2020 Multnomah County District Attorney election

2020 Multnomah County District Attorney election

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Turnout	230,000
Nominee Mike Schmidt Ethan D. Knight Popular vote 167,998 50,567 Percentage 76.60% 23.06%
District Attorney before election Rod Underhill Elected District Attorney Mike Schmidt

The 2020 Multnomah County District Attorney election was held on May 19, 2020, concurrent with the 2020 statewide general elections, to elect the District Attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon, which includes the major city of Portland. ^[1]

Oregon Criminal Justice Commission chair Mike Schmidt defeated Assistant United States Attorney Ethan Knight outright with 76.60%. ^{[2] [3]} Schmidt, by receiving over 50% of the votes in the primary, avoided a runoff election. ^[4]

Candidates

• Mike Schmidt, chair of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission ^[5]
• Ethan D. Knight, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Oregon ^{[5] [6]}

Results

Multnomah County District Attorney election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mike Schmidt	167,998	76.60%
	Nonpartisan	Ethan D. Knight	50,567	23.06%
	Write-in		757	0.35%
Total votes			219,322	100%

References

1. "Results and History - Multnomah County Elections". Multnomah County. February 28, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
2. "Progressive Candidate Mike Schmidt Becomes Multnomah County's Next District Attorney". opb. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
3. Oregonian/OregonLive, Noelle Crombie | The (May 20, 2020). "Mike Schmidt wins Multnomah County district attorney race". oregonlive. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
4. "Summary PDF Results in Multnomah County - May 2020 Primary Election". Multnomah County. May 1, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
5. "Multnomah County's DA Race Is Down To Candidates With Contrasting Views On Criminal Justice". opb. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
6. "Meet Multnomah County DA candidate Ethan Knight". news.streetroots.org. Retrieved May 30, 2024.