May 17, 2022 Primary Election

May 17, 2022 Primary Election

Voter information

• Election Results - available beginning at 8:00 p.m., May 17, 2022. Final certified results available June 13, 2022.
  • Election Results schedule
• Voter Pamphlets/Guides - May 2022 Primary
  • Multnomah County Voters' Pamphlet - May 2022 (11.73 MB)
    • Multnomah County Audio Voters' Guide
    • Large Print Multnomah County Voters' pamphlet - May 2022 (557.79 KB)
  • State Online Voters' Guide
    • PDF State Voters' Pamphlet
  • League of Women Voters' Guide
• Sample Ballots
• Voter Turnout (ballot returns)
• Changed party affiliation and got the Wrong Ballot?
• Extended office hours for the May 2022 Primary Election
• Information on Voter Notification Cards (VNC)
• New precincts and districts
• Information on Precinct Committee Persons
• Military & Overseas Voter Information

Important Dates

• Fri. April 1, 2022 - Military/overseas ballots mailed
• Mon. April 18, 2022 - Out of state ballots mailed
• Mon. April 25, 2022 - Gresham Voting Center Express opens
• Tue. April 26, 2022 - Voter registration and party change deadline
• Wed. April 27, 2022 - Ballots mailed
• Tue. May 17, 2022 - Primary Election Day
• Mon. June 13, 2022 - Final Election results certified

Observer Information

• Election Schedule for Observers - May 2022 (98.41 KB)
• Room Descriptions of Elections process for observation (91.34 KB)

Ballot tally system Public Test Schedule

• First Public Test: Friday, May 6, 9:00 a.m.​
• ​​​​​​Second Public Test: Tuesday, May 10 9:00 a.m.
• Third (Final) Public Test: Monday, June 13, 9:00 a.m. 

News Releases for the May 2022 Primary Election

• Multnomah County voters cast ballots in the first election since implementation of the Postmarks Law
• Election Day Information in Multnomah County: Ballots Due By 8:00 p.m. or mailed and postmarked by May 17, 2022 to be counted
• United States Postal Service mail collection box in Southeast Portland stolen on May 4, 2022
• Election Day is Tuesday, May 17, 2022
• All Registered Voters in Multnomah County Should Have Received Their Ballots
• The USPS Begins Delivering Ballots Today, April 27, 2022 for the May Primary Election
• Voting Center Express Opens in Gresham for the May 17, 2022 Primary Election
• Multnomah County Elections reminds voters April 26, 2022, is the Voter Registration and Party Choice Deadline
• Multnomah County Elections Assists Voters with Disabilities: New Independent Voting Units (IVUs) Allow All Residents to Vote Privately and Independently
• New ballot packets coming in the mail for the May 17, 2022 Primary Election

Candidate & Measure Information

• Candidates and Measures on the ballot - May 2022 (105.46 KB) Candidates and Measures on the ballot - May 2022 (105.46 KB)
• Random Alpha Candidate order - May 2022 Primary (199.55 KB)
• City of Portland Candidate Certification - May 2022 Primary (38.61 KB)
• List of Candidate Filings for Metro and Multnomah County
  • Maps of new County Commissioner and Metro Council boundaries. 
    • Multnomah County Commissioner boundaries 2021 (1.98 MB)
    • Metro Council boundaries
• City of Portland candidates file with City of Portland Elections office
• State/Federal and judicial candidates file with Oregon Secretary of State's office
• Secretary of State Ballot Directive - May 2022 Primary (735.67 KB)
• Ballot Measure Information 
  • Ballot Measure Filings  

Precinct Committee Person (PCP) Information

New precinct boundaries have been completed (Feb 2022) and PCP filers can find their precinct using our ArcGIS map. 

Interactive online precinct map - updated Feb. 2022

Find your new precinct with districts. Search by address (upper left) and see precinct and district information.

• Interactive ArcGIS Precinct map

Please note: It is too late to file as a candidate for PCP. The deadline was March 8. Individuals interested in running for PCP can file as a write in candidate.

• Important dates
  • Sept 9, 2021 - First date to file for PCP
  • March 8, 2022 - PCP filing deadline
  • May 17, 2022 - PCP write in filing deadline.
• PCP calculation for May 2022 Primary (596.45 KB)Recalculated 2/16/2022
• PCP filings - Additional updates will be made with all write-ins received by 8 p.m., May 17, after Election Day.
  • Democratic Party PCP Report April 8 2022.pdf (699.12 KB)
  • Republican Party PCP Report April 8 2022.pdf (458.97 KB)
  • May 2022 Democrat- Write in PCP list - updated 5-17-2022 (626.36 KB)
  • May 2022 Republican - Write in PCP list - updated 5-17-2022 (590.37 KB)