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The 2006 Portland City Council elections were held on May 16, 2006, to elect two positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council. [1]
Commissioners Erik Sten and Dan Saltzman both won re-election to positions 2 and 3, respectively. Both candidates received over 50% in the primary elections, thereby avoiding a runoff election. [2]
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Erik Sten won re-election outright with 50.55% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Erik Sten | 51,208 | 50.55% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ginny Burdick | 27,565 | 27.21% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Lister | 13,557 | 13.38% | |
| Nonpartisan | Emilie Jean Boyles | 5,597 | 5.53% | |
| Nonpartisan | Lewis E. Humble | 1,590 | 1.57% | |
| Nonpartisan | Cisco Holdman | 845 | 0.83% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jory "Moof" Knott | 648 | 0.64% | |
| Write-in | 290 | 0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 101,300 | 100 | ||
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Dan Saltzman won re-election outright with 57.48% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Dan Saltzman | 56,433 | 57.48% | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Fritz | 24,162 | 24.61% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Nasset | 5,591 | 5.69% | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Iverson | 5,072 | 5.17% | |
| Nonpartisan | Lucinda L. Tate | 3,313 | 3.07% | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael S. Casper | 2,296 | 2.34% | |
| Nonpartisan | Watchman | 1,248 | 1.27% | |
| Write-in | 373 | 0.38% | ||
| Total votes | 98,185 | 100 | ||
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