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On November 2, 2004, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Tom Potter was elected, defeating Jim Francesconi. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz did not seek a fourth term.
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 18, 2008. [1] As no candidate received an absolute majority, the top two finishers advanced to a runoff in the November 6 general election. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Tom Potter | 56,530 | 42.25 | |
Nonpartisan | Jim Francesconi | 45,970 | 34.36 | |
Nonpartisan | Phil Busse | 9,870 | 7.38 | |
Nonpartisan | James L. Posey | 6,914 | 5.17 | |
Nonpartisan | Jeff R. Taylor | 3,164 | 2.36 | |
Nonpartisan | R. Jerry Adams | 1,897 | 1.42 | |
Nonpartisan | Jeffrey C. Rempfer | 1,716 | 1.28 | |
Nonpartisan | Scot Campbell | 1,295 | 0.97 | |
Nonpartisan | Brad Taylor | 1,013 | 0.76 | |
Nonpartisan | Bart Hanson | 857 | 0.64 | |
Nonpartisan | Robert Ted Hinds | 839 | 0.63 | |
Nonpartisan | Jim Spagnola | 693 | 0.52 | |
Nonpartisan | Lori Balkema | 553 | 0.41 | |
Nonpartisan | Rosalinda S. Mitchell | 489 | 0.37 | |
Nonpartisan | Scott Ketchum | 247 | 0.18 | |
Nonpartisan | David Ackerman | 244 | 0.18 | |
Nonpartisan | Peter Nilsson | 212 | 0.16 | |
Nonpartisan | Rozz Rezabek-Wright | 205 | 0.15 | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Benkoski | 159 | 0.12 | |
Nonpartisan | Lew Humble | 124 | 0.09 | |
Nonpartisan | Craig Gier | 108 | 0.08 | |
Nonpartisan | Donald J. Pfau | 93 | 0.07 | |
Nonpartisan | Bruce W. Hollen | 67 | 0.05 | |
Write-in | 545 | 0.41 | ||
Total votes | 133,804 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Tom Potter | 168,377 | 61.01 | |
Nonpartisan | Jim Francesconi | 105,017 | 38.05 | |
Write-in | 2,591 | 0.94 | ||
Total votes | 275,985 | 100 |