/KATUSurveyUSA/KATU April 10–12, 2012 548 ± 4.3% — — 34% — — 22% — 15% 9% 21%SurveyUSA/KATUSurveyUSA/KATU February 23–26, 2012 555 ± 4.2% — 7% 25% 2% 3% 16% — 10% 8% 28%SurveyUSA/KATUSurveyUSA/KATU November 2–7, 2011 537 ± 4.3% — — 23% — — 19% – 14% — 44% — — 19% — — 13% 20% 11% — 38% Debate + 2012 Portland mayoral election debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan NonpartisanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Eileen Brady Charlie Hales Jefferson Smith1 Apr. 27, 2012 AM 860University of Portland Tim HohlYouTube P P P Results Portland mayoral primary election, 2012http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=55607&a=401273 May 2012 Primary Election - Official Results August 11, 2012 Office of the City Auditor, Portland Charlie Hales Nonpartisan candidate 50,403 37.22 Jefferson Smith Nonpartisan candidate 44,484 32.85 Eileen Brady Nonpartisan candidate 29,427 21.73 Scott Rose Nonpartisan candidate 1,740 1.29 Cameron Whitten Nonpartisan candidate 1,730 1.28 Scott Fernandez Nonpartisan candidate 1,372 1.01 Steve Sung Nonpartisan candidate 1,204 0.89 Tre Arrow Nonpartisan candidate 916 0.68 Max Brumm Nonpartisan candidate 793 0.59 Michael Langley Nonpartisan candidate 511 0.38 Bill Dant Nonpartisan candidate 378 0.28 David "The Ack" Ackerman Nonpartisan candidate 360 0.27 Dave Campbell Nonpartisan candidate 320 0.24 Shonda Kelley Nonpartisan candidate 279 0.21 Loren Brown Nonpartisan candidate 211 0.16 Howie Rubin Nonpartisan candidate 184 0.14 Max Bauske Nonpartisan candidate 137 0.10 Christopher Rich Nonpartisan candidate 115 0.08 Lew Humble Nonpartisan candidate 91 0.07 Robert Carron Nonpartisan candidate 87 0.06 Josh Nuttall Nonpartisan candidate 69 0.05 Sam Belisle Nonpartisan candidate 59 0.04 Blake Neiman-Davis Nonpartisan candidate 55 0.04 479 0.35 135,404 100 General election The November 6 general election was a race between top-two primary finishers Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith. Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror CharlieHales JeffersonSmith Other UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 7–9, 2012 513 ± 4.4% 37% 30% — 33%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 14–18, 2012 506 ± 4.4% 34% 29% — 37% Results Portland mayoral general election, 2012 Charlie Hales Nonpartisan candidate 163,522 61.2 Jefferson Smith Nonpartisan candidate 83,741 31.3 20,039 7.5 267,302 100 References 30em External links General election candidates Charlie Hales for Mayor Jefferson Smith for Mayor https://web.archive.org/web/20120411012905/http://www.jeffersonsmith.com/ 2012-04-11 Primary candidates Max Bauske for Mayor Eileen Brady for Mayor Loren Brown for Mayor Max Brumm for Mayor Bill Dant for Mayor Scott Fernandez for Mayor Shonda Kelley for Mayor https://web.archive.org/web/20120411202638/http://shondacolleenkelleyformayor2012.info/ 2012-04-11 Chris Rich for Mayor Howie Rubin for Mayor https://web.archive.org/web/20130422192929/http://howieformayor.com/ April 22, 2013 Steve Sung for Mayor Cameron Whitten for Mayor Mayoral election Category:2012 Oregon elections Category:2012 United States mayoral elections 2012 Category:Non-partisan mayoral elections in the United States