Portland Oregon Elects Its First Openly Gay Mayor

Commissioner Sam Adams easily won the Portland mayoral race, making this city the largest in the U.S. to ever elect an openly gay mayor.

Adams avoided a November runoff by winning 58 percent of the vote with more than 80 percent of the ballots counted Tuesday night. Businessman Sho Dozono had 34 percent and almost a dozen minor candidates split the rest.

Adams, 44, said his main goals for the city are to improve the economy, reduce the dropout rate in public schools and prepare for the influx of people moving to the region.