Portland, Maine, held an election for mayor on November 5, 2019.The U.S. Conference of Mayors: Meet the Mayors , The U.S. Conference of Mayors It was the third election to be held since Portland voters approved a citywide referendum changing the city charter to recreate an elected mayor position in 2010.
Kate Snyder, the newly citizen-elected mayor, won a four-year term in the full-time position, and will exercise the powers and duties enumerated in Article II Section 5 of the Portland City Charter.Portland City Charter SEE: Article II Section 5. Mayor’s powers and duties. She was elected using ranked choice voting. With rest of the elected municipal government in Portland, the post is officially non-partisan. Incumbent Mayor Ethan Strimling running for re-election, was challenged by city councilor Spencer Thibodeau, former Portland School Board Chair Kate Snyder and East End resident Travis Curran.
Every candidate running for mayor in the heavily Democratic city was a registered member of the Maine Democratic Party.
Candidates Declared Travis Curran, waiter, East End resident Kate Snyder, nonprofit executive, former Chair of the Portland School Board, Oakdale resident Ethan Strimling, incumbent mayor, West End resident Spencer Thibodeau, real estate lawyer, City Councilor for District 2, Parkside resident
Failed to qualify for ballot Mark Hodgdon, Libbytown resident Ronald E. Gordius III, West Bayside resident Thaddeus St. John, businessman, Munjoy Hill resident
Withdrawn Justin Costa, City Councilor for District 4 and East Deering resident Belinda Ray, City Councilor for District 1 and East Bayside resident Joseph Bernatche, Riverton resident, Army veteran
Campaign Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error TravisCurran KateSnyder EthanStrimling SpencerThibodeauChange ResearchChange Research October 4–6, 2019 347 ±5% 5% 24% 29% 29%
Results The official election results were: +Portland, Maine mayoral election, 2019PartyCandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3Votes%TransferVotes%TransferVotes%Non-partisanKate Snyder7,11939.33% + 4587,57742.08% + 2,88310,46061.89%Non-partisanSpencer Thibodeau5,11028.23% + 1645,27429.29% + 1,1686,44238.11%Non-partisanEthan Strimling4,57525.28%+ 5805,15528.63% - 5,155EliminatedNon-partisanTravis Curran1,2967.16% - 1,296Eliminated Total votes16,902100.0%
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References
External links Official campaign websites Kate Snyder for Mayor Ethan Strimling for Mayor Spencer Thibodeau for Mayor