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Portland uses a ] system for local elections, in which all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation. Portland uses a ] 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 ] on May 25, 1976. Because Goldschmidt received an absolute majority of the vote in the primary election, no run-off election was held.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Ota |first=Alan |date=May 17, 1984 |title=Clark slipping into mayor-elect role |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a ] on May 25, 1976. Because Goldschmidt received an absolute majority of the vote in the primary election, no run-off election was held.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Ota |first=Alan |date=May 17, 1984 |title=Clark slipping into mayor-elect role |work=The Oregonian}} {{not in source|date=January 2025}}</ref>


== Candidates == == Candidates ==

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1976 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

← 1972 May 25, 1976 (1976-05-25) 1980 →
 
Nominee Neil Goldschmidt Frank Ivancie
Popular vote 74,753 59,002
Percentage 53.14% 41.94%

Mayor before election

Neil Goldschmidt

Elected mayor

Neil Goldschmidt

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On May 25, 1976, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Incumbent mayor Neil Goldschmidt won reelection, defeating city commissioner Frank Ivancie.

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 25, 1976. Because Goldschmidt received an absolute majority of the vote in the primary election, no run-off election was held.

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Results

1976 Portland mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Neil Goldschmidt (incumbent) 74,753 53.14
Nonpartisan Frank Ivancie 59,002 41.94
Nonpartisan Stan Terry 2,922 2.07
Nonpartisan Glen Livingston 890 0.63
Nonpartisan George E. Kontanis 877 0.62
Nonpartisan Joseph L. Harris 811 0.57
Nonpartisan Craig Schulze 591 0.42
Nonpartisan Cliff Walker 555 0.39
Nonpartisan Mildred Schwab 92 0.06
Nonpartisan Billy Lamar 47 0.03
Nonpartisan Jimmy Kelly 33 0.02
Write-in 90 0.06
Total votes 140,663 100

References

  1. "Efiles - 1976 General Election Results _ 1960 to 1979 _ The City of Portland, Oregon (21/ED/6077)". efiles.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. Ota, Alan (May 17, 1984). "Clark slipping into mayor-elect role". The Oregonian.
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