Incumbents lead in Portland City Council races
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The makeup of Portland's City Council appears poised to remain unchanged, as incumbents have held onto early leads in two races, per preliminary returns.
State of play: Meanwhile, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners appears set to have a historic Black majority for the first time.
- This is the city's second ranked-choice voting election and the county's first, which requires multiple rounds of vote tallying.
- The following reflect vote tallies as of 6pm Sunday.
City Council District 3
Incumbents Steve Novick, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo continue to lead the field. The Oregonian called the race for the three.
- Twenty-one candidates competed for three District 3 seats representing much of inner Southeast Portland and parts of Northeast Portland along Sandy Boulevard.
City Council District 4
Incumbents Olivia Clark, Eric Zimmerman and Mitch Green remained in the lead. The Oregonian called the race for the three.
- In District 4, 12 candidates competed for three seats representing Portland's west side and the Sellwood, Eastmoreland and Westmoreland neighborhoods.
Multnomah County board of commissioners, District 2
Bri Williams has 54% of the vote. The Oregonian called the race for Williams.
- Seven candidates competed for the District 2 seat on the Multnomah County board of commissioners, representing much of North and Northeast Portland.
Multnomah County chair
Shannon Singleton had 56% of the vote. The Oregonian called the race for Singleton.
- Three candidates — Julia Brim-Edwards, Sharon Meieran and Singleton — were running for the county's top spot.
Measure 26-267
Portland's only local measure on the ballot, known as the "Your 2 Cents" initiative, failed to pass with roughly 63% of voters rejecting it, according to a race call from the Oregonian.
- The measure would've let residents propose and vote on projects funded by 2% of the city's discretionary fund, or roughly $16 million annually. Questions remained about how the measure would've actually worked.
How it works: In City Council races, which have three winners each, candidates receiving more than 25% of the vote are declared winners.
- In the two county races, a candidate who receives more than half the votes in a round wins.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with vote totals after Sunday evening's release of additional tallies.