Update — November 5, 2026
All Six Incumbents Continue to Lead in Portland City Council Races
Preliminary results in Districts 3 and 4 show no change in the leading candidates. Election officials are continuing to process ballots and conduct ranked-choice tabulations.
PORTLAND, Ore. — November 5, 2026.
All six incumbent Portland City Council members running in the November 3 election continue to lead in the latest available preliminary results.
In District 3, Steve Novick, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo remain ahead.
In District 4, Olivia Clark, Mitch Green and Eric Zimmerman continue to lead.
Official preliminary reports published November 4 at approximately 4:30 p.m. retained the same leading candidates in both contests.
Portland uses ranked-choice voting. Voters may rank up to six candidates in order of preference.
Each district elects three council members. Votes are tabulated over successive rounds, with preferences transferred according to the rules of the system.
As a result, preliminary leads should not be confused with certified election victories.
Another results update is expected Thursday evening, November 5.
County election officials are scheduled to certify the results by the end of November.
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Update sources
District 3 — Official Preliminary Results
District 4 — Official Preliminary Results
Multnomah County — Election Results Schedule
Original report — November 4, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. — November 4, 2026. Portland voters were choosing three city councilors each in districts 3 and 4. In preliminary Multnomah County results, Steve Novick, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo led in District 3. Olivia Clark, Mitch Green and Eric Zimmerman led in District 4. All six currently serve on the council.
Portland uses ranked-choice voting. Voters can rank candidates by preference, and subsequent rankings may count as votes are transferred during tabulation. The early standings are preliminary.
Measure 26-267
Community Budgeting for All would give residents binding authority over projects financed through 2% of Portland’s annual discretionary budget.
Wednesday morning’s preliminary tally showed 130,403 votes against the proposal and 66,073 in favor. If that margin holds, the initiative will fail.
The council races determine who represents the two districts. The separate measure determines whether residents gain a new way to direct part of the city’s spending.
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