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Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2024)
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| 2024 Multnomah County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 12, 2024, August 27, 2024, & September 5, 2024 |
| Primary election: May 21, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: District attorney, county commission, metro council, soil and water conservation districts, urban flood safety and water quality district, tax court judge, and circuit court judges |
| Total seats up: 37 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Multnomah County, Oregon, held primary elections on May 21, 2024, for district attorney, county commission, metro council, tax court judge, and circuit court judges. A general election was scheduled for November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for these offices was March 12, 2024. The county also held general elections for soil and water conservation districts and special general elections for the Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District on November 5, 2024. The deadline for filing for those offices was August 27, 2024. The filing period for a special election on the circuit court also passed on September 5, 2024.[1]
Candidates for district attorney, county commission, metro council, and regular elections for circuit court seats could win outright in the primary if they received a majority of the votes. If no candidate received a majority, the top two candidates advanced to the general election scheduled for November 5, 2024. The primaries for the three circuit court special elections were canceled when fewer than three candidates filed to run. Those candidates automatically advanced to the general election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
District attorney
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County District Attorney
Nathan Vasquez won election outright against incumbent Mike Schmidt in the primary for Multnomah County District Attorney on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathan Vasquez (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 102,481 | |
| Mike Schmidt (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 89,058 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 766 | ||
| Total votes: 192,305 | |||
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County Commission
General election
Multnomah County Commission general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Meghan Moyer Vadim Mozyrsky |
| District 2 |
Sam Adams Shannon Singleton |
| District 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Julia Brim-Edwards (i) |
| District 4 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
Multnomah County Commission primary, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Kevin Fitts Chris Henry Meghan Moyer Vadim Mozyrsky Margot Wheeler |
| District 2 |
Sam Adams Jessie Burke Nicholas Hara Carlos Jermaine Richard Shannon Singleton |
| District 3 |
Julia Brim-Edwards (i) TJ Noddings |
| District 4 |
Vince Jones-Dixon Brian Knotts Timothy Youker |
Metro Council
General election
Oregon Metro Council general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 5 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 6 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
Oregon Metro Council primary, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 3 |
Gerritt Rosenthal (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| District 5 |
Mary Nolan (i) |
| District 6 |
Duncan Hwang (i) |
Special districts
East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
General election
East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-Large, Position 1 |
James Carlson (i)Ramona DeNies |
| Zone 1 |
Mary Colombo |
| Zone 2 |
Laura Masterson (i) |
West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
General election
West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-Large, Position 1 |
Michael Oliver |
| Zone 1 |
Jan Hamer |
| Zone 2 |
Kat Topaz (Write-in) |
| Zone 3 |
George Sowder (i) |
Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District
General election
Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 1 |
Lori Stegmann |
| Position 2 |
Darcy Andrews Ariana Johnson |
| Position 3 |
Kayla Drozd Calkins Tanney Staffenson |
| Position 4 |
Nic Lane Vena Rainwater Rick Sanders |
| Position 5 |
Roland Havens Erich Mueller |
Judicial offices
Oregon Tax Court
Primary
Oregon Tax Court primary election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Oregon Tax Court |
Robert Manicke (i) |
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court
General election
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 4 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 7 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 10 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 15 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 16 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 20 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Bryan Francesconi (i) |
| Position 21 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Rima Ghandour (i) |
| Position 23 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 27 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 28 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 29 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 30 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 31 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 32 | This general election was canceled. |
| Position 33 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Pamela Haan (i) |
| Position 38 |
Jeff Auxier Tom Dwyer Jennifer Myrick Rachel Philips John Schlosser |
Primary
Oregon 4th Judicial District Circuit Court primary, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Position 4 |
Shelley Russell (i) |
| Position 7 |
Andrew Lavin (i) |
| Position 10 |
Katharine von Ter Stegge (i) |
| Position 15 |
Christopher Ramras (i) |
| Position 16 |
Michael Riedel |
| Position 20 |
Bryan Francesconi* (i) |
| Position 21 |
Rima Ghandour* (i) |
| Position 23 |
Melvin Oden-Orr (i) |
| Position 27 |
Patricia McGuire (i) |
| Position 28 |
Judith H. Matarazzo (i) |
| Position 29 |
Christine Martin (i) |
| Position 30 |
Benjamin Souede (i) |
| Position 31 |
Cheryl A. Albrecht (i) |
| Position 32 |
Xiomara Torres (i) |
| Position 33 |
Pamela Haan* (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oregon elections, 2024
May 21, 2024
- Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon Attorney General election, 2024
- Oregon Secretary of State election, 2024
- Oregon Treasurer election, 2024
- Oregon State Senate elections, 2024
- Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Oregon Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Oregon intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Gresham, Oregon, Measure 26-247, Property Tax for Fire and Police Services Measure (May 2024)
- Metro, Oregon, Measure 26-244, Zoo Bond Measure (May 2024)
- Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-245, Fuel Tax Renewal Measure (May 2024)
- Portland Public School District, Oregon, Measure 26-246, Property Tax Levy Renewal (May 2024)
- Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District, Oregon, Measure 26-243, Flood Infrastructure Bond Measure (May 2024)
November 5, 2024
- Oregon's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Oregon Attorney General election, 2024
- Oregon Secretary of State election, 2024
- Oregon Treasurer election, 2024
- Oregon State Senate elections, 2024
- Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Oregon Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Oregon intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Oregon Measure 115, Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment (2024)
- Oregon Measure 116, Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment (2024)
- Oregon Measure 117, Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure (2024)
- Oregon Measure 118, Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate for Residents Initiative (2024)
- Oregon Measure 119, Unionization of Cannabis Workers Initiative (2024)
- City elections in Portland, Oregon (2024)
- Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024)
- Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-249, Remove Certain Requirements for Council Approval of Franchise Agreements Amendment (November 2024)
- Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-250, Independent Portland Elections Commission in City Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-251, City Management of Recreational Areas, Sewers, and Stormwater Amendment (November 2024)
- Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-252, Remove Language Considered Vague, Archaic, or Inconsistent in City Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-253, Allow for Weatherization Requirement for Pre-1979 Buildings Without Citywide Vote Amendment (November 2024)
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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. | ||
See also
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