Portland, Oregon mayoral election, 2004

Portland mayoral election, 2004
November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
 
Nominee Tom Potter Jim Francesconi
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 168,377 105,017
Percentage 61.01%[1] 38.05%[1]
Mayor before election

Vera Katz
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Tom Potter
Democratic

The 2004 Portland mayoral election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Tom Potter was elected, defeating challenger Jim Francesconi. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz did not seek a fourth term.

Municipal elections in Oregon are non-partisan. The non-partisan primary was held on May 18, 2008. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote in the primary, the top two finishers advanced to the November general election.[2]

Candidates

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Primary election results

Portland mayoral primary election, 2004[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tom Potter 56,530 42.25
Nonpartisan Jim Francesconi 45,970 34.36
Nonpartisan Phil Busse 9,870 7.38
Nonpartisan James L. Posey 6,914 5.17
Nonpartisan Jeff R. Taylor 3,164 2.36
Nonpartisan R. Jerry Adams 1,897 1.42
Nonpartisan Jeffrey C. Rempfer 1,716 1.28
Nonpartisan Scot Campbell 1,295 0.97
Nonpartisan Brad Taylor 1,013 0.76
Nonpartisan Bart Hanson 857 0.64
Nonpartisan Robert Ted Hinds 839 0.63
Nonpartisan Jim Spagnola 693 0.52
Nonpartisan Lori Balkema 553 0.41
Nonpartisan Write-in 545 0.41
Nonpartisan Rosalinda S. Mitchell 489 0.37
Nonpartisan Scott Ketchum 247 0.18
Nonpartisan David Ackerman 244 0.18
Nonpartisan Peter Nilsson 212 0.16
Nonpartisan Rozz Rezabek-Wright 205 0.15
Nonpartisan Michael Benkoski 159 0.12
Nonpartisan Lew Humble 124 0.09
Nonpartisan Craig Gier 108 0.08
Nonpartisan Donald J. Pfau 93 0.07
Nonpartisan Bruce W. Hollen 67 0.05
Total votes 133,804 100

General election results

Portland mayoral general election, 2004[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tom Potter 168,377 61.01
Nonpartisan Jim Francesconi 105,017 38.05
Nonpartisan Write-in 2,591 0.94
Total votes 275,985 100

References

  1. 1 2 3 Blackmer, Gary (November 23, 2004). "2004 November Election - Official Results". Portland City Auditor. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Portland City Auditor. "2004 May Election - Official Results". Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2004 May Election - Candidate List". Portland City Auditor. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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