2008 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

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

2008 Portland mayoral election
May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
Turnout62.34%[1]
 
Nominee Sam Adams Sho Dozono
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 108,323 61,540
Percentage 58.6%[2] 33.3%
Mayor before election

Tom Potter
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Sam Adams
Democratic

Elections in Oregon

Municipal elections in Oregon are non-partisan. The non-partisan primary was held on May 20, 2008. Because Sam Adams received a majority of the vote in the primary, no general election was held.[3][2]

Candidates
  • David "The Ack" Ackerman, dishwasher and photographer[4]
  • Sam Adams, City Commissioner[4]
  • Bruce Broussard, business owner[4]
  • Kyle Burris[4]
  • Vladislav S. "Slav" Davidzon, entrepreneur (withdrawn)[4]
  • Sho Dozono, businessman[4][5]
  • Steven Entwisle, activist[4]
  • Bob Leonard Forthan[4]
  • Craig Gier, engineer[4]
  • Lew Humble, retired mechanic[4]
  • James Bernard Lee, retired researcher[4]
  • Beryl Sylvia McNair
  • Nick Popenuk (withdrew)[4]
  • Christopher Rich[4]
  • Patricia Stuart[4]
  • Jeff Taylor, former West Linn Budget Committee member[4]
  • Gerhard Watzig, program manager (withdrew)[4]

Polling
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Sam Adams Sho Dozono Other Undecided
KATU News April 2008 599 ±4.1% 39% 38% 14% 10%
FOX News/Portland Tribune February 2008 41% 20% 2% 36%

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Results
Portland mayoral primary election, 2008[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sam Adams 108,323 58.64
Nonpartisan Sho Dozono 61,540 33.31
Nonpartisan Patricia Stuart 4,821 2.61
Nonpartisan Jeff Taylor 3,014 1.63
Nonpartisan David Ackerman 1,572 0.85
Nonpartisan James Bernard Lee 1,546 0.84
Nonpartisan Christopher Rich 941 0.51
Nonpartisan Write-in 626 0.34
Nonpartisan Beryl Sylvia McNair 569 0.31
Nonpartisan Lew Humble 548 0.30
Nonpartisan Kyle Burris 424 0.23
Nonpartisan Steven Entwisle 308 0.17
Nonpartisan Craig Gier 307 0.17
Nonpartisan Bob Leonard Forthan 185 0.10
Total votes 184,279 100

References
  1. "May 2008 Election - Voter Turnout". Portland City Auditor. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. "Elections - Multnomah County". Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  3. "Portland elects its first openly gay mayor". KGW. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008.
  4. "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. Griffin, Anna (April 10, 2008). "Poll shows Adams and Dozono close in Portland mayor's race". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
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