The 2018 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 15, 2018, and November 6, 2018.[1]

2 positions were up for election, Position 2 and Position 3, respectively.

Position 2

Incumbent Nick Fish won over 50% of the votes in the primary election, avoiding a runoff.[2]

Primary election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Nick Fish 74,161 61.81%
Nonpartisan Julia DeGraw 38,990 32.49%
Nonpartisan Philip J. Wolfe 3,533 2.94%
Nonpartisan Nicholas Sutton 2,764 2.30%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 540 0.45%
Total votes 119,988 100

Position 3

Dan Saltzman, the longest serving Commissioner in Portland's history, announced that he would retire at the end of his term. Activist Jo Ann Hardesty was elected to replace him, defeating county commissioner Loretta Smith.[4]

Primary election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jo Ann Hardesty 56,364 46.31%
Nonpartisan Loretta Smith 25,743 21.15%
Nonpartisan Felecia Williams 13,198 10.84%
Nonpartisan Andrea Valderrama 12,753 10.48%
Nonpartisan Stuart Emmons 11,391 9.36%
Nonpartisan Lew Humble 1,953 1.60%
Write-in 316 0.26%
Total votes 121,718 100.00%
Run-off election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jo Ann Hardesty 165,686 61.81%
Nonpartisan Loretta Smith 99,823 37.24%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 2,538 0.95%
Total votes 268,047 100%

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal elections in Portland, Oregon (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "May 15, 2018 Election Results". Multnomah County. April 10, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Caballero, Mary Hull (June 13, 2018). "2018 Primary Election Report to Council". Portland City Auditor. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Caballero, Mary Hull (December 5, 2018). "2018 General Election Report to Council". Portland City Auditor. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Portland,_Oregon_City_Commission_election