2012 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

• David Ackerman, mailroom operator for The Oregonian{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/03/portland_mayoral_race_will_fea.html|title=Portland mayoral race will feature 23 candidates; Multnomah County commissioners draw scant opposition|date=March 6, 2012|access-date=April 1, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Beth|last=Slovic}}
• Tre Arrow, environmental activist
• Max Bauske, student at Portland Community College
• Sam Belisle, manager at Red Robin
• Eileen Brady, businesswoman and co-founder of New Seasons Market{{cite web|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/05/eileen_brady_announces_2012_bi.html|title=New Seasons co-founder Eileen Brady announces 2012 bid for Portland mayor|date=May 31, 2011|access-date=March 31, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Brad|last=Schmidt}}
• Loren Brown, screenwriter
• Max Brumm, college student
• Dave Campbell, unemployed
• Robert Carron, artist and writer
• Bill Dant, real estate broker
• Scott Fernandez
• Charlie Hales, former Portland City Commissioner{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/05/portlands_competitive_2012_may.html|title=Portland's competitive 2012 mayoral race under way with Charlie Hales' announcement|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=March 31, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Brad|last=Schmidt}}
• Lew Humble, retired mechanic
• Shonda Kelley, homemaker
• Michael Langley, businessman
• Blake Nieman-Davis, businessman
• Josh Nuttall, cashier
• Christopher Rich, media producer
• Scott Rose, architect for DLR Group
• Howie Rubin, insurance agent
• Jefferson Smith, state Representative{{cite web|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/09/jefferson_smith_announces_he_w.html|title=Jefferson Smith announces he will run for Portland mayor, challenging Eileen Brady and Charlie Hales|date=September 13, 2011|access-date=March 31, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Beth|last=Slovic}}
• Steve Sung, civil engineer
• Cameron Whitten, Occupy Portland protester

• Sam Adams, incumbent mayor
• Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representative{{cite web|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/06/earl_blumenauer_says_he_wont_r.html|title=Earl Blumenauer says he isn't interested in run for Portland mayor|date=June 8, 2011|access-date=March 31, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Brad|last=Schmidt}}
• Jeff Cogen, Chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners
• Jim Francesconi, former Portland City Commissioner{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/06/jim_francesconi_wont_run_for_p.html|title=Jim Francesconi won't run for Portland mayor in 2012|date=June 29, 2011|access-date=March 31, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Brad|last=Schmidt}}
• Steve Novick, political strategist and Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2008
• Mike Reese, Chief of the Portland Police Bureau{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/11/portland_chief_mike_reese_says_1.html|title=Portland police Chief Mike Reese says he won't run for mayor|date=November 21, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Maxine|last=Bernstein}}
• Dan Saltzman, Portland City Commissioner{{cite web|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/08/commissioner_dan_saltzman_said.html|title=Commissioner Dan Saltzman said he feels 'no need' to enter Portland mayor's race|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=March 31, 2012|work=The Oregonian|first=Beth|last=Slovic}}

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| title = Portland mayoral primary election, 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=55607&a=401273|title=May 2012 Primary Election - Official Results|access-date=August 11, 2012|publisher=Office of the City Auditor, Portland}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Charlie Hales

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 50,403

| percentage = 37.22

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jefferson Smith

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 44,484

| percentage = 32.85

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eileen Brady

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 29,427

| percentage = 21.73

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Scott Rose

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 1,740

| percentage = 1.29

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cameron Whitten

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 1,730

| percentage = 1.28

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Scott Fernandez

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 1,372

| percentage = 1.01

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steve Sung

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 1,204

| percentage = 0.89

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tre Arrow

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 916

| percentage = 0.68

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Max Brumm

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 793

| percentage = 0.59

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Langley

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 511

| percentage = 0.38

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Dant

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 378

| percentage = 0.28

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David "The Ack" Ackerman

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 360

| percentage = 0.27

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dave Campbell

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 320

| percentage = 0.24

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Shonda Kelley

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 279

| percentage = 0.21

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Loren Brown

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 211

| percentage = 0.16

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Howie Rubin

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 184

| percentage = 0.14

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Max Bauske

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 137

| percentage = 0.10

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Christopher Rich

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 115

| percentage = 0.08

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lew Humble

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 91

| percentage = 0.07

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Carron

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 87

| percentage = 0.06

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Josh Nuttall

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 69

| percentage = 0.05

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sam Belisle

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 59

| percentage = 0.04

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Blake Neiman-Davis

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 55

| percentage = 0.04

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 479

| percentage = 0.35

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 135,404

| percentage= 100

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The November 6 general election was a race between Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith.

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| title = Portland mayoral general election, 2012

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Charlie Hales

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 163,522

| percentage = 61.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jefferson Smith

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| votes = 83,741

| percentage = 31.3

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 20,039

| percentage = 7.5

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 267,302

| percentage= 100

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General election candidates

• [http://charliehales.com/ Charlie Hales for Mayor]
• [http://www.jeffersonsmith.com/ Jefferson Smith for Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411012905/http://www.jeffersonsmith.com/ |date=2012-04-11 }}

Primary candidates

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111209040758/http://www.maxforportland.com/ Max Bauske for Mayor]
• [http://www.eileenformayor.com/ Eileen Brady for Mayor]
• [http://www.voice4pdxpeople.com/ Loren Brown for Mayor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120319155908/http://www.max4mayor.com/ Max Brumm for Mayor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20180420144107/http://billdant4mayor.com/ Bill Dant for Mayor]
• [http://scottfernandezformayor.com/ Scott Fernandez for Mayor]
• [http://shondacolleenkelleyformayor2012.info/ Shonda Kelley for Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411202638/http://shondacolleenkelleyformayor2012.info/ |date=2012-04-11 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130422153900/http://chrisrichformayor.com/ Chris Rich for Mayor]
• [http://www.howieformayor.com/ Howie Rubin for Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422192929/http://howieformayor.com/ |date=April 22, 2013 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120517013330/http://stevesung-for-mayor.com/ Steve Sung for Mayor]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120410110709/http://www.cameronwhittenforunity.com/ Cameron Whitten for Mayor]

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