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The 2002 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 21, 2002, and November 5, 2002, to elect two positions on the Portland, Oregon City Council, with a special election to elect an additional position held on September 17, 2002 and November 5, 2002.^[1]

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 primary election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Randy Leonard	26,891	26.29%
	Nonpartisan	Serena Cruz	22,100	21.61%
	Nonpartisan	Nick Fish	18,492	18.08%
	Nonpartisan	J. P. Moss	7,912	7.74%
	Nonpartisan	Liz Callison	5,107	4.99%
	Nonpartisan	Wayne Trosino	3,902	3.81%
	Nonpartisan	Clifford "Cliff" Walker	3,698	3.62%
	Nonpartisan	Christian Gunther	3,562	3.48%
	Nonpartisan	Sharon Nasset	2,754	2.69%
	Nonpartisan	Josh Alpert	2,702	2.64%
	Nonpartisan	John Myers	1,481	1.45%
	Nonpartisan	Loren P. Bundeson	1,237	1.21%
	Nonpartisan	Scott A. Bowmer	824	0.81%
	Nonpartisan	Lulu R. Stroud-Johnson	750	0.73%
	Nonpartisan	Lew Humble	589	0.58%
	Nonpartisan	Ric Berrong	285	0.28%
	Write-in
Total votes			102,286	100