Flag Image: | Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Colour1: | B3BCC8 |
Colour2: | B3BCC8 |
Previous Election: | 2016 Multnomah County District Attorney election |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Image1: | Mike Schmidt (lawyer) (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Mike Schmidt |
Popular Vote1: | 167,998 |
Percentage1: | 76.60% |
Nominee2: | Ethan D. Knight |
Popular Vote2: | 50,567 |
Percentage2: | 23.06% |
District Attorney | |
Before Election: | Rod Underhill |
After Election: | Mike Schmidt |
The 2020 Multnomah County District Attorney election was held on May 19, 2020, concurrent with the 2020 statewide general elections, to elect the District Attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon, which includes the major city of Portland.[1]
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission chair Mike Schmidt defeated Assistant United States Attorney Ethan Knight outright with 76.60%.[2] [3] Schmidt, by receiving over 50% of the votes in the primary, avoided a runoff election.[4]