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Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2019)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 21, 2019 |
| General election: May 21, 2019 |
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| Offices up: Special districts |
| Total seats up: 10 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for special districts on May 21, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was March 21, 2019.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
Multnomah Education Service District
Position 5, Zone 1
General election candidates
- Denyse Peterson (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Position 6, At-Large
General election candidates
- Kristin Cornuelle (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Shira Newman (Nonpartisan)
Position 7, Zone 3
General election candidates
- Katrina Doughty (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Derek Miazga (Nonpartisan)
Mt. Hood Community College
Zone 3
General election candidates
- Andrew Speer (Nonpartisan) ✔
Zone 5
General election candidates
- Kenney Polson (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Position 6, At-Large
General election candidates
- Courtney Helstein (Nonpartisan)
- Diane Noriega (Nonpartisan) ✔
Position 7, At-Large
General election candidates
- Teena Klawa-Ainslie (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
- Tamie Tlustos-Arnold (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
- LaVerne Lewis (Nonpartisan) ✔
Portland Community College
Zone 2
General election candidates
- Leonardo Kendall (Nonpartisan)
- Tiffani Penson (Nonpartisan) ✔
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Zone 3
General election candidates
- Michael Sonnleitner (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Jason Young (Nonpartisan)
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Zone 7
Note: Alex Diaz Rios was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
General election candidates
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:
- Alex Diaz Rios (Nonpartisan) ✔
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Past elections
2018
County commission
Chair
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Commission Chair
Incumbent Deborah Kafoury won election outright against D. Bora Harris, Wes Soderback, and Chuck Crockett in the primary for Multnomah County Commission Chair on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Deborah Kafoury (Nonpartisan) | 72.0 | 95,165 | |
 | D. Bora Harris (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 19,602 | |
 | Wes Soderback (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 9,239 | |
| Chuck Crockett (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 8,220 | ||
| Total votes: 132,226 | |||
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District 2
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Commission District 2
Susheela Jayapal won election outright against Maria Garcia, Bruce Broussard, and Sharon Maxwell in the primary for Multnomah County Commission District 2 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susheela Jayapal (Nonpartisan) | 61.8 | 24,543 |
| Maria Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 5,883 | ||
 | Bruce Broussard (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 4,980 | |
| Sharon Maxwell (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 4,336 | ||
| Total votes: 39,742 | |||
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Auditor
General election
General election for Multnomah County Auditor
Jennifer McGuirk defeated Scott Learn in the general election for Multnomah County Auditor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer McGuirk (Nonpartisan) | 57.5 | 161,957 | |
| Scott Learn (Nonpartisan) | 42.0 | 118,498 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,396 | ||
| Total votes: 281,851 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Auditor
Jennifer McGuirk and Scott Learn defeated Mark Ulanowicz in the primary for Multnomah County Auditor on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer McGuirk (Nonpartisan) | 43.6 | 53,685 | |
| ✔ | Scott Learn (Nonpartisan) | 40.7 | 50,183 | |
| Mark Ulanowicz (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 19,339 | ||
| Total votes: 123,207 | |||
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Sheriff
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Sheriff
Incumbent Michael Reese won election outright in the primary for Multnomah County Sheriff on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Reese (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 88,146 | |
| Total votes: 88,146 | |||
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Oregon Tax Court
General election
General election for Oregon Tax Court
Incumbent Robert Manicke won election in the general election for Oregon Tax Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Manicke (Nonpartisan) | 98.5 | 1,000,899 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 15,427 | ||
| Total votes: 1,016,326 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2019
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Multnomah County, Oregon | ||
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| Multnomah County | Oregon | |
| Population | 735,334 | 3,831,074 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 431 | 95,995 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 77.9% | 84.3% |
| Black/African American | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| Asian | 7.4% | 4.4% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Multiple | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.6% | 13% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.5% | 90.7% |
| College graduation rate | 45.9% | 33.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $69,176 | $62,818 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State profile
- See also: Oregon and Oregon elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Oregon voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Oregon were Democrats.
- Oregon had four Democratic and one Republican U.S. Representative.
