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Multnomah County, Oregon

2026 election results. Tina Kotek (D) has 78% of the vote for governor in Multnomah County, with about 91% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 3.7 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here. Multnomah County is split between 3 U.S. House districts. Below are also 36 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Multnomah County

U.S. Senate

Jeff Merkley
81.6%298,125
David Smith
14.8%54,251
Chris Henry
2.9%10,674
Gary Dye
0.7%2,429
91% counted

Statewide: Jeff Merkley wins. Called.

Governor

Tina Kotek
78.0%285,877
Christine Drazan
19.1%70,136
Brett Smith
2.8%10,284
91% counted

Statewide: not called; Tina Kotek leads.

U.S. House: Oregon 1st District

Suzanne Bonamici
90.1%75,169
Barbara Kahl
9.9%8,277
93% counted

Only part of Multnomah County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Suzanne Bonamici wins. Called.

U.S. House: Oregon 3rd District

Maxine Dexter
82.8%206,911
Loran Ayles
17.2%43,038
90% counted

Only part of Multnomah County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Maxine Dexter wins. Called.

U.S. House: Oregon 5th District

Janelle Bynum
81.8%21,168
Patti Adair
14.9%3,847
Andrea Townsend
3.3%867
100% counted

Only part of Multnomah County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Janelle Bynum wins. Called.

The leader in Multnomah County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 9, 3:58 PM.

36 local contests in Multnomah County

City and town races, local measures, judges and districts on Multnomah County's ballots, from Oregon's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Cities & towns

City of Fairview, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Keith A Kudrna2,46696.9%
Write-in783.1%

Keith A Kudrna is unopposed. Fairview's page.

City of Fairview, Councilor, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Jenni Weber2,38998.0%
Write-in492.0%

Jenni Weber is unopposed. Fairview's page.

City of Fairview, Councilor, Position 5

CandidateVotesShare
Ted Tosterud2,37097.6%
Write-in592.4%

Ted Tosterud is unopposed. Fairview's page.

City of Fairview, Councilor, Position 6

CandidateVotesShare
Adam Bird2,26079.4%
Steven Haschke54619.2%
Write-in421.5%

Adam Bird ahead in Multnomah County. Fairview's page.

City of Gresham, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Travis Stovall22,52564.0%
Sue Piazza12,53335.6%
Write-in1510.4%

Travis Stovall ahead in Multnomah County. Gresham's page.

City of Gresham, Councilor, Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Heather Coleman-Cox20,19962.2%
Will DelPlato12,08937.2%
Write-in1910.6%

Heather Coleman-Cox ahead in Multnomah County. Gresham's page.

City of Gresham, Councilor, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Teo Ramirez13,99942.5%
Joshua Al-jaouni7,30522.2%
Gregory Schroeder6,10918.5%
Krestina Aziz5,37416.3%
Write-in1640.5%

Teo Ramirez ahead in Multnomah County. Gresham's page.

City of Gresham, Councilor, Position 6

CandidateVotesShare
Janine Gladfelter22,85075.6%
Dan Miller7,08523.4%
Write-in2961.0%

Janine Gladfelter ahead in Multnomah County. Gresham's page.

City of Lake Oswego, Councilor (Vote For 4) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Suzanne Miles1,08823.0%
Bryan Guiney99120.9%
Heather Ramsey84217.8%
Peren Tiemann77216.3%
Neil Tunmore55411.7%
Patrick Walsh4709.9%
Write-in140.3%

Suzanne Miles, Bryan Guiney, Heather Ramsey and Peren Tiemann ahead in Multnomah County. Lake Oswego's page. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Suzanne Miles 15,385 (22.3%), Bryan Guiney 12,636 (18.3%), Heather Ramsey 11,974 (17.4%), Patrick Walsh 10,721 (15.5%).

City of Maywood Park, Councilor (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Bussema37029.2%
Kelly Ripley Feller30924.4%
Katy Collins28822.7%
Jim Akers15612.3%
Winn Holly13110.3%
Write-in120.9%

Kevin Bussema, Kelly Ripley Feller and Katy Collins ahead in Multnomah County. Maywood Park's page.

City of Milwaukie, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Will Anderson0—
Lisa Batey0—
Leslie Wright0—
Write-in0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Milwaukie's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Will Anderson 5,468 (51.0%), Lisa Batey 4,009 (37.4%).

City of Milwaukie, Councilor, Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer Murphy0—
Nick Hess0—
Allie Ball0—
Write-in0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Milwaukie's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Nick Hess 4,206 (42.2%), Allie Ball 2,858 (28.7%).

City of Milwaukie, Councilor, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca Stavenjord0—
Write-in0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Milwaukie's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Rebecca Stavenjord 6,621 (98.1%).

City of Troutdale, Councilor (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sheri Winters3,58023.9%
Zach Andrews3,24721.7%
Randy Lauer2,75418.4%
Geoffrey Wunn2,70818.1%
Sandy Glantz2,54417.0%
Write-in1230.8%

Sheri Winters, Zach Andrews and Randy Lauer ahead in Multnomah County. Troutdale's page.

City of Wood Village, Councilor, Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Charlene Gothard80296.2%
Write-in323.8%

Charlene Gothard is unopposed. Wood Village's page.

