The 2000 Portland mayoral election was held on May 16, 2000, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. 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.