Ballots due Tuesday evening for Portland City Council special election

Tuesday is the last day to turn in ballots for Portland’s special election.

The election will determine the winner in the runoff to fill the seat on the Portland City Council left vacant by Commissioner Nick Fish, who died of cancer earlier this year.

Photos supplied by Loretta Smith and Dan Ryan, illustration by Courtney Sherwood/OPB

The two candidates are Loretta Smith, a former Multnomah County Commissioner, and Dan Ryan, the former head of the education nonprofit All Hands Raised.

Whoever wins will fill the remainder of Fish’s term, which runs through the end of 2022.

Voters must drop off their ballots at designated drop box sites before 8 p.m. Tuesday.