1996 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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1996 Portland mayoral election
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Nominee Vera Katz Bill Spidal
Popular vote 76,915 5,926
Percentage 74.47% 5.73%

Mayor before election

Vera Katz

Elected Mayor

Vera Katz

The 1996 Portland mayoral election was held on May 21, 1996 to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. 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[]

Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Vera Katz (incumbent) 76,915 74.47
Nonpartisan Bill Spidal 5,926 5.73
Nonpartisan Tom Cropper 3,800 3.68
Nonpartisan Michael Beaudin 2,921 2.82
Nonpartisan Robert L. Forthan 1,087 1.05
Nonpartisan Paul H. Shene III 801 0.77
Write-in 961 0.93
Total votes 103,273

References[]

  1. ^ "2000 Primary Election - Official Results". MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 21, 1996. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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