PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County has two commission seats on the ballot in the 2024 election, along with a handful of local measures and races. KGW has you covered for the most up-to-date results for each race, starting with the first round of ballots at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The races for Portland mayor and Portland city council are not listed in the Portland section of this story because they'll be covered in separate stories. The results below are not final and will update as more ballots are counted. Ballots in Oregon can still be counted if they arrive up to a week after Election Day as long as they are postmarked on or before Election Day.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT RACES
The two county commission races are both runoffs, triggered when no candidates reached the 50% threshold needed to win outright in the May primary.
There are also two county ballot measures being put to voters: a 5-year levy to raise funding for the Parkrose School District and a 5-year levy renewal for Sauvie Island Fire District J30.
CITY OF PORTLAND RACES
Aside from the races for mayor and city council, Portland voters are also weighing in on five ballot measures and the race for city auditor. The auditor's race will be decided using ranked-choice voting, although that won't impact how results are displayed because incumbent auditor Simone Rede is running for reelection unopposed.
The five ballot measure are all amendments to the city charter. Measure 26-249 would make it easier for the city council to approve franchise utility agreements, Measure 26-250 would establish the city's independent Elections Commission through the charter rather than just city code and Measure 26-251 would give the city more authority to manage natural areas.
Measure 26-252 would remove outdated charter language and Measure 26-253 would allow the city council to mandate weatherization of structures built prior to 1979 without a citywide vote.
CITY OF GRESHAM RACES
Gresham has three city council races and two measures on the ballot. Measure 26-255 would amend the city's charter to make it so that any future charter changes would require approval from only a simple majority of the city's voters (i.e. at least 50% plus one vote) rather than the current requirement of 60% approval.
Measure 26-256 would change the city's charter to match state law regarding the management of urban renewal districts, replacing the more restrictive language currently in the charter.
CITY OF TROUTDALE RACES
The city of Troutdale has the mayor and four city council seats on the ballot, along with one ballot measure that would prohibit any further marijuana retailers from opening up shop in the city, although any existing retailers would be allowed to remain.
The city council seats are being decided through a single ranked-choice race with multiple winners. The top three vote-getters will win 4-year terms, and the person who comes in fourth will win a 2-year term to finish out a current term that was vacated halfway through.
CITY OF FAIRVIEW RACES
Fairview's mayor and two city council seats are on the ballot.
CITY OF WOOD VILLAGE RACES
Three Wood Village city council positions are on the ballot.
CITY OF MAYWOOD PARK
Maywood Park has three city council seats on the ballot, all of which will be decided with one race. The two candidates with the highest number of votes will win 4-year terms, and the one who comes in third will receive a 2-year term.
