The 2024 Portland City Council elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the members of Portland's City Council . This will be a unique election as it will be the first election under Portland's new form of government, the first without a primary, the first where every seat will be up for election, and the first under a ranked-choice voting system as opposed to a first-past-the-post voting system with a primary.[1]
Currently, Portland operates under a city commission government with a five-member board, including the mayor .[2] [1] single transferable vote system. Special elections will also no longer be used to fill vacancies in the council.[3] nonpartisan .
In the previous election , Dan Ryan and Rene Gonzalez were elected to the council, marking a shift in voters away from progressivism towards more moderate democratic politicians.[4]
District 1
District 1 represents the eastern part of the city, primarily everything east of Interstate 205 all the way to the city's eastern border with Gresham , as well as Portland International Airport .[5] Argay , Centennial , Glenfair , Hazelwood , Lents , Mill Park , Parkrose , Parkrose Heights , Pleasant Valley , Powellhurst-Gilbert , Russell , Sumner , Wilkes , and Woodland Park .[6]
Candidates
Declared
Candace Avalos, former member of the Portland Charter Commission and candidate for city commission in 2020 [7]
Jamie Dunphy, former chief of staff to then-city commissioners Chloe Eudaly and Erik Sten [7]
Timur Ender, former policy advisor to then-city commissioner Steve Novick [8]
Stephanie Routh, consulting firm owner[9]
David Linn, member of the Centennial School District Board[10]
Deian Salazar, activist[7]
Thomas Shervey, activist[11]
Potential
District 2
District 2 represents most of North and Northeast Portland north of Interstate 84 and west of 82nd Avenue .[5] Alameda , Arbor Lodge , Beaumont-Wilshire , Boise , Bridgeton , Cathedral Park , Concordia , Cully , Dignity Village , East Columbia , Eliot , Grant Park , Hayden Island , Hollywood , Humboldt , Irvington , Kenton , King , Lloyd District , Madison South , Overlook , Piedmont , Portsmouth , Sabin , St. Johns , Sullivan's Gulch , Sumner , Sunderland , University Park , Vernon , and Woodlawn .[6]
Candidates
Declared
Potential
District 3
District 3 represents most of Southeast Portland south of Interstate 84 and west of Interstate 205 , as well as a small sliver of Northeast Portland east of 47th Avenue and south of Prescott Avenue.[5] Brentwood-Darlington , Brooklyn , Buckman , Creston-Kenilworth , Foster-Powell , Hosford-Abernethy (includes Ladd's Addition ), Kerns , Laurelhurst , Madison South , Montavilla , Mt. Scott-Arleta , Mt. Tabor , North Tabor , Richmond , Rose City Park , Roseway , South Tabor , Sunnyside , and Woodstock .[6]
Candidates
Declared
Matt Anderson, high school teacher and U.S. Air Force veteran[14]
Sandeep Bali, pharmacist and candidate for city commission in 2022 [15]
Jesse Cornett, client manager at ADP, Inc. and candidate for city council in 2010 [15]
Daniel DeMelo, software engineer and chair of the Portland Joint Office of Homeless Services Community Budget Advisory Committee[15]
Chris Flanary, Portland Housing Bureau employee[15]
Tiffany Koyama Lane, elementary school teacher and teacher's union leader[14]
Angelita Morillo, member of the Portland Rental Services Commission[15]
Robin Ye, chief of staff to state representative Khanh Pham [15]
Withdrawn
Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive (switched to District 4) [12]
Declined
District 4
District 4 represents all of Portland west of the Willamette River (its Northwest , Southwest , and South sextants) as well as a sliver on the eastside.[5] Arlington Heights , Arnold Creek , Ashcreek , Bridlemile (includes Glencullen), Collins View , Crestwood , Downtown , Eastmoreland , Far Southwest , Forest Park , Goose Hollow , Hayhurst (includes Vermont Hills), Hillsdale , Hillside , Homestead , Linnton , Maplewood , Markham , Marshall Park , Multnomah (includes Multnomah Village), Northwest District (includes Uptown, Nob Hill, Alphabet Historic District), Northwest Heights , Northwest Industrial , Old Town Chinatown , Pearl District , Reed , Sellwood-Moreland , South Burlingame , South Portland (includes Corbett, Fulton, Lair Hill, Terwilliger, and the Johns Landing and South Waterfront developments), Southwest Hills , Sylvan-Highlands , and West Portland Park (includes Capitol Hill).[6]
Candidates
Declared
Stephen Hall, communications consultant and pastor[10]
Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive[12]
Moses Ross, political consultant and chair of the Multnomah Neighborhood Association[10]
Sarah Silkie, Portland Water Bureau engineer[7]
Chad Lykins, nonprofit executive[13]
Olivia Clark[13]
Michael DiNapoli[13]
Potential
Rene Gonzalez, city commissioner
Declined
Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge and candidate for city commission in 2022 [17] 