1988 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

1988 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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Nominee Bud Clark Ron Still Lloyd Anderson First-round vote 63,531 43,321 13,954 First-round percentage 49.39% 33.67% 10.84% Second-round vote 115,603 81,724 Second-round percentage 58.46% 41.32%

Mayor before election Bud Clark Elected mayor Bud Clark

On May 17, 1988 and November 8, 1988, elections were held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Incumbent mayor Bud Clark won reelection, defeating former Portland Police Bureau chief Ron Still. ^{[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 17, 1988. ^{[3] [4]} As no candidate received an absolute majority, the top two finishers advanced to a runoff in the November 8 general election. ^[5]

Candidates

• Lloyd Anderson, Executive director of the Port of Portland and former city commissioner
• Barry Bloom
• J.E. (Bud) Clark, incumbent mayor
• Jim Davis, former chief of the Portland Police Bureau ^[4]
• William J. Doering
• Andrew G. Eggleston
• Robert Forthan
• Jeffrey Liddicoat
• Al Salazar
• Ron Still, former chief of the Portland Police Bureau
• Cliff Walker

Results

Primary election

1988 Portland mayoral primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Bud Clark (incumbent)	63,531	49.39
	Nonpartisan	Ron Still	43,321	33.67
	Nonpartisan	Lloyd Anderson	13,954	10.84
	Nonpartisan	Jim Davis	5,271	4.09
	Nonpartisan	Al Salazar	619	0.48
	Nonpartisan	Jeffrey Liddicoat	532	0.41
	Nonpartisan	Barry Bloom	499	0.38%
	Nonpartisan	Cliff Walker	376	0.29
	Nonpartisan	Andrew G. Eggleston	145	0.11
	Nonpartisan	Robert Forthan	141	0.10
	Nonpartisan	William J. Doering	129	0.10
	Write-in		113	0.08
Total votes			128,631	100

General election

1988 Portland mayoral general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Bud Clark (incumbent)	115,603	58.46
	Nonpartisan	Ron Still	81,724	41.32
	Write-in		420	0.21
Total votes			229,888	100

References

1. "Efiles - 1988 Primary Election Results _ 1980 to 1998 _ The City of Portland, Oregon (21/ED/6098)". efiles.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
2. "Efiles - 1988 General Election Results _ 1980 to 1998 _ The City of Portland, Oregon (21/ED/6097)". efiles.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
3. Lane, Dee; Koberstein, Paul; Laatz, Joan (May 19, 1988). "Runoff Likely in Mayor's Race". The Oregonian. pp. A01.
4. Lane, Dee; Laatz, Joan (May 18, 1988). "Clark at 50% may face Runoff vs. Still". The Oregonian. pp. A01.
5. Lane, Dee; Oliver, Gordon (November 9, 1988). "Clark Coasts to Second Term". The Oregonian. pp. A01.