Portland mayoral race called for Keith Wilson; Carmen Rubio concedes
Wilson and Rubio remained the top-two finishers after a major ballot count update Wednesday evening, but Wilson was more than 20 points ahead of Rubio.
Business owner Keith Wilson on track to become Portland’s next mayor
Multnomah County elections officials said they plan to release an updated tally of ballots cast no later than 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Portland mayor-elect Keith Wilson gives acceptance speech: 'Time to restore public safety'
On Thursday afternoon, Keith Wilson addressed the Portland community during an acceptance speech at the Charles Jordan Community Center. During the speech, he said Portland is in a moment of transformation and opportunity. "It's time to end unsheltered homelessness and open drug use, and it's time to restore public safety in Portland," he stated.
Keith Wilson takes early lead | Live election results for Portland mayor
The Portland mayoral race will be decided using ranked-choice voting for the first time, eliminating lower-ranked candidates one by one to reach a consensus choice.
In Portland, Oregon, political outsider Keith Wilson elected mayor after homelessness-focused race
Voters in Portland, Oregon, have elected political outsider Keith Wilson as their new mayor, following a campaign in which he capitalized on years of growing frustration over homeless encampments, open drug use and quality of life concerns to outperform three City Council members — including one ensnared in a driving record scandal — who had also sought to lead the city.
Keith Wilson, businessman and political outsider, elected mayor of Portland
Portland voters have elected Keith Wilson, a trucking company CEO and political outsider, to become the city’s 54th mayor.
Keith Wilson transitions from political newcomer to Portland mayor
Two days after the election, Keith Wilson declared victory as Portland’s new mayor. Commissioners Carmen Rubio and Rene Gonzalez conceded.
Keith Wilson set to make acceptance speech as Portland mayor-elect
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Keith Wilson, a CEO of a trucking company, maintained a solid lead in preliminary ranked choice voting results in the race for Portland mayor on Wednesday, according to the second release of unofficial results by Multnomah County. After 19 rounds of tabulation, Wilson led 62% while Carmen Rubio had 38%.
Mayor-Elect Keith Wilson to Portlanders: “It’s Time to End Unsheltered Homelessness”
The next mayor of Portland, Keith Wilson, spoke to a crowd of press and onlookers at the Charles Jordan Community Center in North Portland on Thursday afternoon after results showed voters chose him by a landslide.
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Rubio Campaign Didn’t Violate Election Rules, Auditor’s Office Says
In the lead-up to the November general election, Portland auditors have had their hands full with investigations into ...
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Rubio and Gonzalez Concede to Wilson in Mayoral Race as His Commanding Lead Holds Steady
Rubio, once seen as one of two frontrunners to become Portland’s next mayor, is running a distant second to Wilson in the latest batch of ranked-choice ballots. She wrote that she’d called Wilson, the ...
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How are ranked choice votes counted for Portland’s mayor, city council races?
Oregon's first foray into ranked-choice voting is now underway with the City of Portland's mayoral and city council races but ...