Multnomah County, Oregon
Primary Election
May 19, 1998
Voter Turnout: 126,602 of 379,902 / 33.32%
Final Results
NATIONAL
United States Senator
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| John Sweeney | 3587 | 4.64% |
| Ron Wyden | 71783 | 92.90% |
United States Representative in Congress, 1st District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Linda Peters | 4230 | 29.29% |
| Harold H. Sigurdson | 231 | 1.60% |
| David Wu | 8274 | 57.29% |
United States Representative in Congress, 3rd District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Earl Blumenauer | 54029 | 86.00% |
STATE
Governor
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Dave Foley | 4026 | 5.21% |
| John Kitzhaber | 68552 | 88.72% |
| Paul Damian Wells | 1777 | 2.30% |
State Senator, 3rd District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Brad Avakian | 755 | 61.53% |
State Senator, 9th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Lonnie Roberts | 3713 | 36.90% |
| Frank Shields | 4918 | 48.88% |
| Arthur J. Winslow , Jr. | 605 | 6.01% |
State Senator, 14th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Rick Metsger | 520 | 73.03% |
State Representative, 7th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| No declared candidate | 0 | 0% |
State Representative, 10th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Roger Obrist | 84 | 11.79% |
| Mike Smith | 313 | 43.96% |
| Harlan R. Wright | 140 | 19.66% |
State Representative, 11th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Anitra Rasmussen | 4222 | 51.22% |
| Martin Taylor | 3232 | 39.21% |
State Representative, 12th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Chris Beck | 4826 | 67.99% |
State Representative, 13th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Dan Gardner | 4295 | 70.80% |
State Representative, 14th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Jason Dimen | 204 | 2.85% |
| Steve Farris | 1834 | 25.65% |
| Lynn Diane Partin | 1300 | 18.18% |
| Diane Rosenbaum | 2691 | 37.64% |
| D. Paul Stanford | 230 | 3.21% |
| Jim Whittenburg | 67 | 0.93% |
State Representative, 15th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Randall Edwards | 4615 | 70.95% |
State Representative, 16th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Herb Brown | 406 | 7.14% |
| Marvin J. Hollingsworth | 462 | 8.12% |
| Ron McCarty | 1447 | 25.45% |
| Jeff Merkley | 2591 | 45.57% |
State Representative, 17th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Gary D. Hansen | 2550 | 44.54% |
| Lewis Marcus | 1223 | 21.36% |
| Melinda Benson Wilde | 1190 | 20.79% |
State Representative, 18th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Deborah Kafoury | 4338 | 79.03% |
State Representative, 19th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Jo Ann A. Bowman | 5909 | 74.09% |
State Representative, 20th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Terance Carpenter | 465 | 9.21% |
| Ellen Juett | 2182 | 43.21% |
| George Kelley | 1264 | 25.03% |
State Representative, 21st District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Randy Leonard | 2947 | 67.36% |
State Representative, 22nd District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Laurie Monnes Anderson | 3579 | 71.06% |
State Representative, 56th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Paul Zastrow | 399 | 53.70% |
Final Results
NATIONAL
United States Senator
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Valentine Christian | 2140 | 5.73% |
| John Michael Fitzpatrick | 6102 | 16.34% |
| John Lim | 21956 | 58.80% |
United States Representative in Congress, 1st District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Molly Bordonaro | 4582 | 57.91% |
| Jon Kvistad | 2612 | 33.01% |
United States Representative in Congress, 3rd District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| No declared candidates |
STATE
Governor
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Jeffrey Brady | 4078 | 10.92% |
| Walter Huss | 4474 | 11.98% |
| Bill Sizemore | 15138 | 40.54% |
| Bill Spidal | 3738 | 10.01% |
State Senator, 3rd District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Tom Hartung | 752 | 67.38% |
State Senator, 9th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Senator, 14th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Ken Baker | 290 | 49.23% |
| Jerry Grisham | 224 | 38.03% |
State Representative, 7th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Chuck Carpenter | 561 | 50.26% |
| Bill Witt | 462 | 41.39% |
State Representative, 10th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Lynn Snodgrass | 446 | 75.72% |
State Representative, 11th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Representative, 12th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Representative, 13th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Representative, 14th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Representative, 15th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Representative, 16th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Cletus Moore, Jr. | 1895 | 55.60% |
State Representative, 17th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Marian Barnett | 1001 | 50.42% |
State Representative, 18th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Representative, 19th District (No candidate filed.)
