[October 12, 2024]
Note: this page may be updated as new voter events and resources become available, so check back periodically.
General Election Information
The Candidates
There are 19 candidates for mayor and 30 candidates for three seats in newly formed City Council District 4 which includes all of the west side of Portland and a few neighborhoods on the east side.
The Hillsdale News has put together a couple of resources to help you learn more about the District 4 candidates.
List of Candidates
Our District 4 Candidate List includes everyone who has filed for election for District 4, links to campaign websites and whether they have qualified for funds from the city's Small Donor Program.
Hillsdale News District 4 Candidate Questionnaire
All District 4 candidates were invited to fill out the Hillsdale News questionnaire focussed on SW Portland. Links to their answers are provided in the District 4 Candidate List mentioned above.
If you'd like information on candidates’ broader priorities and policy positions, look at the Oregonian's interactive district map and candidate questionnaire.
To see candidates' endorsements, try their websites, which are linked in the District 4 Candidate List.
Ranked Choice Voting Resources
New ranked choice voting means ballots for this election will look much different than in previous years. Make sure your votes count by taking a look at these resources on filling out your ballot and how the two new systems of ranked choice voting work.
• This video produced by Portland League of Women Voters covers both single-winner and multi-winner ranked choice voting. There's also info here on how to fill out your ballot to get the most out of your vote. This no-frills straightforward primer is a good investment of time before filling out your ballot.
• Rose City Reform's stop-action animation info-tainment video provides good information on how votes are tallied and redistributed in multi-winner ranked choice voting.
• Here's an illustrated how-to on filling out the ballot, and an online ice cream mock election for practice.
• If you're looking for more, go to the City's election resources page.
The bottom line:
You will be able to vote for up to six candidates for both mayor and city council.
You will rank the candidates in order of preference by filling in bubbles next to their names in columns indicating your order of preference.
Six is the limit, but you don't have to vote for six. Only like three? Then leave off the rest.
Don't vote for any candidates that you don't want to win
—Valeurie Friedman
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