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Lynn Peterson
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2019 - Present
2027
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Lynn Peterson is the Council President of the Oregon Metro Council. She assumed office on January 7, 2019. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Peterson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Janelle Bynum defeated incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Brett Smith, Sonja Feintech, and Andrea Townsend in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janelle Bynum (D) | 47.7 | 191,365 |
 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) | 45.0 | 180,420 | |
 | Brett Smith (Independent Party)  | 4.7 | 18,665 | |
 | Sonja Feintech (L) | 1.5 | 6,193 | |
| Andrea Townsend (Pacific Green Party) | 1.0 | 4,155 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 495 | ||
| Total votes: 401,293 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Aasen (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Janelle Bynum defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janelle Bynum | 69.4 | 55,473 |
 | Jamie McLeod-Skinner | 29.9 | 23,905 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 510 | ||
| Total votes: 79,888 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Easton (D)
- Lynn Peterson (D)
- Cameron Pahl (D)
- Matthew Davie (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 98.2 | 54,458 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 1,009 | ||
| Total votes: 55,467 | |||
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Metro Council President
Incumbent Lynn Peterson won election outright against Alisa Pyszka, Gregory A. Horner, and Gary Dye in the primary for Oregon Metro Council President on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 53.6 | 183,035 | |
| Alisa Pyszka (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 108,757 | ||
| Gregory A. Horner (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 25,485 | ||
 | Gary Dye (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 22,847 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,255 | ||
| Total votes: 341,379 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Peterson in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lynn Peterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Lynn Peterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
2024 Elections
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