2006 Portland, Oregon City Commission election

The 2006 Portland City Council elections were held on May 16, 2006, to elect two positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council.

Commissioners Erik Sten and Dan Saltzman both won re-election to positions 2 and 3, respectively. Both candidates received over 50% in the primary elections, thereby avoiding a runoff election.

Position 2

Portland City Commission Position 2 election, 2006

May 16, 2006

Candidate Erik Sten Ginny Burdick Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 51,208 27,565 Percentage 50.55% 27.21%

City Commission before election Erik Sten Nonpartisan Elected City Commission Erik Sten Nonpartisan

Erik Sten won re-election outright with 50.55% of the vote.

Position 2 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Erik Sten	51,208	50.55%
	Nonpartisan	Ginny Burdick	27,565	27.21%
	Nonpartisan	Dave Lister	13,557	13.38%
	Nonpartisan	Emilie Jean Boyles	5,597	5.53%
	Nonpartisan	Lewis E. Humble	1,590	1.57%
	Nonpartisan	Cisco Holdman	845	0.83%
	Nonpartisan	Jory "Moof" Knott	648	0.64%
	Write-in		290	0.29%
Total votes			101,300	100

Position 3

Portland City Commission Position 2 election, 2006

May 16, 2006

Candidate Dan Saltzman Amanda Fritz Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 56,433 24,162 Percentage 57.48% 24.61%

City Commission before election Dan Saltzman Nonpartisan Elected City Commission Dan Saltzman Nonpartisan

Dan Saltzman won re-election outright with 57.48% of the vote.

Position 3 election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Saltzman	56,433	57.48%
	Nonpartisan	Amanda Fritz	24,162	24.61%
	Nonpartisan	Sharon Nasset	5,591	5.69%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Iverson	5,072	5.17%
	Nonpartisan	Lucinda L. Tate	3,313	3.07%
	Nonpartisan	Michael S. Casper	2,296	2.34%
	Nonpartisan	Watchman	1,248	1.27%
	Write-in		373	0.38%
Total votes			98,185	100