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Cameron Whitten
Cameron Whitten ran for election to the Oregon Metro Council to represent District 5. Whitten lost in the primary on May 19, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2020)
General election
General election for Oregon Metro Council District 5
Mary Nolan defeated Chris Smith in the general election for Oregon Metro Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Nolan (Nonpartisan) | 61.2 | 80,305 | |
| Chris Smith (Nonpartisan) | 37.8 | 49,557 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 1,321 | ||
| Total votes: 131,183 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Metro Council District 5
Mary Nolan and Chris Smith defeated Cameron Whitten, Karen Spencer, and Mary Peveto in the primary for Oregon Metro Council District 5 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Nolan (Nonpartisan) | 34.7 | 30,908 | |
| ✔ | Chris Smith (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 20,212 | |
| Cameron Whitten (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 17,631 | ||
| Karen Spencer (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 13,273 | ||
| Mary Peveto (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 6,635 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 328 | ||
| Total votes: 88,987 | ||||
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2012
Whitten ran for Treasurer of Oregon in 2012.[1] He faced incumbent Ted Wheeler (Democratic, Working Families), Tom Cox (R), John Mahler (Libertarian) and Michael Paul Marsh (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 6, 2012, which Wheeler won.[2]
| Oregon Treasurer General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 57.9% | 955,213 | ||
| Republican | Tom Cox | 37% | 609,989 | |
| Progressive | Cameron Whitten | 2.4% | 38,762 | |
| Libertarian | John Mahler | 1.8% | 30,002 | |
| Constitution | Michael Paul Marsh | 0.9% | 15,415 | |
| Total Votes | 1,649,381 | |||
| Election results via Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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