2022 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

The 2022 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022.^[1]

Two positions were up for election. Position 2 and Position 3 were held by Dan Ryan and Jo Ann Hardesty, respectively, who both ran for re-election.^[2]

Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.

Position 2

Portland City Commission Position 2 election

← 2020 May 17, 2022 2024 →

Candidate Dan Ryan Alanna McCreary Sandeep Bali Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 78,224 38,044 10,816 Percentage 55.6% 27.1% 7.7%

Commissioner before election Dan Ryan Elected Commissioner Dan Ryan

Incumbent Dan Ryan filed for re-election. Four other candidates also filed to run for the seat, and two additional candidates filed but subsequently withdrew from the race.

Candidates

• Sandeep Bali
• Chris Brummer
• Avraham Cox
• Steven Cox
• Alanna Joy "AJ" McCreary, founder and executive director of Equitable Giving Circle
• Dan Ryan, incumbent City Commissioner
• Michael Simpson, X-ray technician and volunteer for AFL–CIO
• Renee Stephens
• Sophie Sumney-Koivisto, karaoke Host

Withdrawn

• Jamila Aurora Dozier, Policy Coordinator at Portland Housing Bureau
• Brandon Farley

Results

Primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Ryan	78,224	55.6%
	Nonpartisan	Alanna McCreary	38,044	27.1%
	Nonpartisan	Sandeep Bali	10,816	7.7%
	Nonpartisan	Stephan Cox	4,163	3.0%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Brummer	3,234	2.3%
	Nonpartisan	Renee Stephens	2,783	2.0%
	Nonpartisan	Michael Simpson	1,490	1.1%
	Nonpartisan	Sophie Sumney-Koivisto	1,079	0.8%
	Nonpartisan	Avraham Cox	280	0.2%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	470	0.3%
Total votes			140,583

Position 3

Portland City Commission Position 3 election

← 2020 May 17, 2022 & November 8, 2022 2024 →

Candidate Rene Gonzalez Jo Ann Hardesty Vadim Mozyrsky Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 38,759 23.16% 73,146 43.72% 37,214 22.24% Second round 150,514 52.53% 135,089 47.14% Eliminated

Commissioner before election Jo Ann Hardesty Elected Commissioner Rene Gonzalez

Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty filed for re-election. Seven other candidates also filed to run for the seat, including Rene Gonzalez, a local attorney. Since no candidate received a majority of votes in the May primary election, Hardesty and Gonzalez, the top two vote-getters, both advanced to the November general election. Gonzalez won in November, with 52.59% of the vote (as of November 23, 2022), emphasizing law-and-order policies and promising to crack down on homelessness.^[3]

Candidates

• Rene Gonzalez, attorney
• Jo Ann Hardesty, incumbent City Commissioner
• Dale Hardt
• Chad Leisey, business owner and volunteer firefighter
• Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge
• Peggy Sue Owens, glass company administrator
• Karellen Stephens
• Jeffrey A. Wilebski, teacher and school administrator

Results

Primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jo Ann Hardesty	73,152	43.72%
	Nonpartisan	Rene Gonzalez	38,760	23.16%
	Nonpartisan	Vadim Mozyrsky	37,218	22.24%
	Nonpartisan	Kim Kasch	4,548	2.72%
	Nonpartisan	Peggy Sue Owens	2,046	1.22%
	Nonpartisan	Ed Baker	1,226	0.73%
	Nonpartisan	Jeffrey A. Wilebski	1,075	0.64%
	Nonpartisan	Dale Hardt	858	0.51%
	Nonpartisan	Chad Leisey	756	0.45%
	Nonpartisan	Karellen Stephens	652	0.39%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	208	0.12%
Total votes			167,330	100.00%

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rene Gonzalez	150,514	52.53%
	Nonpartisan	Jo Ann Hardesty	135,089	47.14%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	955	0.33%
Total votes			286,558	100.00%