Looking Forward to 2026

November 3, 2026 General Election

Important dates for the November 3, 2026 General Election

• For Candidates

  • 06/03/26 First day for candidates to file for city office

  • 08/18/26 Last day for elected incumbent candidate to file for office

  • 08/25/26 Last day for non-incumbent (new) and appointed incumbent candidate to file for office

  • 08/25/26 Last day for candidate's statement to be filed for inclusion in county voters' pamphlet

  • 08/28/26 Last day to withdraw candidacy

• For Districts and Jurisdictions 

  • 08/14/26 Last day to file text of referral/ballot title for challenge period

  • 09/03/26 Last day for a measure and Explanatory Statement to be filed

  • 09/08/26 Last day for measure arguments to be filed for inclusion in voters' pamphlet

• For Voters

  • 09/19/26 Ballots mailed to military/overseas voters

  • 10/05/26 Ballots mailed to out of state voters

  • 10/13/26 Last day to register to vote

  • 10/14/26 Ballots mailed to voters

  • 10/16/26 Deschutes County drop boxes open

  • 10/29/26 Last day Election Official to mail replacement ballots to voters

• 11/03/26 Election Day

Don't forget to sign your ballot return envelope!

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Candidate and Measure Filing Information

• Candidate filing information and forms

• State/Federal and judicial candidates file with Oregon Secretary of State's office - List of open offices

• Measure filing information and forms

Filed Candidates (Nonpartisan Positions):

• County Clerk, 4 year term
  (This contest moved to the General Election as fewer than three candidates filed for the Primary Election)

  • Jonathan Curtis

  • Steve Dennison

• County Commissioner Position #3, 4 year term

  • Lauren Connally

  • Amy Sabbadini

• County Commissioner Position #5, 2 year term

  • Rob Imhoff

  • Morgan Schmidt

• County Sheriff, 4 year term
  (This contest moved to the General Election as fewer than three candidates filed for the Primary Election)

  • James (Mac) McLaughlin

  • Ty Rupert

• County Treasurer, 4 year term
  (Due to a vacancy in nomination and pursuant to OAR 165-010-0110, the filing period for this office will be August 12, 2026 through  no later than 5pm on August 25, 2026)

  • Jana Cain

  • Cam Sparks

  • Robert Tintle (Withdrew candidacy 8/5/2026)

• City Councils

  • City of Bend

  • City of La Pine

  • City of Redmond

  • City of Sisters

Department of Agriculture: Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District

State Candidates

Filed Measures

• 9-185 - Establishes Five Deschutes County Commissioner Districts

  • Deschutes County - Request for Ballot Title: Publication of Notice

• 9-186 - Extension of the two-year moratorium on psilocybin service centers.

Voters' Pamphlet

County Voters' Pamphlet 
Listen to or download audio version here.
 
State Voters' Pamphlet

Selected portions of this county voters’ pamphlet are available in Simplified Chinese, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. These translations can be found online at oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP 

• 本县选民手册的部分内容提供简体中文版本。可以访 oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP 获取该译本。

• Des sections sélectionnées des brochures de l'électeur de ce comté sont disponibles en français. Ces traductions peuvent être consultées en ligne à l'adresse suivante : oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP

• 카운티 유권자 팸플릿 내 선택된 부분은 한국어로 준비되어 있습니다. 번역은 온라인 oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP 에서 찾아보실 수 있습니다.

• Отдельные части брошюры избирателей этого округа доступны на русском языке. Эти переводы можно найти в Интернете по адресу oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP

• Algunas secciones de este folleto para votantes del condado están disponibles en español. Estas traducciones están disponibles en línea en oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP

• Ang mga piling bahagi ng mga pamplet na ito para sa mga botante ng county ay mababasa sa Tagalog. Makikita online ang mga pagsasaling-wikang ito sa oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP

• Các phần được chọn trong tập thông tin cử tri quận này có bản ngôn ngữ tiếng Việt. Bản dịch có thể xem trực tuyến tại  oregonvotes.gov/DeschutesVP

Other Information

Official Ballot Drop Box Locations

Daily Ballot Return Statistics for the November 3, 2026 General Election

Election Results Reporting Schedule - Pursuant to OAR 165-007-0550 (4)

• Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as soon after 8 pm as practicable. Additional Election Night Results will be provided until all viable ballots received are processed.

• Friday, November 13, 2026, by 5 pm

• On or before Monday, November 30, 2026, by 5 pm

JUDGES

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From Oregon Faith and Freedom regarding Judges:

• Write-in: Vance Day: Supreme Court, Position 4
• Write-in: Daniel Crowe: Court of Appeals, Position 1
• Write-in: William Lathrop: Court of Appeals, Position 9
• Write-in: Mike Arnold: Court of Appeals, Position 12
• Write-in: Jason Conger: Judge of the Court of Appeals, position 13
• Write-in: Paul Cosgrove: Judge of the Circuit Court, 21st District, Position 2