Military & Overseas Online Voters' Guide - May 2026 Election

Multnomah County Military/Overseas Voters' Guide

The Military/Overseas Voters' Guide contains candidate statements and measure arguments submitted for inclusion in the Multnomah County Voters' Pamphlet for the May 19, 2026 Primary Election. The information has not been edited for erroneous endorsements and is not accompanied by candidate photographs. If there is not a statement for a candidate on your ballot, that candidate did not file a statement.

Metro candidate statements are available to view on March 18, 2026, when they become public record. Measure arguments are available to view on March 27, 2024, when they become public record.

Candidate contests for the Multnomah County and City of Portland will not appear on the May 2026 ballot. Candidate contests for Multnomah County and Portland elected offices will next appear on the Nov. 4, 2026, ballot — with the use of ranked choice voting. To learn more about ranked choice voting, visit Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).

Military and overseas voters registered in Oregon have options in voting. Those options include how to mark the ballot and how to return the ballot. During the voting period, military & overseas registered voters can access and mark their ballot online by visiting My Vote, hosted by the Oregon Secretary of State's office. If you have any problems accessing your ballot online, please contact Multnomah County Elections. Please note, the online system will not work in the following countries.

• MyVote
• Instructions for Military & Overseas voters

Candidates

Candidate statements for Metro will be available to view on March 18, 2026. Candidate names are listed by ballot order.

Metro Auditor

• Brian Evans 

  Document

  metro-auditor_brian-evans.pdf (215.6 KB)

Metro Council President

• Juan Carlos Gonzalez 

  Document

  metro-president_juan-carlos-gonzalez.pdf (132.9 KB)

• Bruce Broussard 

  Document

  metro-president_bruce-broussard.pdf (2.35 MB)

• Chris Christensen 

  Document

  metro-president_chris-christensen.pdf (665.41 KB)

• Ken Ross 

  Document

  metro-president_ken-ross.pdf (316.46 KB)

• Philip Fensterer 

  Document

  metro-president_philip-fensterer.pdf (130.76 KB)

Metro Council District  1

• Ashton Simpson 

  Document

  metro_d1_ashton-simpson.pdf (132.31 KB)

• Noah Ernst 

  Document

  metro_d1_noah-ernst.pdf (820.75 KB)

Metro Council District 2

• Christine Lewis 

  Document

  metro_d2_christine-lewis.pdf (131.92 KB)

Ballot Measures and Measure Arguments

Measure arguments will be available to view on March 27, 2026. 

Multnomah County

• Measure 26-261 - Five year levy: Oregon Historical Society Library, Museum, educational programs

Lake Oswego School District

• Measure 3-635 Funding South Shore Fire Station Reconstruction to Improve Community Safety

Riverdale School District

• Measure 26-263 Riverdale Five-Year Local Option Tax for District Operation

Burlington Water District

• measure to be filed by 3/19/2026