Oregon held its primaries on May 20, 2008. No one ran in the Republican primary for Attorney General. Under Oregon election law, when no one appears on the ballot in a partisan primary, elections officials must tally all write-ins (Oregon has no law requiring write-in candidates to file a write-in declaration of candidacy). Multnomah County, which includes Portland, has posted the list of write-ins on its web page. See it here. The list includes almost 900 individuals who got at least one write-in, and goes on for 18 pages. Thanks to ElectionUpdates for the link.
Jebus..
that list is probably slightly shorter if you consolidate it (it lists each candidate’s votes per percinct).
And I spotted a few votes for Denny Crain too.
There was a write-in vote for “Mongers, Ignorant War”.
Other notable write-in selections from Portland
2 votes for Robert Altman (deceased director)
1 vote for John Ashcroft
1 vote for Jay Bush (Bush’s baked beans)
1 vote for Raul Ibanez (Mariners baseball player)
2 votes for Mick Jagger
6 votes for Lars Larson (RW talk show host)
1 vote for Ben Masel (of Wisconsin)
3 votes for Steve Novick
1 vote for Obama
1 vote for Bob Packwood
3 votes for Ron Paul
1 vote for Michael Savage
2 votes for US Senator Gordon Smith