The near-final results, which were made public on Wednesday, make it evident who the twelve members of Portland’s first multi-winner ranked choice City Council will be, more than two weeks after the election.
Former City Hall employee and American Cancer Society local director of advocacy Jamie Dunphy defeated public safety advocate and businessman Terrence Hayes to win the third and last council seat in District 1 in east Portland.
According to an analysis by The Oregonian/OregonLive, Eric Zimmerman, a high-ranking Multnomah County official, defeated Portland bike officer Eli Arnold in District 4, which includes the entire west side of the city as well as the Eastmoreland and Sellwood areas in Southeast Portland.
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As of Wednesday afternoon, Dunphy was ahead of Hayes by 791 votes. A week prior, that was risen from a 777-vote advantage.
Likewise, by Wednesday afternoon, Zimmerman had increased his lead against Arnold by 840 votes. Compared to his 800-vote lead one week prior, that was a slim margin.
District 4, which includes the entire west side and a portion of Southeast Portland, will be represented by three members of the Portland City Council, including Eric Zimmerman, a senior Multnomah County official.Campaign image
The two will join ten other applicants who were already proclaimed winners by OregonLive/The Oregonian.
These include former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith and environmental and social activist Candace Avalos in District 1; in North and Northeast Portland’s District 2, they include current Commissioner Dan Ryan, policy strategist and longtime union leader Elana Pirtle-Guiney, and former city policy manager Sameer Kanal.
They also include former Portland Commissioner Steve Novick, state lobbyist Angelita Morillo, and school teacher Tiffany Koyama-Lane in District 3 of Southeast Portland, and economist Mitch Green and former TriMet administrator Oliva Clark in District 4.
In January, freshly elected Portland Mayor Keith Wilson will take office along with all of the new City Council members.
— Shane Dixon Kavanaugh focuses on accountability and watchdog reporting while covering politics and city administration in Portland.
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