State executives
- Democrats held three and a Republican held one of Oregon's 13 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Oregon's governor was Democrat Kate Brown.
State legislature
- Democrats controlled the Oregon State Senate with a 18-12 majority.
- Democrats controlled the Oregon House of Representatives with a 38-22 majority.
Oregon Party Control: 1992-2025
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Senate | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
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| Demographic data for Oregon | ||
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| Oregon | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,024,634 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 95,988 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 85.1% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.8% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 4.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 12.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 30.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $51,243 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oregon. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Two of 36 Oregon counties—5.6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Columbia County, Oregon | 11.46% | 5.16% | 12.02% | ||||
| Tillamook County, Oregon | 5.58% | 4.86% | 9.89% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Oregon with 50.1 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 39.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Oregon cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 73.3 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oregon supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 56.7 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every election between between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oregon. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 60 state House districts in Oregon with an average margin of victory of 26.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 36 out of 60 state House districts in Oregon with an average margin of victory of 31.6 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 21 out of 60 state House districts in Oregon with an average margin of victory of 20.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 24 out of 60 state House districts in Oregon with an average margin of victory of 24 points. Trump won three districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 37.15% | 59.91% | R+22.8 | 30.45% | 63.42% | R+33 | R |
| 2 | 35.86% | 61.05% | R+25.2 | 27.65% | 65.58% | R+37.9 | R |
| 3 | 38.59% | 58.64% | R+20.1 | 32.16% | 60.97% | R+28.8 | R |
| 4 | 34.06% | 63.51% | R+29.4 | 27.52% | 66.33% | R+38.8 | R |
| 5 | 60.76% | 35.69% | D+25.1 | 58.86% | 33.66% | D+25.2 | D |
| 6 | 43.64% | 53.69% | R+10 | 40.10% | 52.36% | R+12.3 | R |
| 7 | 40.94% | 55.86% | R+14.9 | 32.79% | 59.77% | R+27 | R |
| 8 | 68.36% | 28.03% | D+40.3 | 65.84% | 26.50% | D+39.3 | D |
| 9 | 49.44% | 47.54% | D+1.9 | 40.23% | 52.56% | R+12.3 | D |
| 10 | 55.67% | 41.16% | D+14.5 | 47.25% | 45.02% | D+2.2 | D |
| 11 | 55.39% | 41.57% | D+13.8 | 50.86% | 41.87% | D+9 | D |
| 12 | 56.62% | 40.21% | D+16.4 | 49.34% | 41.70% | D+7.6 | D |
| 13 | 63.69% | 32.89% | D+30.8 | 62.35% | 29.39% | D+33 | D |
