Colonel William A. Phillips

The 2002 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 21, 2002, and November 5, 2002, to elect three positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council.^[1]

Dan Saltzman, Position 3

Randy Leonard, Position 4

Incumbents Erik Sten and Dan Saltzman both won re-election to positions 2 and three respectively. Both won outright by receiving over 50% of the vote in the primary, thereby avoiding a runoff. State Representative Randy Leonard won a general special election for position 4 outright with over 50% of the vote due to the resignation of Charlie Hales, who later became Mayor.

Position 2

Position 2 primary election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Erik Sten	64,203	58.16%
	Nonpartisan	Liz Callison	24,704	22.38%
	Nonpartisan	Mike Miliucci	15,444	13.99%
	Nonpartisan	Lew Humble	6,046	5.48%
Total votes			110,397	100

Position 2 general election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Erik Sten	111,253	100%
Total votes			111,253	100

Position 3

Position 3 primary election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Saltzman	69,321	65.83%
	Nonpartisan	Peter Alexander	17,319	16.45%
	Nonpartisan	Sharon Nasset	16,511	15.68%
	Nonpartisan	James R. Howerton-Smith	2,149	2.04%
Total votes			105,300	100

Position 3 general election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Saltzman	110,092	100%
Total votes			110,092	100

Position 4 (special)

Position 4 special election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Randy Leonard	90,611	53.62%
	Nonpartisan	Serena Cruz	78,378	46.38%
Total votes			168,989	100

References

^ "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2023-08-29.

[1] "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2023-08-29.

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