1996 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

The 1996 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 21, 1996, and November 5, 1996, to elect three positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council.^[1]

Jim Francesconi and Charlie Hales won positions 1 and 4, respectively, after a primary and runoff election.^[2]^[3] Erik Sten won election to position 2 during a special general election due to Earl Blumenauer's election to the US House of Representatives.

Position 1

Jim Francesconi and Gail Shibley won the primary election. Jim Francesconi won the general election.

Position 1 primary election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Francesconi	27,942	31.15%
	Nonpartisan	Gail Shibley	27,631	30.80%
	Nonpartisan	Erik Sten	20,616	22.98%
	Nonpartisan	Bob Bennett	4,781	5.33%
	Nonpartisan	Bob Bloodgood	3,557	3.96%
	Nonpartisan	Dale E. Sherbourne	2,345	2.61%
	Nonpartisan	Peter S. Nilsson	1,397	1.55%
	Nonpartisan	Jada Mae Langloss	1,026	1.14%
	Write-in		400	0.44%
Total votes			89,695	100

Position 1 runoff election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Francesconi	97,164	52.06%
	Nonpartisan	Gail Shibley	88,065	47.19%
	Write-in		1387	0.74%
Total votes			186,616	100

Position 2 special election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Erik Sten	109,227	60.18%
	Nonpartisan	Chuck Duffy	70,542	38.86%
	Write-in		1,722	0.94%
Total votes			181,491	100

Charlie Hales and Paul McCoy won the primary election. McCoy dropped out before the general election and Hales won outright.

Position 4 primary election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Charlie Hales	46,901	55.77%
	Nonpartisan	Paul McCoy	25,029	29.76%
	Nonpartisan	Tom O'Connor	11,415	13.57%
	Write-in		741	0.88%
Total votes			84,086	100

Position 4 runoff election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Charlie Hales	125,412	95.71%
	Write-in		39,207	5.29%
Total votes			131,030	100

^ "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "May 21, 1996 Primary Election". Multnomah County. April 5, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "November 5, 1996 General Election". Multnomah County. March 30, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2023.