The 2012 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 15, 2012, and November 6, 2012.

Steve Novick ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve A ...

won position 4 outright by receiving over 50% of the vote and avoided a runoff.

Amanda Fritz Amanda Fritz (born April 1958) is a British-American politician and retired psychiatric nurse from the U.S. state of Oregon. Before being elected to Portland's City Council in 2008, Fritz was a neighborhood activist and seven-year member of the ...

won election to position 1 during the runoff election.

Position 1

Incumbent

barely won the primary election with 45.40%. Because she did not receive over 50% of the votes, she proceeded to a runoff election with runner-up

Mary Nolan Mary Nolan (born Mariam Imogene Robertson; December 18, 1902 – October 31, 1948) was an American stage and film actress, singer and dancer. She began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in the 1920s performing under the stage name Imogene "Bubbles ...

. Fritz wont the runoff with 59.23% to Nolan's 39.77%

Position 4

Attorney and former (unsuccessful) 2008 US Senate candidate

won election outright with 75.59% of the vote, avoiding a runoff by receiving over 50% of the vote in the primaries.

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{{Oregon elections Portland, Oregon City Commission 2012 Oregon elections Portland City Council elections

Position 1

Position 4

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