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Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2020)
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| 2020 Multnomah County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 10, 2020 |
| Primary election: May 19, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: District attorney, county commissioners, circuit court judges, and special districts |
| Total seats up: 30 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for district attorney; commissioners of districts 1, 3, and 4; 15 circuit court judges; and special districts on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for May 19, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 10, 2020.
In Oregon, nonpartisan candidates may win outright in the primary if they receive a majority of the primary votes. This rule excludes candidates for sheriff, county clerk, and county treasurer. Apart from the 4th Circuit Court Position 12 race, all races in the May 19 primary were decided outright and the general elections were canceled.[1]
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Elections
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Candidates and results
Multnomah County Commission
District 1
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Commission District 1
Incumbent Sharon Meieran won election outright against Jason Tokuda in the primary for Multnomah County Commission District 1 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sharon Meieran (Nonpartisan) | 90.0 | 59,184 |
| Jason Tokuda (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 6,290 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 280 | ||
| Total votes: 65,754 | |||
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District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Commission District 3
Incumbent Jessica Vega Pederson won election outright in the primary for Multnomah County Commission District 3 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Vega Pederson (Nonpartisan) | 98.4 | 37,244 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 596 | ||
| Total votes: 37,840 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn MacArthur (Nonpartisan)
- Clinton Kindle (Nonpartisan)
District 4
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Commission District 4
Incumbent Lori Stegmann won election outright in the primary for Multnomah County Commission District 4 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Stegmann (Nonpartisan) | 97.9 | 26,717 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 582 | ||
| Total votes: 27,299 | |||
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District Attorney
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County District Attorney
Mike Schmidt won election outright against Ethan Knight in the primary for Multnomah County District Attorney on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Schmidt (Nonpartisan) | 76.6 | 167,998 | |
| Ethan Knight (Nonpartisan) | 23.1 | 50,567 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 757 | ||
| Total votes: 219,322 | |||
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Judicial
General election
Oregon 4th Circuit Court general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 1 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 2 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 5 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 11 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 12 |
 Adrian Brown Rima Ghandour |
| Position 13 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 14 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 18 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 19 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 21 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 26 |
Steffan Alexander (i) |
| Position 33 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 34 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 36 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 38 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
Oregon 4th Circuit Court primary | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 1 |
Francis Troy (i) |
| Position 2 |
Nan Waller (i) |
| Position 5 |
Christopher J. Marshall (i) |
| Position 11 |
Angela Franco Lucero (i) |
| Position 12 |
Adrian Brown Rima Ghandour Monica Herranz Sonia Montalbano John Schlosser Ernest Warren Jr. |
| Position 13 |
Morgan Wren Long (i) |
| Position 14 |
Amy Holmes Hehn (i) |
| Position 18 |
Tom Ryan (i) |
| Position 19 |
Michael A. Greenlick (i) |
| Position 21 |
Stephen K. Bushong (i) |
| Position 26 |
Steffan Alexander* (i) |
| Position 33 |
Michael S. Loy (i) |
| Position 34 |
Beth Allen (i) |
| Position 36 |
Heidi Moawad (i) |
| Position 38 |
Amy Baggio (i) |
Special Districts
Metro Council
Metro Council general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 |
Tom Anderson Gerritt Rosenthal |
| District 5 |
Mary Nolan Chris Smith |
| District 6 | This general election was canceled. |
Metro Council primary election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 |
Tom Anderson Alison Balbag Patricia Kepler Gerritt Rosenthal |
| District 5 |
Mary Nolan Mary Peveto Chris Smith Karen Spencer Cameron Whitten |
| District 6 |
Bob Stacey (i) Leigha LaFleur |
East Multnomah Soil and Water
East Multnomah Soil and Water general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-Large, Position 1 |
Rick Till (i)James Carlson Devin Portwood |
| At-Large, Position 2 |
Lars Granstrom Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky |
| Zone 1 |
Joe Rossi |
| Zone 2 |
Laura Masterson (i) Grant Eisele |
West Multnomah Soil and Water
West Multnomah Soil and Water general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-Large, Position 1 |
Weston Miller (i) |
| Zone 1 |
Kim Peterson (i) |
| Zone 2 |
Jane Hartline (i) |
| Zone 3 |
George Sowder (i) |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2020
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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 | 815,428 | 4,237,256 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 431 | 95,995 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 76.1% | 82.6% |
| Black/African American | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| Asian | 7.8% | 4.5% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Multiple | 6.6% | 6.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.8% | 13.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92% | 91.1% |
| College graduation rate | 46.5% | 34.4% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $71,425 | $65,667 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.2% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Election Law Summary: ORS 249.088, 249.091; Nomination and Election to Nonpartisan Office," accessed August 18, 2020
- ↑ 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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