Poll finds Gonzalez leads Portland mayor’s race, large swath of undecided voters

A poll commissioned by Portland Public Safety Commissioner Rene Gonzalez shows the mayoral candidate is the “frontrunner” of the 2024 race, but also shows that nearly 40% of voters are still undecided.

The poll, which was first reported by The Oregonian and obtained by KOIN 6 News, was conducted by Lake Research Partners. According to the poll — on an initial ballot with no additional information — Gonzalez leads the other candidates with 21% of the first-choice vote.

Fellow commissioners and mayoral candidates Mingus Mapps and Carmen Rubio trail Gonzalez with 13% of voter support as first-choice candidates, the poll found, noting 4% support for Keith Wilson and 3% for Liv Osthus.

In a memo with the poll results, Lake Research Partners said their findings show a “significant improvement” of Gonzalez’s polling numbers from earlier in 2024, when he tied for first place and won a ranked-choice voting scenario by a smaller margin.

KOIN 6 News is a news partner of the Portland Tribune. Their full story can be found at koin.com .