2022 Portland, Oregon, City Commission election

Portland City Commission Position 3 election
← 2020 May 17, 2022 & November 8, 2022 2024 →
Commissioner before election; Jo Ann Hardesty;	Elected Commissioner ; Rene Gonzalez;

Portland City Commission Position 2 election
← 2020 May 17, 2022 2024 →
Commissioner before election; Dan Ryan;	Elected Commissioner ; Dan Ryan;

The 2022 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022.^[1]

Two positions were up for election. Position 2 and Position 3 were held by Dan Ryan and Jo Ann Hardesty, respectively, who both ran for re-election.^[2]

Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.

Position 2

Incumbent Dan Ryan filed for re-election. Four other candidates also filed to run for the seat, and two additional candidates filed but subsequently withdrew from the race.

Candidates

Sandeep Bali
Chris Brummer
Avraham Cox
Steven Cox
Alanna Joy "AJ" McCreary, founder and executive director of Equitable Giving Circle
Dan Ryan, incumbent City Commissioner
Michael Simpson, X-ray technician and volunteer for AFL–CIO
Renee Stephens
Sophie Sumney-Koivisto, karaoke Host

Withdrawn

Jamila Aurora Dozier, Policy Coordinator at Portland Housing Bureau
Brandon Farley

Results

Primary election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Ryan	89,251	54.5%
	Nonpartisan	Alanna McCreary	45,721	27.9%
	Nonpartisan	Sandeep Bali	12,913	7.9%
	Nonpartisan	Stephan Cox	4,802	3.0%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Brummer	3,830	2.3%
	Nonpartisan	Renee Stephens	3,300	2.0%
	Nonpartisan	Michael Simpson	1,756	1.1%
	Nonpartisan	Sophie Sumney-Koivisto	1,314	0.8%
	Nonpartisan	Avraham Cox	326	0.2%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	470	0.3%
Total votes			163,673

Position 3

Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty filed for re-election. Seven other candidates also filed to run for the seat, including Rene Gonzalez, a local attorney. Since no candidate received a majority of votes in the May primary election, Hardesty and Gonzalez, the top two vote-getters, both advanced to the November general election. Gonzalez won in November, with 52.59% of the vote (as of November 23, 2022), emphasizing law-and-order policies and promising to crack down on homelessness.^[4]

Candidates

Rene Gonzalez, attorney
Jo Ann Hardesty, incumbent City Commissioner
Dale Hardt
Chad Leisey, business owner and volunteer firefighter
Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge
Peggy Sue Owens, glass company administrator
Karellen Stephens
Jeffrey A. Wilebski, teacher and school administrator

Debate

2022 Portland City Commission Position 3 debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Jo Ann Hardesty	Rene Gonzalez
1	Oct. 27, 2022	KOIN	Ken Boddie	KOIN	P	P

Results

Primary election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jo Ann Hardesty	73,152	43.72%
	Nonpartisan	Rene Gonzalez	38,760	23.16%
	Nonpartisan	Vadim Mozyrsky	37,218	22.24%
	Nonpartisan	Kim Kasch	4,548	2.72%
	Nonpartisan	Peggy Sue Owens	2,046	1.22%
	Nonpartisan	Ed Baker	1,226	0.73%
	Nonpartisan	Jeffrey A. Wilebski	1,075	0.64%
	Nonpartisan	Dale Hardt	858	0.51%
	Nonpartisan	Chad Leisey	756	0.45%
	Nonpartisan	Karellen Stephens	652	0.39%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	208	0.12%
Total votes			167,330	100.00%

General election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rene Gonzalez	150,512	52.54%
	Nonpartisan	Jo Ann Hardesty	135,089	47.15%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	900	0.31%
Total votes			286,501	100.00%

References

↑ "Multnomah County Elections Division". Multnomah County. February 16, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
↑ "Registry of City Candidates". Portland.gov. September 16, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
1 2 Caballero, Mary Hull (June 15, 2022). "Certify May 17, 2022 Municipal Primary Election Results, proclaim candidates nominated, elected, and any measure(s) approved". portland.gov. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
↑ Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (November 10, 2022). "Rene Gonzalez, with law-and-order focus, ousts Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in contentious City Council race". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
↑ Caballero, Mary Hull (December 6, 2022). "Certify abstract of votes cast, candidates elected, and proclaim Measure 26-228 approved at the Municipal Non-Partisan General Election held on November 8, 2022". portland.gov. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[1] "Multnomah County Elections Division". Multnomah County. February 16, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[2] "Registry of City Candidates". Portland.gov. September 16, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[primary-results-3] 1 2 Caballero, Mary Hull (June 15, 2022). "Certify May 17, 2022 Municipal Primary Election Results, proclaim candidates nominated, elected, and any measure(s) approved". portland.gov. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[4] Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (November 10, 2022). "Rene Gonzalez, with law-and-order focus, ousts Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in contentious City Council race". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[5] Caballero, Mary Hull (December 6, 2022). "Certify abstract of votes cast, candidates elected, and proclaim Measure 26-228 approved at the Municipal Non-Partisan General Election held on November 8, 2022". portland.gov. City of Portland. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

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