2016 Portland, Oregon, City Commission election

Portland City Commission Position 4 election
← 2014 May 17, 2016 & November 8, 2016 2018 →
City Commission before election; Steve Novick; Nonpartisan	Elected City Commission ; Chloe Eudaly; Nonpartisan

Portland City Commission Position 1 election
← 2014 May 17, 2016 2018 →
City Commission before election; Amanda Fritz; Nonpartisan	Elected City Commission ; Amanda Fritz; Nonpartisan

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

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

Primary election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Amanda Fritz	120,587	69.35%
	Nonpartisan	Ann Sanderson	18,250	10.50%
	Nonpartisan	Lanita Duke	16,271	9.36%
	Nonpartisan	David Morrison	7,152	4.11%
	Nonpartisan	Tabitha Ivan	5,807	3.34%
	Nonpartisan	Sara Long	4,413	2.54%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	1,399	0.80%
Total votes			173,879	100

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

Primary election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Steve Novick	72,370	42.69%
	Nonpartisan	Chloe Eudaly	25,510	15.05%
	Nonpartisan	Stuart Emmons	23,842	14.06%
	Nonpartisan	Fred Stewart	13,880	8.19%
	Nonpartisan	Suzanne Stahl	11,248	6.64%
	Nonpartisan	Michael W. Durrow	8,538	5.04%
	Nonpartisan	James Bernard Lee	4,204	2.48%
	Nonpartisan	Leah Marie Dumas	4,065	2.40%
	Nonpartisan	Shannon Estabrook	2,500	1.47%
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Puckett	2,055	1.21%
	Write-in		1,311	0.77%
Total votes			169,523	100.00%

Run-off election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Chloe Eudaly	142,261	54.43%
	Nonpartisan	Steve Novick	116,764	44.67%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	2,350	0.90%
Total votes			261,375	100%

↑ "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
1 2 3 Caballero, Mary Hull (July 6, 2016). "2016 Primary Amended Report to Council". Portland City Auditor. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ "November 8, 2016 General Election". Multnomah County. November 17, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ Caballero, Mary Hull (December 7, 2016). "2016 General Election Summary". Portland City Auditor. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.