Watch Portland’s mayoral candidates compete in a replay of the debate between The Oregonian/OregonLive and KGW

Portland’s five leading mayoral candidates squared off Tuesday night in a debate hosted by The Oregonian/OregonLive and KGW.

The hour-long debate included Portland Commissioners Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio and Mingus Mapps, trucking manager Keith Wilson and stripper and arts activist Liv Osthus.

Watch the replay on YouTube from The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Portlanders have a total of 19 mayoral candidates on the ballot. The Oregonian/OregonLive and KGW selected the candidates invited to the debate based on who had raised the most Portland donors and who had raised the most money in campaign contributions, excluding city matching funds.

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For the first time this year, Portland voters will use ranked-choice voting to elect a new mayor as the city ushers in the new form of government that voters approved in 2022. Portland voters are allowed to nominate up to six mayoral candidates in their order of preference.

Voters have until Tuesday evening at 11:59 p.m. to register to vote. County election offices will begin mailing out ballots on Wednesday.

Election day is Tuesday, November 5th.

— Jamie Goldberg oversees The Oregonian/OregonLive’s politics, education and homelessness coverage. She can be reached at [email protected] or 503-221-8228. You can find them on X under @jamiebgoldberg

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