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In Portland, Oregon, political outsider Keith Wilson elected mayor after homelessness-focused race

WashingtonIn Portland, Oregon, political outsider Keith Wilson elected mayor after homelessness-focused race

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By CLAIRE RUSH, Related Press

Printed: November 7, 2024, 2:49pm

Portland mayoral candidate Keith Wilson together with his spouse, Katherine, watch native information election returns on a big display at Previous City Brewing in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian by way of AP)

PORTLAND — Voters in Portland have elected political outsider Keith Wilson as their new mayor, following a marketing campaign wherein he capitalized on years of rising frustration over homeless encampments, open drug use and high quality of life considerations to outperform three Metropolis Council members — together with one ensnared in a driving file scandal — who had additionally sought to steer the town.

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