1984 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

1984 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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Nominee Bud Clark Frank Ivancie Popular vote 64,073 50,228 Percentage 54.02% 42.35%

Mayor before election Frank Ivancie Elected mayor Bud Clark

On May 15, 1984, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Businessman Bud Clark defeated incumbent mayor Frank Ivancie. ^{[1] [2]}

Portland uses a nonpartisan system for local elections, in which all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation.

All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on May 15, 1988. Because Clark received an absolute majority of the vote in the primary election, no run-off election was held. ^[1]

Candidates

• Norman A. Berberick, engineer ^{[3] [4]}
• J. E. (Bud) Clark, owner of Goose Hollow Inn ^{[3] [4]}
• Frank Ivancie, incumbent mayor ^{[3] [4]}
• Stan Kahn ^{[3] [4]}
• Joe Kear ^{[3] [4]}
• Jeffrey Joseph James Liddicoat

Results

1984 Portland mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Bud Clark	64,073	54.02
	Nonpartisan	Frank Ivancie (incumbent)	50,228	42.35
	Nonpartisan	Stan Kahn	2,422	2.04
	Nonpartisan	Norman A. Berberick	695	0.58
	Nonpartisan	Joe Kear	637	0.53
	Nonpartisan	Jeffrey Joseph James Liddicoat	425	0.35
	Write-in		111	0.09
Total votes			118,591	100

References

1. Ota, Alan (May 17, 1984). "Clark slipping into mayor-elect role". The Oregonian.
2. "Efiles - 1984 General Election Results _ 1980 to 1998 _ The City of Portland, Oregon (21/ED/6090)". efiles.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
3. "From the Archives: Our 1984 Endorsement of Bud Clark for Portland Mayor". Willamette Week. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
4. Goodmacher, Chuck (May 9, 1984). "Meet the four mayoral challengers". Portland Observer. pp. 1, 12.