Brian Knotts, a Republican and first-time candidate, raised and spent around $1,200 in a blue eastern Multnomah County Commission district primary and is, as of Thursday night, within 30 votes of forcing a November runoff with his better-funded, better-known Democratic opponent.

How’d he do it? Why’d he do it?

(Results as of 10 pm Wednesday) In the primary election, if no candidate gets over 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters move on to the November general election:

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