1976 Primary Election Results
| FOR MAYOR | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED |
| NEIL GOLDSCHMIDT | 74,528 | 122 | 103 | 74,753 |
| JOSEPH L. HARRIS | 810 | 1 | 0 | 811 |
| FRANCIS J. (FRANK) IVANCIE | 58,767 | 205 | 30 | 59,002 |
| GEORGE E. KONTANIS | 875 | 0 | 2 | 877 |
| GLEN LIVINGSTON | 889 | 0 | 1 | 890 |
| CRAIG SCHULZE | 591 | 0 | 0 | 591 |
| STAN TERRY | 2,912 | 5 | 5 | 2,922 |
| CLIFF WALKER | 554 | 1 | 0 | 555 |
| WRITE IN VOTES: | | | | |
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 92 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 89 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR OFFICE | 140,187 | 335 | 141 | 140,663 |
| FOR COMMISSIONER POSITION NO. 1 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED |
| JIM ASHBAUGH | 12,465 | 45 | 17 | 12,527 |
| RUDY W. BATTIES | 781 | 1 | 1 | 783 |
| BONNIE L. COLTON | 1,528 | 4 | 1 | 1,533 |
| ERNIE CONN | 2,828 | 4 | 5 | 2,837 |
| LLOYD C. FLETCHER | 3,200 | 7 | 2 | 3,209 |
| JOHN LORENZ | 35,314 | 92 | 15 | 35,421 |
| CONNIE MCCREADY | 60,851 | 149 | 70 | 61,070 |
| BETH PETERSON | 5,063 | 7 | 6 | 5,076 |
| VIRGINIA DEANE SEIDEL | 2,443 | 5 | 1 | 2,449 |
| WRITE-IN VOTES | 34 | | | 34 |
| TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR OFFICE | 124,507 | 314 | 118 | 124,939 |
| FOR COMMISSIONER POSITION NO. 4 | MULTNOMAH COUNTY | CLACKAMAS COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED |
| JERRY CALLENDER | 11,601 | 37 | 8 | 11,646 |
| CHARLES R. JORDAN | 66,852 | 167 | 70 | 67,089 |
| WALTER P. KOTILA | 7,794 | 22 | 9 | 7,825 |
| CARL A. NEUBURGER | 28,436 | 60 | 23 | 28,519 |
| WRITE-IN VOTES | 16 | | | 16 |
| TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR OFFICE | 114,699 | 286 | 110 | 115,095 |