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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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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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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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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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
References
- ^ "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "May 15, 2012 Primary Election". Multnomah County. May 29, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "November 6, 2012 General Election". Multnomah County. November 26, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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