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On May 21, 1996, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected.
Portland uses a nonpartisan system for local elections, in which all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation.
All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on May 21, 1996. Because Katz received a majority of the vote in the initial round, no runoff election was necessary.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Vera Katz (incumbent) | 76,915 | 74.47 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Spidal | 5,926 | 5.73 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Cropper | 3,800 | 3.68 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Beaudin | 2,921 | 2.82 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert L. Forthan | 1,087 | 1.05 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul H. Shene III | 801 | 0.77 | |
| Write-in | 961 | 0.93 | ||
| Total votes | 103,273 | |||
References
- "1996 Primary Election - Official Results". MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 21, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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