Nonpartisan, accurate information about candidates and ballot measures in the May 20, 2025, Special Election. Find information organized by office/measure and choose your format: written, video, or podcast.

This page is under construction. Check back by April 30 for full information about all candidates and measures on your Multnomah County ballot.

Ballot Measures

Mount Hood Community College District – 3/07/2025 – Ballot Measure 26-258

Portland School District 1J – 3/11/2025 – Ballot Measure 26-259

Scappoose Fire District (Filed with Columbia County)

Education Service District

Multnomah Education Service District Director

Position 1 (Zone 5), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 2 (At-large) 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3 (Zone 2) 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4 (Zone 4) 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Community College Districts

Mt. Hood Community College Director

Zone 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Portland Community College Director

Zone 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 6, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 7, 2-year unexpired term ending June 30, 2027

School Districts

Centennial School District #28J Director

Position 1 (Zone 1), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3 (Zone 3), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 6 (At-large), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 7 (At-large), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Corbett School District #39 Director

Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

David Douglas School District #40 Director

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5, 2-year unexpired term ending June 30, 2027
Position 6, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 7, 2-year unexpired term ending June 30, 2027

Gresham-Barlow School District #10J Director

Position 3 (Zone 2), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4 (At-large), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5 (Zone 4), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 6 (At-large), 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Parkrose School District #3 Director

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3, 2-year unexpired term ending June 30, 2027
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Portland School District #1J Director

Zone 1, 2-year unexpired term ending June 30, 2027
Zone 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Zone 6, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Reynolds School District #7 Director

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Riverdale School District #51J Director

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Fire Districts

Multnomah Rural Fire Protection District #10 Director

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 3, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Riverdale Rural Fire Protection District #11J Director

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Corbett Rural Fire Protection District #14 Director

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Sauvie Island Rural Fire Protection District #30J Director

Position 3, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Water Districts 

Alto Park Water District Commissioner

Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Burlington Water District Commissioner

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 2, 2-year unexpired term ending June 30, 2027
Position 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Corbett Water District Commissioner

Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Lusted Water District Commissioner

Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Pleasant Home Water District Commissioner

Position 1, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 2, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Valley View Water District Commissioner

Position 4, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029
Position 5, 4-year term ending June 30, 2029

Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District Director

Position 1, term length TBD

Position 2, term length TBD

Position 3, term length TBD

Position 4, term length TBD

Position 5, term length TBD

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