Candidates in Marion, Washington and Multnomah counties expected to flip numerous seats as they defeat Republican incumbents

PORTLAND, ORE. — Oregonians turned out in force on November 3 to oust MAGA Republicans, replacing them with working family champions. Dozens of Oregon Working Families Party (WFP) candidates won key races in Marion, Washington and Multnomah counties. 

“It’s too early to call some races but one thing is clear: voters in rural, suburban and urban communities alike came out in force across Oregon to unseat MAGA Republicans and the status quo,” said Annie Naranjo-Rivera, State Director of Oregon WFP. “They sent a clear message to President Trump, MAGA Republicans and corporate Democrats that ICE raids, data centers, greedy corporations and tech billionaires are not welcome in our state. They voted for a multiracial coalition of candidates committed to fighting for our fundamental rights, making life more affordable, protecting immigrant rights and preserving our natural resources.” 

Key races up and down the ballot showed that candidates who campaigned on working families policies, rejected establishment politics, and demonstrated their willingness to stand up to MAGA Republicans and corporate Democrats alike broke through on Election Day. Efforts to distance herself from the Trump Administration and MAGA Republicans failed to convince voters that Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan was anything other than a puppet for right-wing extremism. Incumbent Gov. Tina Kotek pulled off a close win, earning the Oregon WFP cross-nomination by signalling specific commitments to working families: defending immigrant communities and sanctuary protections, calling for a data center moratorium, holding mega corporations to their promises, protecting farmworker overtime and climate rules, supporting statewide universal preschool, and meeting with the Oregon Legislature’s Working Families Caucus. 

While other races are still too close to call, initial results show some decisive victories:

• Marion County: Virginia Stapleton is leading against Republican Tracy Kramer in the Oregon Senate (SD-11), which would flip the seat from Republican to Democrat; Michael Welsh is leading against Republican incumbent Kevin Mannix in Oregon House (HD-21); and incumbent Rep. Lesly Muñoz is leading Republican challenger Noemi Legaspi in HD-22. Sara Duncan is close to unseating Republican incumbent Kevin Cameron in the Marion County Commissioner, Position 1 race; Maria Hinojos Pressey is ahead of Republican incumbent Commissioner Colm Willis in the Marion County Commission, Position 2 race;and Chelsea Alionar is leading in the Kaiser City Council, Position 4 race against Maralee Fletchall and Tammy Kunz. 
• Multnomah County: Shannon Singleton defeated Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards and former Commissioner Sharon Meieran in the Multnomah County Chair race, the county’s first ranked-choice election; Bri Williams won the seven-way Multnomah County Commission, District 2 race; Incumbents Angelita Morillo and Tiffany Koyama Lane are leading in the Portland City Council in District 3, and incumbent Mitch Green is ahead in District 4, despite a Chamber-funded campaign to unseat Green.
• Washington County: Myrna Muñoz defeated Republican challenger Harold Hutchinson in SD-15 after unseating Sen. Janeen Sollman in the primary; Tammy Carpenter defeated Republican G. Mark Norman for the open seat in HD-27; Kipperlyn Sinclair is ahead of former Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway in the Washington County Commission, District 4 race; In the Hillsboro City Council races, Karim Delgado is leading Ivette Pantoja in the Ward 2, Position A race; Diana Jackson is leading in the four-way Ward 1, Position A race; Dorian Russell is close to defeating Titonian Wallace Sr. and Kimberly Culbertson in the Ward 3, Position A race. 

“Oregon WFP is building a lasting political home for Oregon’s multiracial working class, and this election shows it is growing,” said Reyna Lopez, co-chair of Oregon WFP and executive director of Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), the largest farmworker union in the state. “The Working Families Party agenda is a home you can afford, health care you can rely on, a good job, low-cost childcare, and 12 weeks of family and medical leave, paid for by taxing the rich and getting big money out of politics.”

Naranjo-Rivera says working people organized, knocked doors and talked to their neighbors, and Oregon voters chose leaders who will fight for working families, not just the wealthy and well connected.

“Voters understand who’s to blame for the affordability crisis, and they made their voices heard,” says Naranjo-Rivera. “Oregon WFP volunteers and members — not corporate donors — carried these campaigns. Every single one of our general election candidates were outspent. But voters are seeing through it. They’re fed up with corporate super PACs and the billionaires trying to buy our future.”

Along with Oregon WFP’s “Wolf Pack” of volunteers and coalition partners, the Party and its endorsed campaigns knocked on approximately 150,000 doors, made more than 545,000 phone calls, and sent more than 524,000 texts. With nearly 12,000 members statewide, the Oregon Working Families Party continues to build grassroots political power across Oregon. During the 2026 election cycle, WFP members and volunteers hosted more than 60 events statewide, mobilizing an estimated 426 volunteers to knock doors, make calls, send texts, and turn out voters in support of working families champions.

Oregon WFP provided endorsed candidates with cutting edge campaign tools and training, texting, door knocking, and coordinated canvasses. Many of today’s winning candidates participated in the 2025 Working Families Campaign School last fall, where working-class candidates and campaign staff gained the skills to run successful, values-driven campaigns and enter this election cycle ready to deliver real results across Oregon.

Oregon WFP’s multiracial coalition includes alliances with: Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP), Oregon School Employees Association (OSEA), Rural Organizing Project Action, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 206, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU Local 8 ), Federation of Teachers Oregon (AFT-Oregon), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 280, PCUN, Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9701, For All Families Oregon (FAFO) Action, East County Rising (ECR) East County , Building Power for Communities of Color, Tribal Democracy Project, Latino Network Action Fund, Vote Run Lead Action, APANO Action Fund, Next Up, Portland Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and MotherPAC, as well as other progressive labor coalition partners and community organizations. Click here for the Oregon WFP Voter Guide, which includes a full list of all Oregon WFP endorsed candidates and ballot measures. More updates on key races will be shared in the coming hours and days ahead.