Sho Dozono

Sam Adams, who will become Portland's next mayor after he received more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary, was delighted by the margin of his victory tonight over his nearest competitor, Sho Dozono, and even a little bit shocked. As of 10:45 p.m., Adams had 58 percent of the vote compared to Dozono's 33.

"I'm thrilled, humbled and surprised," Adams told PolitickerOR.com at his victory party at the Jupiter Hotel. "What an opportunity to have seven months to get prepared. I had a great team that really put together and executed a fantastic grassroots campaign."

Portland mayoral candidate Sho Dozono has a new ad out, showcasing a cross section of the smiling, happy electorate of Rose City. All the talking points boil down to one theme or variations of it: "Sho knows. He gets it. Sho gets it done."

Portland businessman Sho Dozono has narrowed the lead held by Commissioner Sam Adams in the city's mayoral race, according to a poll conducted last week by the Portland Tribune and FOX News 12.

The poll, the first in three months, indicates that Adams leads the 13-candidate field with 41 percent of the vote, the same number he had in February. Dozono however has picked up six points, giving him 26 percent of the vote.

The Portland Business Journal released a poll today showing businessman Sho Dozono with a 53%-35% lead over City Councilman Sam Adams in the race for Mayor of Portland. 

Portland mayoral candidates Sam Adams and Sho Dozono are both Democrats. There are two Republicans in the race—Christopher Rich and Jeff Taylor—but party loyalty didn’t seem to weigh in when Multnomah County Republican Party when they threw their support behind Dozono.

The Multnomah County Republicans’ endorsement called Dozono “a man of proven leadership in increasing society’s wealth,” while encouraging Rich and Taylor to run for other offices. “This is not their year for mayor.”

In the race for Mayor, Portland Commissioner Sam Adams leads businessman Sho Dozano by eleven percentage points, 47%-36%, according to a SurveyUSA/KATU-TV poll.

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The Portland mayoral candidates— businessman Sho Dozono and City Commissioner Sam Adams—faced off in a televised debate tonight, and touched on issues ranging from the physical plant of City Hall, to education and transportation funding.

In general, both exemplified the styles by which they have come to be known: Adams was full of policy ins and outs, while Dozono stressed his record of business success.

KATU’s polls have been making waves this week. The SurveyUSA poll found Rep. Jeff Merkley and Candy Neville with about the same amount of support in the U.S.  read more »

Back in January, Sho Dozono was able to qualify for public funds in—relativley speaking—no time at all, and today he decided to stay in the race despite the fact that he will no longer have access to those funds.   read more »