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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]

Election procedure changes in 2020

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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
Image of Sharon Meieran
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
Image of Jessica Vega Pederson
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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

Green check mark transparent.pngAdrian 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

Green check mark transparent.pngSteffan 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

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Candidates
Position 1

Green check mark transparent.pngFrancis Troy (i)
Position 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNan Waller (i)
Position 5

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher J. Marshall (i)
Position 11

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Franco Lucero (i)
Position 12

Green check mark transparent.pngAdrian Brown 
Green check mark transparent.pngRima Ghandour 
Monica Herranz 
Sonia Montalbano 
John Schlosser 
Ernest Warren Jr. 
Position 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMorgan Wren Long (i)
Position 14

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Holmes Hehn (i)
Position 18

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Ryan (i)
Position 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael A. Greenlick (i)
Position 21

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen K. Bushong (i)
Position 26

Green check mark transparent.pngSteffan Alexander* (i)
Position 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael S. Loy (i)
Position 34

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Allen (i)
Position 36

Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Moawad (i)
Position 38

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Baggio (i)

Special Districts

Metro Council

Metro Council general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 3

Tom Anderson 
Green check mark transparent.pngGerritt Rosenthal 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Nolan 
Chris Smith 
District 6

This general election was canceled.

Metro Council primary election

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Office Candidates
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Anderson 
Alison Balbag 
Patricia Kepler 
Green check mark transparent.pngGerritt Rosenthal 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Nolan 
Mary Peveto 
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Smith 
Karen Spencer 
Cameron Whitten 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Stacey (i)
Leigha LaFleur  Candidate Connection

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)
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Carlson 
Devin Portwood 
At-Large, Position 2

Lars Granstrom 
Green check mark transparent.pngJasmine Zimmer-Stucky  Candidate Connection
Zone 1

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Rossi 
Zone 2

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Masterson (i)
Grant Eisele 

West Multnomah Soil and Water

West Multnomah Soil and Water general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
At-Large, Position 1

Green check mark transparent.pngWeston Miller (i)
Zone 1

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Peterson (i)
Zone 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Hartline (i)
Zone 3

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Sowder (i)

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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 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
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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