2012 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

The 2012 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 15, 2012, and November 6, 2012. Steve Novick won position 4 outright by receiving over 50% of the vote and avoided a runoff. Amanda Fritz won election to position 1 during the runoff election.[1]

Position 1

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2012 Portland City Commission election, Position 1
 
← 2010 May 15, 2023 (first round)
November 6, 2023 (runoff)
2014 →
       
Candidate Amanda Fritz Mary Nolan Bruce Altizer
First round 54,323
45.40%
52,823
44.15%
5,511
4.61%
Runoff 139,997
59.23%
93,994
39.77%
Eliminated

     
Candidate Teressa L. Raiford David G Gwyther
First round 3,840
3.21%
2,725
2.28%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Commissioner before election

Amanda Fritz
Nonpartisan

Elected Commissioner

Amanda Fritz
Nonpartisan

Incumbent Amanda Fritz barely won the primary election with 45.40%. Because she did not receive over 50% of the votes, she proceeded to a runoff election with runner-up Mary Nolan. Fritz wont the runoff with 59.23% to Nolan's 39.77%[2][3]

Position 1 primary election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Amanda Fritz 54,323 45.40%
Nonpartisan Mary Nolan 52,823 44.15%
Nonpartisan Bruce Altizer 5,511 4.61%
Nonpartisan Teressa L. Raiford 3,840 3.21%
Nonpartisan David G. Gwyther 2,725 2.28%
Write-in 427 0.36%
Total votes 119,649 100%
Position 1 runoff Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Amanda Fritz 139,997 59.23%
Nonpartisan Mary Nolan 93,994 39.77%
write-ins 2,366 1%
Total votes 236,357 100%

Position 4

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2012 Portland City Commission election, Position 4
 
← 2010 May 15, 2012 2014 →
     
Candidate Steve Novick Scott McAlpine
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 85,536 8,851
Percentage 75.59% 7.82%

City Commission before election

Randy Leonard
Nonpartisan

Elected City Commission

Steve Novick
Nonpartisan

Attorney and former (unsuccessful) 2008 US Senate candidate Steve Novick won election outright with 75.59% of the vote, avoiding a runoff by receiving over 50% of the vote in the primaries.[2]

Position 4 election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Steve Novick 85,536 75.59%
Nonpartisan Scott McAlpine 8,951 7.82%
Nonpartisan Jeri Williams 5,608 4.96%
Nonpartisan Leah Marie Dumas 4,879 4.31%
Nonpartisan Mark White 4,255 3.76%
Nonpartisan Brian Sidney Parrott 2,341 2.07%
Nonpartisan James Rowell 1,180 1.04%
Write-in 501 0.44%
Total votes 113,151 100

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "May 15, 2012 Primary Election". Multnomah County. May 29, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "November 6, 2012 General Election". Multnomah County. November 26, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2023.