Election Results - The Morning After
We have virtually final reports from all counties, as of 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
OLCV had 8 targeted races -- ones we put real volunteer resources into.
House District 42 D Primary Jules Kopel-Bailey Winner 41%-30%-27%
House District 49 D Primary Nick Kahl Winner 53%-47%
Portland City Council Pos. 2 Jim Middaugh Losing 62%-22% to Nick Fish, with three other candidates getting the remaining vote. Fish wins it outright in the primary.
Multnomah County Commission # 4: Carla Piluso Winning with 48%-28% in a 4-way non-partisan primary. Headed to run-off.
Salem Mayor Lloyd Chapman Losing 45%-55% to incumbent mayor Janet Taylor in a two-way non-partisan primary. Taylor wins it outright in the primary.
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy Leading 48.3%-47.8% in a 4-way non-partisan primary. Heading to a run-off.
Lane County Comm. (North) Rob Handy Leading 48.7%-44.9% in a 4-way non-partisan primary. Heading to run-off.
So to sum it up:
Three victories in contested Democratic primaries for the Legislature.
Two losses in local races. Both were up-hill battles to begin with against candidates with far greater name recognition.
Three local races where our candidates are leading heading into run-offs in November.
The victory of Jules Kopel-Bailey in southeast Portland was a particularly sweet victory for the environmental community, as OLCV and Climate PAC were by far the largest backers of his campaign, and OLCV provided a huge portion of the grassroots contact in the campaign. This was a tough 4 way primary, with two other strong candidates. Jules distinguished himself as an environmental leader, which helped carry him to victory.
Eugene looks like it will have two high-profile local government races this fall, with both the Mayor's race and Lane County Commission race heading to run-offs. In both cases, it will feel like a do-over. Both of our candidates (Kitty Piercy and Rob Handy) are ahead slightly, but not enough to overcome the fact that in both races there were third and fourth candidates filed who didn't campaign, but garnered just enough of the vote to prevent either of the two main candidates from getting beyond 50%.
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