2008 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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2008 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
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Turnout62.34% [1]
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Nominee Sam Adams Sho Dozono
Popular vote108,32361,540
Percentage58.6% [2] 33.3%
Mayor before election

Tom Potter

Elected mayor

Sam Adams

On May 20, 2008, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor.. Sam Adams was elected, defeating challenger Sho Dozono. Incumbent mayor Tom Potter did not seek a second term.

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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.

Candidates competed in a blanket primary election on May 20, 2008. Because Sam Adams received an absolute majority of the vote in the primary election, no run-off election was held. [3] [2]

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorSam AdamsSho DozonoOtherUndecided
KATU News [6] April 2008599±4.1%39%38%14%10%
FOX News/Portland Tribune [7] February 200841%20%2%36%

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Results

Portland mayoral primary election, 2008 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Sam Adams 108,323 58.64
Nonpartisan Sho Dozono 61,54033.31
Nonpartisan Patricia Stuart4,8212.61
Nonpartisan Jeff Taylor3,0141.63
Nonpartisan David Ackerman1,5720.85
Nonpartisan James Bernard Lee1,5460.84
Nonpartisan Christopher Rich9410.51
Nonpartisan Beryl Sylvia McNair5690.31
Nonpartisan Lew Humble5480.30
Nonpartisan Kyle Burris4240.23
Nonpartisan Steven Entwisle3080.17
Nonpartisan Craig Gier3070.17
Nonpartisan Bob Leonard Forthan1850.10
Write-in 6260.34
Total votes184,279 100

References

  1. ↑ "May 2008 Election - Voter Turnout". Portland City Auditor. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Elections - Multnomah County" . Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Portland elects its first openly gay mayor". KGW. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "May 2008 Election - Candidate Filings (Includes Candidates not on Ballot)". Portland City Auditor. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Foden-Vencil, Kristian (January 7, 2008). "Portland Business Leader Announces Run For Mayor". OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting). Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ KATU News
  7. ↑ FOX News/Portland Tribune
  8. ↑ Griffin, Anna (April 10, 2008). "Poll shows Adams and Dozono close in Portland mayor's race". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
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