May 17, 2022 Primary Election

Results and Turnout from the May 17, 2022 Primary Election

Multnomah County certified final election results on June 8, 2022. 

• Election Results

• Turnout and statistics

Other information from the May 17, 2022 Primary Election

• 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
• 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 - Deadline to certify Final Election results

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: Wednesday, June 8, 1:00 p.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)
• 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).

• Interactive ArcGIS Precinct map
• 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)