mˈeɪɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz ɑːɹ hˈɛld ɪn mˈeɪ ʌv jˌuːˈɛs pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən jˈɪɹz jˈɪɹz dᵻvˈɪzᵻbəl baɪ fˈoːɹ, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪɡən pɹˈaɪmɚɹi ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wɪð ɐ ɹˈʌnɔf bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈɑːp tˈuː vˈoʊtɡˈɛɾɚz hˈɛld ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ ʃˌʊd nˈoʊ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɡˈɑːɹnɚɹ ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi vˈoʊt ɪnðə mˈeɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Mayoral elections are held in May of US presidential election years (years divisible by four), during the Oregon primary election, with a runoff between the top two vote-getters held in November of the same year should no candidate garner a majority vote in the May election.