It's a Deat Heat in the Portland Mayor's Race

Willamette Week:

The race for Portland mayor is a dead heat, with a new poll showing that state Rep. Jefferson Smith is gaining late momentum, and that businesswoman Eileen Brady is making no progress with voters despite spending nearly $1 million on her campaign.

The poll was conducted by DHM Research for Oregon Public Broadcasting and Fox-12. The survey asked 400 likely Portland voters whom they would cast a ballot for in the May 15 primary. The poll has former city commissioner Charlie Hales with 25 percent, businesswoman Eileen Brady with 23 percent, Jefferson Smith with 20 percent. Another 28 percent is undecided.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent—and that means the three leading candidates for mayor are essentially tied. The poll was taken April 28-30, just as ballots were going out in the mail.

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