2016 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

The 2020 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 17, 2016, and November 8, 2016.^[1]

2 positions were up for election, Position 1 and Position 4, respectively.

Position 1[edit]

Incumbent Amanda Fritz won election with more than 50% of the vote, winning outright and avoiding a general election.^[2]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Amanda Fritz	120,226	69.36%
	Nonpartisan	Ann Sanderson	18,167	10.48%
	Nonpartisan	Lanita Duke	16,248	9.37%
	Nonpartisan	David Morrison	7,117	4.11%
	Nonpartisan	Tabitha Ivan	5,789	3.34%
	Nonpartisan	Sara Long	4,395	2.54%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	1,396	0.81%
Total votes			201,124	100

Incumbent Steve Novick won the primary election but was defeated by Chloe Eudaly in the general election.^[3]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Steve Novick	72,140	18.8%
	Nonpartisan	Chloe Eudaly	25,474	15.07%
	Nonpartisan	Stuart Emmons	23,736	14.05%
	Nonpartisan	Fred Stewart	13,848	8.19%
	Nonpartisan	Suzanne Stahl	11,194	6.62%
	Nonpartisan	Michael W. Durrow	8,514	5.04%
	Nonpartisan	James Bernard Lee	4,194	2.48%
	Nonpartisan	Leah Marie Dumas	4,048	2.40%
	Nonpartisan	Shannon Estabrook	2,487	1.47%
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Puckett	2,047	1.21%
	Write-in		1,308	0.77%
Total votes			168,990	100.00%

Run-off election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Chloe Eudaly	141,825	54.45%
	Nonpartisan	Steve Novick	116,283	44.65%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	2,340	0.90%
Total votes			260,448	100%

^ "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "May 17, 2016 Primary Election". Multnomah County. June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "November 8, 2016 General Election". Multnomah County. November 17, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2023.