2000 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
The 2000 Portland mayoral election was held on May 16, 2000, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected to a third 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.
All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on May 16, 2000. Because Katz received a majority of the vote in the primary, no runoff election in November was necessary.
Results
Katz defeated Jake Oken-Berg, a 19-year-old student and political unknown who received a surprising 27% of the vote and almost forced a runoff, as well as 15 other candidates, who, combined, received approximately 18% of the vote.[2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Vera Katz (incumbent) | 70,303 | 55.06 | |
Nonpartisan | Jake Oken-Berg | 34,125 | 26.73 | |
Nonpartisan | John David Ernsberger | 5,105 | 4.00 | |
Nonpartisan | Bruce Broussard | 4,860 | 3.81 | |
Nonpartisan | Jason Fleming | 2,163 | 1.69 | |
Nonpartisan | Scott Conway | 1,836 | 1.44 | |
Nonpartisan | Blake Byrne | 1,750 | 1.37 | |
Nonpartisan | Charlie Gilbert | 1,346 | 1.05 | |
Nonpartisan | Virginia Davis | 1,319 | 1.03 | |
Nonpartisan | Shaun J. Fairlee | 792 | 0.62 | |
Nonpartisan | Jada Mae Langloss | 745 | 0.58 | |
Nonpartisan | Wendy Mari Loren | 718 | 0.56 | |
Nonpartisan | Melody Berkheiser | 526 | 0.41 | |
Nonpartisan | Tyrone Williams | 512 | 0.40 | |
Nonpartisan | William J. Doering | 404 | 0.32 | |
Nonpartisan | Lew E. Humble | 224 | 0.18 | |
Nonpartisan | Robert L. Forthan | 174 | 0.14 | |
Write-in | 782 | 0.61 | ||
Total votes | 127,684 | 100 |
References
- "2000 Primary Election - Official Results". Portland City Auditor. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- Griffin, Anna (June 19, 2011). "Max Brumm can't win Portland mayor's race, but candidates could take a cue". The Oregonian (OregonLive.com). Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Jake Oken-Berg". BlueOregon. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "May 16, 2000 - City of Portland Mayor". Multnomah County, Oregon. 2000. Retrieved January 7, 2017.