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.

2000 Portland mayoral election
May 16, 2000 (2000-05-16)
 
Nominee Vera Katz Jake Oken-Berg
Party Democratic Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote 70,303 34,125
Percentage 55.1%[1] 26.7%[1]
Mayor before election

Vera Katz
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Vera Katz
Democratic

Elections in Oregon

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]

Portland mayoral primary election, 2000[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 Write-ins 782 0.61
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
Total votes 127,684 100
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References
  1. "2000 Primary Election - Official Results". Portland City Auditor. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "Jake Oken-Berg". BlueOregon. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. "May 16, 2000 - City of Portland Mayor". Multnomah County, Oregon. 2000. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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