2022 Portland, Oregon, City Commission election

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

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.

Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.

Position 2

Portland City Commission Position 2 election

May 17, 2022

Candidate Dan Ryan Alanna McCreary Sandeep Bali Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 89,251 45,721 12,913 Percentage 54.5% 27.9% 7.9%

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Withdrawn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	89,251	54.5%
	Nonpartisan	Alanna McCreary	45,721	27.9%
	Nonpartisan	Sandeep Bali	12,913	7.9%
	Nonpartisan	Stephan Cox	4,802	3.0%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Brummer	3,830	2.3%
	Nonpartisan	Renee Stephens	3,300	2.0%
	Nonpartisan	Michael Simpson	1,756	1.1%
	Nonpartisan	Sophie Sumney-Koivisto	1,314	0.8%
	Nonpartisan	Avraham Cox	326	0.2%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	470	0.3%
Total votes			163,673

Position 3

Portland City Commission Position 3 election

May 17, 2022 & November 8, 2022

Candidate Rene Gonzalez Jo Ann Hardesty Vadim Mozyrsky Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 38,760 23.16% 73,152 43.72% 37,218 22.24% Second round 150,512 52.54% 135,089 47.15% 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.

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

Debate

2022 Portland City Commission Position 3 debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jo Ann Hardesty	Rene Gonzalez
1	Oct. 27, 2022	KOIN	Ken Boddie	KOIN	P	P

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	150,512	52.54%
	Nonpartisan	Jo Ann Hardesty	135,089	47.15%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	900	0.31%
Total votes			286,501	100.00%