The 2022 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022.
Jo Ann Hardesty Rene Gonzalez Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty filed for re-election.
Seven other candidates also filed to run for the seat, including Rene Gonzalez, a local attorney.
Since no candidate received a majority of votes in the May primary election, Hardesty and Gonzalez, the top two vote-getters, both advanced to the November general election.
Gonzalez won in November, with 52.59% of the vote (as of November 23, 2022), emphasizing law-and-order policies and promising to crack down on homelessness.