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2008 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election

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.

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.

David "The Ack" Ackerman, dishwasher and photographer
Sam Adams, City Commissioner
Bruce Broussard, business owner
Kyle Burris
Vladislav S. "Slav" Davidzon, entrepreneur (withdrawn)
Sho Dozono, 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)

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%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	108,323	58.64
	Nonpartisan	61,540	33.31
	Nonpartisan	4,821	2.61
	Nonpartisan	3,014	1.63
	Nonpartisan	1,572	0.85
	Nonpartisan	1,546	0.84
	Nonpartisan	941	0.51
	Nonpartisan	569	0.31
	Nonpartisan	548	0.30
	Nonpartisan	424	0.23
	Nonpartisan	308	0.17
	Nonpartisan	307	0.17
	Nonpartisan	185	0.10
	Write-in	626	0.34
184,279	100

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