2006 Portland, Oregon area elections

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Multnomah County highlighted in Oregon; Portland is mostly within the western part of the County. Map of Oregon highlighting Multnomah County.svg
Multnomah County highlighted in Oregon; Portland is mostly within the western part of the County.

Multnomah County, Oregon, the city of Portland, Oregon, and Metro (Oregon regional government) held elections on May 16 and November 7, 2006.

Multnomah County, Oregon County in Oregon

Multnomah County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 United States Census, the county's population was 735,334. Its county seat, Portland, is the state's largest city. Multnomah County is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and though smallest in area, it is the state's most populous county.

Portland, Oregon city in Oregon, USA

Portland is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of 2018, Portland had an estimated population of 653,115, making it the 25th most populated city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest. Approximately 2.4 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. Its combined statistical area (CSA) ranks 19th-largest with a population of around 3.2 million. Approximately 60% of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.

Metro (Oregon regional government) regional government agency and metropolitan planning organization in the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area

Metro is the regional government for the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the only directly elected regional government and metropolitan planning organization in the United States. Metro is responsible for managing the Portland region's solid waste system, coordinating the growth of the cities in the region, managing a regional parks and natural areas system, and overseeing the Oregon Zoo, Oregon Convention Center, Portland's Centers for the Arts, and the Portland Expo Center. It also administers the Regional Illegal Dumping Patrol or RID Patrol which is tasked with cleaning up illegal dumping and it is the designated point of contact for citizens to report illegal dumping in the Portland metro area.

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In the May primary, political newcomer Ted Wheeler unseated County Chair Diane Linn with 69% of the vote; incumbent Sheriff Bernie Giusto retained his post with 61% of the vote, defeating Donald DuPay and write-in candidate Paul van Orden, who won 11% of the vote; Lavonne Griffin-Valade defeated outgoing Representative Steve March as County Auditor; and a county ballot measure passed. Incumbent Portland City Commissioners Dan Saltzman and Erik Sten both kept their seats, though Sten narrowly avoided a runoff election.

Ted Wheeler State Treasurer of Oregon

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In the general election, Jeff Cogen defeated Lew Frederick to succeed Serena Cruz on the County Commission; Cheryl Albrecht, Judith Hudson-Matarazzo, and Leslie Roberts each won contested races for the Circuit Court. Several countywide ballot measures appeared on the ballot as well.

(MD) indicates an endorsement from Multnomah Democrats.

City of Portland

Portland, Oregon City Council

Council Position 2 (incumbent: Sten)

won in primary:

Yes check.svg Erik Sten (MD) [1]

lost in primary:

Council Position 3 (incumbent: Saltzman)

won in primary:

Yes check.svg Dan Saltzman

lost in primary:

Amanda Fritz American politician

Amanda Fritz is a retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. Before being elected to Portland's City Council in 2008, Fritz was known as a neighborhood activist, a critic of City Hall, and a seven-year member of the Portland Planning Commission. She was also the first candidate to win public financing under Portland's Clean Elections system in 2006, though she lost to incumbent Dan Saltzman in the first round of that year's election.

Metro

Metro (Oregon regional government)

Metro Councilor from District 1

won in primary:

Yes check.svg Rod Park [1]

lost in primary:

Metro Councilor from District 4

won in November General Election:

Yes check.svg Kathryn Harrington

lost runoff race in November General Election:

lost in Primary:

Auditor

won in primary:

Yes check.svg Suzanne Flynn (was formerly Multnomah County Auditor; term limits prevented her from running for that position again.)

lost in primary:

Multnomah County

County Commission

Chair (incumbent: Diane Linn)

won in Primary:

Yes check.svg Ted Wheeler [2]

lost in Primary:

  • Diane Linn (MD)
  • Terrence R. Smyth

District 2 (incumbent: Serena Cruz)

NOTE: Serena Cruz is unable to run due to term limit law.

runoff in November General Election:

Yes check.svg Jeff Cogen (Endorsed by the Oregonian & Willamette Week - view complete list [ permanent dead link ])

Jeff Cogen American politician

Jeffrey Scott Cogen is a businessman, lawyer, and former politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. Since 2016, he has been Executive Director of Impact NW, a social service and anti-poverty organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon. He served as chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners from 2010 to 2013. Multnomah County is Oregon's most populous county, with approximately 742,000 residents. The cities of Portland, Fairview, Gresham, Maywood Park, Troutdale and Wood Village are all located within Multnomah County.

lost in primary:

County Auditor

won in Primary:

Yes check.svg LaVonne Griffin-Valade (web site [ permanent dead link ])

lost in Primary:

Sheriff (incumbent: Bernie Giusto)

won in primary:

Yes check.svg Bernie Giusto

lost in primary:

Circuit Court Judge

Elections for the Multnomah County Circuit Court (Oregons fourth judicial district) were unusually dynamic. Circuit court judges in Oregon are normally appointed by the governor of Oregon, and subsequently run for re-election as incumbents, rarely facing opposition. In 2006, three races were contested or competitive.

Position 31 was vacated by the retirement of Judge David Gernant; five candidates competed in the May primary election, with Cheryl Albrecht and Kathleen Payne advancing to the runoff in the general election. Albrecht won in November with 54% of the vote.

Position 28 opened with the death of Judge Cliff Freeman shortly before the filing deadline. Ten candidates filed for the seat (though Trung Tu, who had previously run for Position 31, withdrew his candidacy). Judith Hudson Matarazzo won the election.

Position 37 was the subject of great controversy. Youlee Yim You had been appointed by Governor Ted Kulongoski on August 9, 2006. Oregon law requires appointees to run for election after their appointment, so You filed for election, and was expected to be on the ballot as the incumbent. Leslie Roberts, a former neighbor of You, filed to oppose her, and then made a complaint that You was not qualified to run (due to a rule about the duration of her residence in Oregon). You's name was removed from the ballot.

Charles Henderson then entered the race as a write-in candidate. Roberts, who was unopposed on the ballot, won the race; Henderson won 23% of the vote. You was later re-appointed, and won election to a six-year term in 2008.

District 4

Positionincumbentcandidates
28Cliff Freeman

Yes check.svg Judith Hudson Matarazzo

  • James J. McIntyre
  • Ulanda L. Watkins
  • Christopher D. Wright
  • Mary Overgaard
  • Mark K. Kramer
  • Charles L. Best
  • James E. Leuenberger
  • Theodore E. Sims
31David Gernant

Yes check.svg Cheryl Albrecht

  • Kathleen Payne
37Youlee Yim You

Yes check.svg Leslie Roberts

  • Charles Henderson
(write-in; earned 32,820 votes)

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  1. 1 2 3 "Willamette Week endorsement". Archived from the original on 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  2. ↑ endorsed by Willamette Week
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