General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Columbia County, Oregon, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Oregon My Vote (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| Columbia River People's Utility District Board Subdivision 5 | Donald Clark vs. Neal Sheppeard |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District Zone 1 | Paul M. Gibbons vs. Rachell Meyers |
| City & town offices | |
| Clatskanie City Council At-large Vote for 3 | Robert Emminger, Russell Finney-Leggroan, Tyler Gentry, Scott Hadlock, Amanda M. Owen |
| Mayor of Clatskanie | Deborah Hazen vs. Glenn Rhodes vs. Shaun Ripplinger |
| Prescott City Council Position 1 | Larry Hudnall vs. David Larson |
| Mayor of Rainier | Michael Kreger vs. Vanessa Meza vs. Garye Twichell |
| Rainier City Council Position 4 | Al Guist vs. Susan Hulsopple vs. Charleen Ratkie |
| Mayor of St. Helens | Jennifer Massey vs. Steve Toschi |
| St. Helens City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Jeremy Evans, Daniel A. Grant, Mark Gundersen, Nicholas Hellmich, Sarah Stephenson |
| Mayor of Vernonia | Charlie Kibben vs. Susan Wagner |
| Vernonia City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Gary Brown, Joseph Dombek, David Paul Sterner, Richard Traver |
Also on every Columbia County ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, your U.S. House district, your legislative districts, any judicial races and the statewide measures.
Oregon county, city, school and special district offices are nonpartisan. Many county races were decided in the May 19 primary; only races on the Nov 3 ballot are listed.
This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: Oregon My Vote (Secretary of State).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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