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
State Representative, 20th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| George B. Huber | 1063 | 25.73% |
| Karen Minnis | 2653 | 64.22% |
State Representative, 21st District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Michael Cargill | 1164 | 56.36% |
State Representative, 22nd District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Ron Sunseri | 2847 | 70.89% |
State Representative, 56th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Bob Montgomery | 388 | 54.64% |
| Bernie Wertgen | 171 | 24.08% |
Final Results
STATE
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Mike Fahey | 51370 | 40.57% |
| Jack Roberts | 51847 | 40.95% |
Superintendent of Public Instruction
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Ron Adams | 4514 | 3.56% |
| Jack B. Bray | 3215 | 2.53% |
| Stan Bunn | 23826 | 18.82% |
| Margaret Carter | 25100 | 19.82% |
| Vern Cook | 15168 | 11.98% |
| Alan Demeurers | 1481 | 1.17% |
| Wayne L. Fanno | 3565 | 2.81% |
| Jim Howard | 3239 | 2.55% |
| Mike Humphreys | 1273 | 1.00% |
| Colin Karr-Morse | 7150 | 5.64% |
| Sam Oakland | 2262 | 1.78% |
| John Pershall | 1722 | 1.36% |
| Berna O'Ree-Rogers Plummer | 2890 | 2.28% |
| Spencer Schock | 2873 | 2.26% |
| Carol Simila-Dickinson | 2957 | 2.33% |
| Michael Jeffrey Verhulst | 936 | 0.73% |
Judge of the Supreme Court, Position No. 7
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Victor Hoffer | 5523 | 4.36% |
| James Rice | 10834 | 8.55% |
| William Riggs | 36739 | 29.01% |
| Bob Tiernan | 22583 | 17.83% |
| Jim Westwood | 24437 | 19.30% |
Judge of the Court of Appeals, Position No. 6
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Janice Jackson | 36291 | 28.66% |
| Edward Warren | 54828 | 43.30% |
Judge of the Circuit Court 4th District, Position No. 37
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Alexander Hamalian | 10984 | 8.70% |
| Mary A. Overgaard | 42769 | 33.87% |
| Jan Wyers | 39018 | 30.90% |
Judge of the Supreme Court, Position No. 5
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| W. Michael (Mick) Gillette | 69615 | 54.98% |
Judge of the Court of Appeals, Position No. 9
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Mary Deits | 70740 | 55.87% |
Judge of the Oregon Tax Court
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Carl N. Byers | 69510 | 54.90% |
Judge of the Circuit Court 4th District, Position No. 2
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Robert P. Jones | 71081 | 56.30% |
Judge of the Circuit Court 4th District, Position No. 21
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Joseph F Ceniceros | 71967 | 57.00% |
Final Results
Metro Executive Officer
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Mike Burton | 77573 | 62.36% |
Metro Auditor
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Alexis Dow | 71364 | 57.37% |
Metro Councilor, 1st District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Ruth McFarland | 11995 | 40.10% |
| Rod Park | 12941 | 43.27% |
Metro Councilor, 2nd District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Bill Atherton | 312 | 46.15% |
| Ed Gronke | 102 | 15.08% |
| John Jackley | 76 | 11.24% |
Metro Councilor, 7th District
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| David Bragdon | 13025 | 38.89% |
| Liz Callison | 5638 | 16.83% |
| Gary Lyndon Dye | 1445 | 4.31% |
| Sam Gillispie | 2251 | 6.72% |
| Charles H. (Chuck) Martin | 4308 | 12.86% |
Final Results
Chair of the Board of County Commissioners
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Dianna Joyce Roberts | 27497 | 21.77% |
| Beverly Stein | 78422 | 62.11% |
County Commissioner District No. 1, Unexpired Term Runoff Election
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| George Eighmey | 11917 | 30.48% |
| Diane Linn | 21466 | 54.90% |
County Commissioner District No. 2
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Pam Arden | 3941 | 13.76% |
| Serena Cruz | 8955 | 31.28% |
| Rena Cusma | 3466 | 12.10% |
| Kelvin Hall | 1222 | 4.26% |
| Dan Ivancie | 5129 | 17.91% |
| Paul McCoy | 2984 | 10.42% |
County Commissioner District No. 3, Unexpired Term Runoff Election
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Lisa Naito | 12961 | 45.44% |
| Barbara Willer | 12562 | 44.04% |
County Auditor
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Suzanne Flynn | 73882 | 58.51% |
County Sheriff
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Dan Noelle | 79028 | 62.59% |
| Tom Slyter | 24784 | 19.63% |
Final Results
Commissioner, Position No. 2
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Ed Lindsey | 25600 | 24.49% |
| Erik Sten | 63917 | 61.16% |
Commissioner, Position No. 3
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Tanya Collier | 28955 | 27.70% |
| Jada Mae Langloss | 3021 | 2.89% |
| Dan Saltzman | 39602 | 37.89% |
| Martie Sucec | 7770 | 7.43% |
| Mark White | 4766 | 4.56% |
| (Lucky) Les Wilson | 2243 | 2.14% |
Auditor
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Gary Blackmer | 59585 | 57.02% |
Final Results
State
Measure 53
Amends Constitution: Eliminates voter turnout requirement for passing certain property tax measures.
| BALLOT MEASURE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Yes | 64094 | 50.62% |
| No | 56037 | 44.26% |
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
Measure 34-75
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue General Obligation Bond Authorization
| BALLOT MEASURE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Yes | 882 | 58.76% |
| No | 490 | 32.64% |
Scappoose School District No 1J
Measure 5-39
Scappoose School District General Obligation Bond Authorization for Land Acquisition.
| BALLOT MEASURE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Yes | 63 | 54.78% |
| No | 47 | 40.87% |
Measure 5-40
Scappoose School District General Obligation Bond Authorization for Facility Improvements.
| BALLOT MEASURE | VOTES | PERCENT |
| Yes | 62 | 53.91% |
| No | 48 | 41.73% |