2000 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

2000 Portland, Oregon mayoral election

May 16, 2000 (2000-05-16)
 
Nominee Vera Katz Jake Oken-Berg
Popular vote 70,303 34,125
Percentage 55.1% 26.7%

Mayor before election

Vera Katz

Elected mayor

Vera Katz

On May 16, 2000, an election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor.. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected to a third 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.

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.