1988 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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1988 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
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  1984 November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08) 1992  
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Nominee Bud Clark Ron Still Lloyd Anderson
First-round vote63,53143,32113,954
First-round percentage49.39%33.67%10.84%
Second-round vote115,60381,724
Second-round percentage58.46%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]

Contents

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

Results

Primary election

1988 Portland mayoral primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Bud Clark (incumbent) 63,531 49.39
Nonpartisan Ron Still 43,32133.67
Nonpartisan Lloyd Anderson 13,95410.84
Nonpartisan Jim Davis 5,2714.09
Nonpartisan Al Salazar6190.48
Nonpartisan Jeffrey Liddicoat5320.41
Nonpartisan Barry Bloom4990.38%
Nonpartisan Cliff Walker3760.29
Nonpartisan Andrew G. Eggleston1450.11
Nonpartisan Robert Forthan1410.10
Nonpartisan William J. Doering1290.10
Write-in 1130.08
Total votes128,631 100

General election

1988 Portland mayoral general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Bud Clark (incumbent) 115,603 58.46
Nonpartisan Ron Still 81,72441.32
Write-in 4200.21
Total votes229,888 100

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. 1 2 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.