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Multnomah County, Oregon

Multnomah County Auditor

Pexton was on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Multnomah County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Oregon certifies the general election by December 10, 2026; county canvasses are due November 30. Official results: results.oregonvotes.gov.

About this race

Nicole Pexton is the only candidate who filed for auditor. Sitting Auditor Jennifer McGuirk, who began a second term in January 2023, per the county auditor's office page, is not a candidate on the November 2026 filing list, per multco.us.

What this office does

County auditor. The county auditor keeps the county's books, processes payments and payroll, and prepares financial reports. In some states the auditor also calculates property tax rates, oversees elections or certifies the budget. The office is a check on how county money is spent.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. Every voter in Multnomah County votes on this seat. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Who won? The official answer comes December 10.

Oregon makes results final in three steps.
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Done · Nov 3
Votes were cast and counted
Election night totals are a first count, not the final one.
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Happening now · by Nov 30
Multnomah County double-checks its count
The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
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Next · Dec 10
Oregon makes it official
The Secretary of State certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

This report is cited to the outlet that published it. We do not call races. Official running count: Oregon official results.

Multnomah County Auditor
No report found yet

Reports are checked daily until Oregon certifies on December 10; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

Nicole Pexton

Nicole Pexton

Nonpartisan

Biography

Pexton is a Certified Internal Auditor with more than 10 years of public-service audit experience, including at the Oregon Secretary of State, Metro, and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, per her campaign site. She has chaired the Multnomah County Library Bond Oversight Committee and led the state government's Chief Audit Executive Council, per her campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Multnomah County Auditor in 2026?

One candidate was tracked for Multnomah County Auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nicole Pexton. Candidate information follows official Multnomah County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Multnomah County Auditor election in Oregon?

Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as the election office certifies them. Oregon certifies the general election by December 10, 2026; county canvasses are due November 30. Official results: https://results.oregonvotes.gov/. Voting rules for Oregon are on the Oregon election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Who won the Multnomah County Auditor race?

Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Oregon certifies on December 10. We do not call races.

Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Multnomah County and state election office filings, last verified October 19, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Nicole Pexton, full profileOfficial Oregon election office