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The 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney election was held on May 21, 2024, to elect the district attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon, which includes the state's largest city, Portland.[1]
Even though the election will be technically finalized on November 5, 2024, ORS 249.088 determines that this nonpartisan office can be won at the primary election if two or more candidates file for this office and one receives the majority of votes (more than 50%).[5] As a result, the election could have been effectively finalized on May 21 if one of the candidates received more than 50% of the votes. On May 22, incumbent district attorney Mike Schmidt conceded the election to his challenger, senior deputy district attorney Nathan Vasquez.[2]
Schmidt was elected in 2020 with 77% of the vote, despite his opponent receiving the incumbent's endorsement. He was appointed by governor Kate Brown to start his term earlier than expected, in order to replace Rod Underhill, who retired in the middle of his term.
Schmidt announced his intention to run for election, and had refused to prosecute people who were arrested for participating in the George Floyd protests that began in early May 2020 unless there was "deliberate property damage, theft, or threat of force." By August 11 of that year, the office only prosecuted 47 felonies out of 550 referred protest cases.[3]
- ^ "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Danny (May 22, 2024). "Mike Schmidt concedes Multnomah County District Attorney to challenger Nathan Vasquez". KOIN. Portland. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Protest cases". Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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