The Mercury does not endorse in uncontested races. Reminder: While you’re allowed to rank up to six candidates in certain races, it is not required. In fact, the Mercury advises you to avoid ranking candidates you don’t want to see in office. Read all of our endorsements in their entirety here.
City Council District 3
#1 Angelita Morillo
#2 Tiffany Koyama Lane
#3 Steve Novick
City Council District 4
#1 Mitch Green
#2 Jamey Evenstar
City Measure
Measure 26-267—
Community Budgeting for All
No (read our entire endorsement here)
Multnomah County Chair
#1 Shannon Singleton
(We are not ranking any other
candidates in this race)
County District 2
#1 Nathan Ong Norris
#2 Bri Williams
#3 Serena Cruz
Multnomah County Circuit Court
Judge of the Circuit Court, Position 2: Diane Sykes
Judge of the Circuit Court, Position 14: Joe Hagedorn
Governor
Tina Kotek
FEDERAL
US Senator: Jeff Merkley
US Representative, 1st District: Suzanne Bonamici
US Representative, 3rd District: Maxine Dexter
US Representative, 5th District: Janelle Bynum
Oregon Legislature
State Senator, 17th District: Lisa Reynolds
State Senator, 19th District: Rob Wagner
State Representative, 28th District: Dacia Grayber
State Representative, 33rd District: Shannon Jones Isadore
State Representative, 34th District: Mari Watanabe
State Representative, 41st District: Mark Gamba
State Representative, 42nd District: Rob Nosse
State Representative, 43rd District: Tawna Sanchez
State Representative, 44th District: Travis Nelson
State Representative, 45th District: Thuy Tran
State Representative, 46th District: Willy Chotzen
State Representative, 47th District: Andrea Valderrama
The Mercury Election Strike Force is News Editor Courtney Vaughn, Reporters Taylor Griggs and Jeremiah Hayden, Managing Editor Katherine Chew Hamilton, and Editor-in-Chief Wm. Steven Humphrey.