For immediate release: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025
NEWS RELEASE: Voters cast ballot in November 4, 2025 Special Election
Media contacts:
Tim Scott or Edward Gutiérrez, Multnomah County Elections, 503-988-VOTE (8683)
Multnomah County Communications, pressoffice@multco.us
Multnomah County, Ore. (Nov. 5, 2025) — On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Multnomah County voters turnout reached approximately 30.79% with roughly 50,000 ballots returned on Election Day alone.
That percentage is expected to rise as ballots postmarked on or before Election Day are logged, verified and counted. Oregon law requires all elections offices to count any mailed ballot postmarked on or before Election Day that also arrives within seven days of Election Day.
The Nov. 4, 2025, Special Election included ballot measures for just two jurisdictions:
- The City of Portland and
- The Lake Oswego School District.
About 466,000 registered voters received ballots for the election
Election results can be viewed here.
Sign up for Track Your Ballot for future elections
Multnomah County’s Track Your Ballot is a free service that allows voters to receive alerts via text, phone or email, when their ballot is mailed out to them, and once returned, when it has been accepted for counting.
Inside the “Accepted Ballot” message, you’ll also receive access to a special Oregon “I Voted” virtual sticker ready to share on social media.
If you haven’t already, sign up online for Track Your Ballot at multnomah.ballottrax.net. Over 145,000 voters have already signed up for service.
Track your Ballot allows voters to see where their ballot is in the voting process.
Please note: If you sign up after your ballot has been returned for the current election, you will get notifications for future elections.
If you have any questions please call the Elections Office at 503-988-VOTE (8683) or email us at elections@multco.us.
Local Elections Count!
Local elections play a vital role in the decision-making that shapes the future of our communities. Thank you to the thousands of voters in Multnomah County who participated and made sure their voices were heard in this election and those to come.
Final Official Election Results available by Dec. 1, 2025
Final official election results will be certified by Dec. 1, 2025. The next scheduled election in Multnomah County is the May 19, 2026, Primary Election.
Candidate positions scheduled to be on the ballot (with Multnomah County Elections as the filing office) include:
Metro Council, as well as federal and State of Oregon candidate contests.
Candidate contests for Multnomah County and City of Portland elected offices will not appear on the May 2026 ballot. They will next appear on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot — when County voters will join City of Portland voters in using ranked-choice voting to select candidates.
The filing period for the November 2026 General Election opens June 3, 2026. In the November 2026 General Election, ranked choice voting will be used for
- Portland Auditor, Portland City Council District 3, Portland City Council District 4
- Multnomah County Chair, Multnomah County Auditor, Multnomah County Sheriff, and Multnomah County Commissioner District 2.
To learn more about ranked choice voting in Multnomah County, visit www.multco.us/rcv.
Countdown to Nov. 4, 2025, Election Day
- Military/overseas ballots mailed: Friday, Sept. 19
- Out-of-state ballots mailed: Monday, Oct. 6
- Voters’ Pamphlet mailed to all residential households: Wednesday, Oct. 8
- Voter registration deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 14
- Ballots begin to be mailed to voters: Wednesday, Oct. 15
- Gresham Voting Center Express opens: Monday, Oct. 20
- All voters should have received their ballot: Thursday, Oct. 23
- Last day to safely mail your ballot: Thursday, Oct. 30
- Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 4
- Final election results are certified: Monday, Dec. 1
Main office:
Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building
1040 S.E. Morrison St., Portland, OR 97214
Gresham location:
Closed for November Election, opening in May
Voting Center Express at the Multnomah County East Building
600 N.E. 8th St., Gresham, OR 97030
Phone: 503-988-VOTE (8683)
Email: elections@multco.us
Website: multnomahvotes.gov
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