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Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2019)

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2019 Multnomah County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 21, 2019
General election: May 21, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Special districts
Total seats up: 10
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

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

Position 6, At-Large

General election candidates

Position 7, Zone 3

General election candidates

Mt. Hood Community College

Zone 3

General election candidates

Zone 5

General election candidates

Position 6, At-Large

General election candidates

Position 7, At-Large

General election candidates

Portland Community College

Zone 2

General election candidates


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Zone 3

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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

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Past elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (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
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D. Bora Harris (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
19,602
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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
Image of Susheela Jayapal
Susheela Jayapal (Nonpartisan)
 
61.8
 
24,543
Maria Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
5,883
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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) Candidate Connection
 
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) Candidate Connection
 
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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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Multnomah County, Oregon
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
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

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

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
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
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

Oregon quick stats
  • Became a state in 1859
  • 33rd state admitted to the United States
  • Oregon is home to the single largest organism in the world.
  • Members of the Oregon State Senate: 30
  • Members of the Oregon House of Representatives: 60
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 5

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Demographic data for Oregon
 OregonU.S.
Total population:4,024,634316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):95,9883,531,905
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
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.

See also

Multnomah County, Oregon Oregon Municipal government Other local coverage
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