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2026 Portland City Council elections
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November 3, 2026
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6 of the 12 seats in the Portland City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Moderates[a] Peacock[b] (DSA) Peacock (Progressive)
Current seats 6[1] 4[2][3] 2[2][3]
Seats needed Increase 1 Increase 3 Increase 5
Seats up 3 3 3
Incumbent President of the Council

Jamie Dunphy
Moderates



The 2026 Portland, Oregon City Council elections will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect 6 members of the Portland City Council. This will be the second election under the new city council form of government adopted following Portland's 2022 charter reform and the second to use ranked-choice voting.

In the previous election, all 12 members of the new city council were elected for the first time. Council members in District 1 and District 2 were elected to 4-year terms, while members in District 3 and District 4 were elected to 2-year terms, expiring at the end of 2026.[4] All members elected in 2026 will serve 4-year terms, creating a staggered schedule where half of the city council is up for election every 2 years.[4]

District 3

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District 3 represents most of Southeast Portland south of Interstate 84 and west of Interstate 205, as well as a small sliver of Northeast Portland east of 47th Avenue and south of Prescott Avenue. Neighborhoods represented include Brentwood-Darlington, Brooklyn, Buckman, Creston-Kenilworth, Foster-Powell, Hosford-Abernethy (includes Ladd's Addition), Kerns, Laurelhurst, Madison South, Montavilla, Mt. Scott-Arleta, Mt. Tabor, North Tabor, Richmond, Rose City Park, Roseway, South Tabor, Sunnyside, and Woodstock.[5]

Candidates

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Certified

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Filed paperwork but did not certify

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  • Kimberly Tucker, Behavioral Analyst [7]
  • Michael Johnson, environmental services administrator[8]
  • Tyler Frederick, financial analyst[8]
  • Nicole Tignor Zimmerman, business leader, community leader [8]
  • Joel Corcoran[6]
  • Matthias Hallett[9]
  • Dallas Brown[6]
  • Patrick Hilton[6]
  • Ali Beaudoin, Professor[10]

Disqualified

  • Brandon Mullen, leadership consultant[8][11]

District 4

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District 4 represents all of Portland west of the Willamette River (its Northwest, Southwest, and South sextants) as well as the Eastmoreland, Reed, and Sellwood-Moreland neighborhoods in southeast Portland. Neighborhoods represented include Arlington Heights, Arnold Creek, Ashcreek, Bridlemile (includes Glencullen), Collins View, Crestwood, Downtown, Eastmoreland, Far Southwest, Forest Park, Goose Hollow, Hayhurst (includes Vermont Hills), Hillsdale, Hillside, Homestead, Linnton, Maplewood, Markham, Marshall Park, Multnomah (includes Multnomah Village), Northwest District (includes Uptown, Nob Hill, Alphabet Historic District), Northwest Heights, Northwest Industrial, Old Town Chinatown, Pearl District, Reed, Sellwood-Moreland, South Burlingame, South Portland (includes Corbett, Fulton, Lair Hill, Terwilliger, and the Johns Landing and South Waterfront developments), Southwest Hills, Sylvan-Highlands, and West Portland Park (includes Capitol Hill).[5]

Candidates

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Certified

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  • Olivia Clark, incumbent city councilor[6]
  • Eric Zimmerman, incumbent city councilor[6]
  • Mitch Green, incumbent city councilor[6]
  • Jeremy Beausoleil Smith, Portland State University Capital Projects Manager, 2024 city council candidate[6]
  • Eli Arnold, Portland Police officer, 2024 city council candidate[6][12]
  • Jamey Evenstar, City Hall staffer[6]Peel, Sophie (December 17, 2024). "Here's Who the Portland City Councilors-Elect Have Hired as Top Staffers". Willamette Week. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  • Jayne Cronlund[6]

Filed paperwork but did not certify

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  • TJ Anderson, disability student advocate[8]
  • John Goldsmith[6]
  • Ciatta Thompson, hospitality office manager[8]

Notes

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  1. ↑ City council races in Portland are formally nonpartisan, but moderate and progressive caucuses have formed.
  2. ↑ City council races in Portland are formally nonpartisan. "Peacock" stands for P-cauc, or progressive caucus.

References

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  1. ↑ "Here's How Much City Councilors Up for Reelection Have Raised So Far Through City Program". Willamette Week. June 22, 2026. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "A Message Thread Among Progressive City Councilors Reveals They're Tightly Coordinated". Willamette Week. August 6, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Oregon ethics commission to rule on Portland councilors' private retreat". opb. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Macuk, Anthony (September 19, 2024). "Yes, some Portland councilors will serve shortened terms after this year's election". KGW. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Portland 2023". Districtr. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "2026 Election (and archived 2024 data)". www.portland.gov. October 24, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Portland.Gov (City Elections Office)".
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Statements of Organizations". Oregon Secretary of State.
  9. ↑ "Portland.Gov (Elections Office)".
  10. ↑ "Portland.Gov (City Elections Office)".
  11. ↑ "City Council Challenger Exits Race After Auditor Determines He Didn't Meet Residency Requirement". Willamette Week. July 20, 2026. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  12. ↑ Peel, Sophie (November 8, 2025). "Portland Cop Eli Arnold Will Run for City Council Again". Willamette Week. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
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