On May 20, 2008, an election was held in
Portland, Oregon, to elect the
mayor..
Sam Adams
Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and ...
was elected, defeating challenger
Sho Dozono
Sho Dozono (born 1944) is a Japanese-American businessman and former political candidate from Portland, Oregon. He was a candidate in the 2008 Portland mayoral race. Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams was the front runner throughout the race. D ...
.
Incumbent mayor
Tom Potter did not seek a second term.
Portland uses a
nonpartisan
Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party.
While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., in most cases, nonpartisan refers sp ...
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.
Candidates
* David "The Ack" Ackerman, dishwasher and photographer
*
Sam Adams
Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and ...
, City Commissioner
[
* Bruce Broussard, business owner][
* Kyle Burris][
* Vladislav S. "Slav" Davidzon, entrepreneur (withdrawn)][
* ]Sho Dozono
Sho Dozono (born 1944) is a Japanese-American businessman and former political candidate from Portland, Oregon. He was a candidate in the 2008 Portland mayoral race. Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams was the front runner throughout the race. D ...
, businessman[
* Steven Entwisle, activist][
* Bob Leonard Forthan][
* Craig Gier, engineer][
* Lew Humble, retired mechanic][
* James Bernard Lee, retired researcher][
* Beryl Sylvia McNair
* Nick Popenuk (withdrew)][
* Christopher Rich][
* Patricia Stuart][
* Jeff Taylor, former West Linn Budget Committee member][
* Gerhard Watzig, program manager (withdrew)][
]
Polling
Results
References
{{United States elections, 2008
Mayoral election 2008
2008
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2008 Oregon elections
Portland, Oregon