2006 Portland, Oregon area elections

won in primary:

Erik Sten (MD)[1]

lost in primary:

• Emilie Boyles (MD)
• Ginny Burdick
• Dave Lister

won in primary:

Dan Saltzman

lost in primary:

• Amanda Fritz (MD)
• Lucinda Tate
• Chris Iverson
• Sharon Nasset
• Michael Casper
• "Watchman"

won in primary:

Rod Park[1]

lost in primary:

• Jim Duncan

won in November General Election:

Kathryn Harrington

lost runoff race in November General Election:

• Tom Cox

lost in Primary:

• Al Young
• Kathy Christy

won in primary:

Suzanne Flynn (was formerly Multnomah County Auditor; term limits prevented her from running for that position again.)

lost in primary:

• Alexis Dow (incumbent)[1]

won in Primary:

Ted Wheeler[2]

lost in Primary:

• Diane Linn (MD)
• Terrence R. Smyth

NOTE: Serena Cruz is unable to run due to term limit law.

runoff in November General Election:

Jeff Cogen (Endorsed by the Oregonian & Willamette Week - view complete list)

• Lew Frederick (MD)

lost in primary:

• Alexander "Xander" Patterson
• Gary Hansen (MD)

won in Primary:

LaVonne Griffin-Valade (web site)

lost in Primary:

• Steve March (MD)

won in primary:

Bernie Giusto

lost in primary:

• Donald L. DuPay
• Paul Van Orden (write-in candidate, received endorsement from Willamette Week; received about 10% of vote)

Elections for the Multnomah County Circuit Court (Oregons fourth judicial district) were unusually dynamic. Circuit court judges in Oregon are normally appointed by the governor of Oregon, and subsequently run for re-election as incumbents, rarely facing opposition. In 2006, three races were contested or competitive.

Position 31 was vacated by the retirement of Judge David Gernant; five candidates competed in the May primary election, with Cheryl Albrecht and Kathleen Payne advancing to the runoff in the general election. Albrecht won in November with 54% of the vote.

Position 28 opened with the death of Judge Cliff Freeman shortly before the filing deadline. Ten candidates filed for the seat (though Trung Tu, who had previously run for Position 31, withdrew his candidacy). Judith Hudson Matarazzo won the election.

Position 37 was the subject of great controversy. Youlee Yim You had been appointed by Governor Ted Kulongoski on August 9, 2006. Oregon law requires appointees to run for election after their appointment, so You filed for election, and was expected to be on the ballot as the incumbent. Leslie Roberts, a former neighbor of You, filed to oppose her, and then made a complaint that You was not qualified to run (due to a rule about the duration of her residence in Oregon). You's name was removed from the ballot.

Charles Henderson then entered the race as a write-in candidate. Roberts, who was unopposed on the ballot, won the race; Henderson won 23% of the vote. You was later re-appointed, and won election to a six-year term in 2008.

District 4