(Ballot box outside of the EMU at the University of Oregon/Photo by Caleb Barber)
The Daily Emerald is providing coverage of the 2024 Oregon primary elections in Lane County and the city of Eugene. You can view our live coverage here.
Below are the results in each individual race as of 4 p.m. PST on May 22. The next updates are expected May 23.
Editor’s Note: incumbents in each race are noted with an asterisk [*]. Candidates or measures projected to win will be listed in bold.
Eugene Mayor, City Council & EWEB Board of Commissioners
Mayor
Kaarin Knudson
26,147
74.4%
Shanae Joyce-Stringer
5,573
15.9%
Stefan (Ace Dog) Strek
3,070
8.7%
Write-in
353
1.0%
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City Council – Ward 1
Eliza Kashinsky
3,454
66.2%
Ted Coopman
1,171
22.4%
Ethan Clevenger
578
11.1%
Write-in
18
0.3%
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City Council – Ward 2
Matthew Keating* (inc.)
4,677
70.9%
Lisa Warnes
1,885
28.6%
Write-in
37
0.6%
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City Council – Ward 7
Lyndsie Leech* (inc.)
2,284
66.0%
Barbie Walker
1,158
33.5%
Write-in
19
0.5%
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City Council – Ward 8
Randy Groves* (inc.)
2,843
98.9%
Write-in
32
1.1%
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EWEB Board of Commissioners – Wards 1 & 8
Tim Morris
5,077
66.7%
Kim Arscott
2,469
32.5%
Write-in
53
0.8%
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EWEB Board of Commissioners – Wards 2 & 3
John Barofsky* (inc.)
4,845
98.5%
Write-in
74
1.5%
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EWEB Board of Commissioners – Wards 6 & 7
Sonya Carlson* (inc.)
4,368
98.1%
Write-in
86
1.9%
Eugene Ballot Measures
Ballot Measure No. 20-349: “Shall Charter be amended to eliminate primary elections for mayor and councilors and elect them using the STAR Voting method?”
Yes
12,650
34.1%
No
24,501
65.9%
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Ballot Measure No. 20-358: “Shall Eugene contribute funds towards the Lane County multiuse stadium at the fairgrounds using $15 million of general obligation bonds?”
Yes
12,849
33.3%
No
25,716
66.7%
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Ballot Measure No. 20-357: “Shall Eugene School District continue to levy $1.50 per $1,000 assessed value for general operations for five years beginning FY2025-26?”
Yes
29,241
75.9%
No
9,269
24.1%
Lane County District Attorney & Board of Commissioners
District Attorney
Christopher Parosa
44,110
67.1%
James Cleavenger
21,291
32.4%
Write-in
358
0.5%
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South Commissioner – Position 3
Laurie Trieger* (inc.)
12,465
87.2%
Grace Widdicombe
1,773
12.4%
Write-in
50
0.4%
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North Commissioner – Position 4
Pat Farr* (inc.)
7,975
57.8%
Zach Mulholland
5,772
41.8%
Write-in
52
0.4%
State Legislature (Eugene Area)
House District 7 – Democratic Primary
John Lively* (inc.)
3,952
87.2%
Ryan Rhoads
543
12.0%
Write-in
39
0.8%
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House District 7 – Republican Primary
Cory Burket
2,503
98.7%
Write-in
33
1.3%
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House District 8 – Democratic Primary
Lisa Fragala
7,819
74.0%
Doyle Canning
2,732
25.9%
Write-in
9
0.1%
*No Republican candidate filed to run for House District 8.
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House District 13 – Democratic Primary
Nancy Nathanson* (inc.)
7,541
99.0%
Write-in
75
1.0%
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House District 13 – Republican Primary
Timothy Sutherland
2,613
98.2%
Write-in
47
1.8%