City of Wood Village, Councilor, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Christine Bierman81096.7%
Write-in283.3%

Christine Bierman is unopposed. Wood Village's page.

Local measures

26-265 City of Troutdale: Five-year Local Option Levy for Police, Fire & 911 Operations.

ChoiceVotesShare
No4,16363.5%
Yes2,39536.5%

No ahead with 63.5% in Multnomah County. Troutdale's page.

26-266 City of Troutdale: ADVISORY VOTE: Should Troutdale Create a Municipal Police Department?

ChoiceVotesShare
No3,34050.8%
Yes3,23449.2%

No ahead with 50.8% in Multnomah County. Troutdale's page.

26-267 City of Portland: Amends Charter: Portland residents decide 2% of city's annual discretionary budget.

ChoiceVotesShare
No180,81462.7%
Yes107,76637.3%

No ahead with 62.7% in Multnomah County. Portland's page. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: No 181,385 (62.6%), Yes 108,202 (37.4%).

26-268 Reynolds School District 7: Bonds to Increase Safety, Security; Repair, Construct Schools; Increase Accessibility

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes13,72360.5%
No8,95139.5%

Yes ahead with 60.5% in Multnomah County.

26-269 Burlington Water District: Five-Year Local Option Tax for Fire & Ambulance Operations

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes10458.8%
No7341.2%

Yes ahead with 58.8% in Multnomah County.

34-355 Hillsboro School District 1J: Bonds Fixing Failing & Aging Infrastructure; Improving Safety, Vocational Facilities.

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes150.0%
No150.0%

Tied in the current count. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,694 (63.6%), No 20,431 (36.4%).

Judges

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Diane S Sykes174,09958.0%
Laura Maurer Rowan124,20041.3%
Write-in2,1090.7%

Diane S Sykes ahead in Multnomah County.

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 14

CandidateVotesShare
Elizabeth Savage166,15255.2%
Joseph Hagedorn133,06544.2%
Write-in1,9840.7%

Elizabeth Savage ahead in Multnomah County.

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 6

CandidateVotesShare
Sonia A Montalbano - Incumbent222,83098.2%
Write-in4,0181.8%

Sonia A Montalbano - Incumbent is unopposed.

Districts

Columbia River PUD, Director, Subdivision 1

CandidateVotesShare
Andy Krieck12699.2%
Write-in10.8%

Andy Krieck is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Andy Krieck 2,654 (98.7%).

East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, At-Large, Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Steph Routh108,69748.5%
Daniel Newberry69,12730.8%
Jeremy Wood31,96014.3%
Alex Parise12,7585.7%
Write-in1,6860.8%

Steph Routh ahead in Multnomah County.

East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, Zone 3

CandidateVotesShare
Brad Hunter135,17164.7%
Silas Morgan72,11934.5%
Write-in1,7700.8%

Brad Hunter ahead in Multnomah County.

West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, At-Large, Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Ronda Zakocs46,36698.6%
Write-in6431.4%

Ronda Zakocs is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Ronda Zakocs 46,644 (98.6%).

West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, Zone 4

CandidateVotesShare
Elizabeth Offensend45,59298.8%
Write-in5741.2%

Elizabeth Offensend is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Elizabeth Offensend 45,871 (98.7%).

West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, Zone 5

CandidateVotesShare
Terri Preeg Riggsby38,44773.4%
Joy VanDervort Fields7,91415.1%
Shari Freshman5,62810.7%
Write-in4220.8%

Terri Preeg Riggsby ahead in Multnomah County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Terri Preeg Riggsby 38,672 (73.3%), Joy VanDervort Fields 7,954 (15.1%).

Interlachen Water People's Utility District, Director, Sub-District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Yuval Golan41100.0%
Write-in00.0%

Yuval Golan is unopposed.

Interlachen Water People's Utility District, Director, Sub-District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Vest5696.6%
Write-in23.4%

Michael Vest is unopposed.

Rockwood Water People's Utility District, Director, Sub-District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Colby E Riley2,26496.5%
Write-in823.5%

Colby E Riley is unopposed.

Rockwood Water People's Utility District, Director, Sub-District 4 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

CandidateVotesShare
Nicholas Engels2,30697.1%
Write-in692.9%

Nicholas Engels is unopposed.

Rockwood Water People's Utility District, Director, Sub-District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Christine E Brown1,69997.7%
Write-in402.3%

Christine E Brown is unopposed.

Oregon's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:04 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OR SenateD +69.2D +64.3D +4.9
OR GovernorD +60.6D +64.3R +3.7
OR-01 part of the countyD +80.2D +81.0R +0.8
OR-03 part of the countyD +65.6D +58.3Not yet
OR-05 part of the countyD +69.2D +69.5R +0.3

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Multnomah County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris78.7%Donald Trump17.1%D +61.6414,147
2020Joe Biden79.2%Donald Trump17.9%D +61.3463,685
2016Hillary Clinton73.3%Donald Trump17.0%D +56.3399,103
2012Barack Obama75.4%Mitt Romney20.6%D +54.7364,722
2008Barack Obama76.7%John McCain20.6%D +56.1364,710
2004John Kerry71.6%George W. Bush27.1%D +44.4362,694
2000Al Gore63.5%George W. Bush28.2%D +35.3296,685

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +26.3.

Other counties in Oregon

Oregon results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Oregon certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Oregon's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.