| 14 | 57.20% | 40.05% | D+17.1 | 51.09% | 40.77% | D+10.3 | D |
| 15 | 44.80% | 52.00% | R+7.2 | 39.46% | 51.33% | R+11.9 | R |
| 16 | 68.67% | 27.22% | D+41.4 | 69.48% | 20.98% | D+48.5 | D |
| 17 | 36.23% | 60.65% | R+24.4 | 27.71% | 64.47% | R+36.8 | R |
| 18 | 38.39% | 59.05% | R+20.7 | 33.45% | 58.97% | R+25.5 | R |
| 19 | 44.87% | 52.96% | R+8.1 | 42.46% | 50.19% | R+7.7 | R |
| 20 | 50.99% | 46.50% | D+4.5 | 49.71% | 42.02% | D+7.7 | D |
| 21 | 57.81% | 39.39% | D+18.4 | 53.19% | 38.56% | D+14.6 | D |
| 22 | 54.27% | 42.99% | D+11.3 | 52.07% | 40.38% | D+11.7 | D |
| 23 | 43.15% | 54.01% | R+10.9 | 36.74% | 55.52% | R+18.8 | R |
| 24 | 47.77% | 49.67% | R+1.9 | 44.83% | 46.73% | R+1.9 | R |
| 25 | 43.43% | 54.28% | R+10.8 | 40.87% | 50.61% | R+9.7 | R |
| 26 | 49.24% | 48.65% | D+0.6 | 51.80% | 40.43% | D+11.4 | R |
| 27 | 62.96% | 34.72% | D+28.2 | 66.84% | 25.48% | D+41.4 | D |
| 28 | 59.90% | 37.33% | D+22.6 | 59.87% | 31.58% | D+28.3 | D |
| 29 | 54.53% | 42.09% | D+12.4 | 52.00% | 38.65% | D+13.4 | D |
| 30 | 56.91% | 40.02% | D+16.9 | 57.59% | 33.00% | D+24.6 | D |
| 31 | 52.12% | 44.60% | D+7.5 | 44.06% | 47.64% | R+3.6 | D |
| 32 | 52.75% | 44.09% | D+8.7 | 45.64% | 46.09% | R+0.5 | D |
| 33 | 65.90% | 31.83% | D+34.1 | 72.64% | 20.98% | D+51.7 | D |
| 34 | 63.85% | 33.25% | D+30.6 | 67.22% | 24.53% | D+42.7 | D |
| 35 | 60.70% | 36.93% | D+23.8 | 63.83% | 28.39% | D+35.4 | D |
| 36 | 79.34% | 17.38% | D+62 | 82.77% | 11.05% | D+71.7 | D |
| 37 | 52.79% | 45.42% | D+7.4 | 57.22% | 35.31% | D+21.9 | R |
| 38 | 65.77% | 32.10% | D+33.7 | 71.88% | 22.01% | D+49.9 | D |
| 39 | 42.78% | 55.07% | R+12.3 | 38.83% | 54.39% | R+15.6 | R |
| 40 | 53.15% | 44.33% | D+8.8 | 49.14% | 42.74% | D+6.4 | D |
| 41 | 70.80% | 26.25% | D+44.5 | 70.28% | 22.34% | D+47.9 | D |
| 42 | 87.06% | 7.84% | D+79.2 | 87.10% | 6.08% | D+81 | D |
| 43 | 89.37% | 6.92% | D+82.5 | 89.00% | 5.40% | D+83.6 | D |
| 44 | 82.65% | 13.55% | D+69.1 | 81.66% | 11.41% | D+70.2 | D |
| 45 | 79.69% | 17.31% | D+62.4 | 80.42% | 13.55% | D+66.9 | D |
| 46 | 79.45% | 16.72% | D+62.7 | 80.06% | 13.10% | D+67 | D |
| 47 | 66.01% | 31.23% | D+34.8 | 63.57% | 29.15% | D+34.4 | D |
| 48 | 61.00% | 36.01% | D+25 | 59.27% | 32.83% | D+26.4 | D |
| 49 | 57.08% | 40.26% | D+16.8 | 51.57% | 40.49% | D+11.1 | D |
| 50 | 54.82% | 42.75% | D+12.1 | 51.27% | 41.12% | D+10.2 | D |
| 51 | 53.04% | 44.74% | D+8.3 | 50.91% | 41.90% | D+9 | D |
| 52 | 51.53% | 45.97% | D+5.6 | 46.57% | 45.78% | D+0.8 | R |
| 53 | 40.98% | 56.77% | R+15.8 | 39.36% | 53.26% | R+13.9 | R |
| 54 | 54.38% | 42.95% | D+11.4 | 55.64% | 35.94% | D+19.7 | R |
| 55 | 32.25% | 65.13% | R+32.9 | 24.43% | 69.92% | R+45.5 | R |
| 56 | 28.24% | 69.10% | R+40.9 | 23.76% | 69.30% | R+45.5 | R |
| 57 | 32.89% | 64.08% | R+31.2 | 27.24% | 65.33% | R+38.1 | R |
| 58 | 33.98% | 63.22% | R+29.2 | 27.37% | 65.78% | R+38.4 | R |
| 59 | 42.10% | 55.62% | R+13.5 | 36.82% | 56.07% | R+19.3 | R |
| 60 | 26.45% | 70.57% | R+44.1 | 20.38% | 73.39% | R+53 | R |
| Total | 54.64% | 42.46% | D+12.2 | 51.96% | 40.57% | D+11.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
| Multnomah County, Oregon | Oregon | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Multnomah County, "May 2019 Special Election Candidate Filings," accessed March 26, 2019
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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