Candidates
November 3 General Election – Open Positions and Candidate Filings
Benton County Commissioners
Candidates nominated in the May 2026 Primary Election will be on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, General Election.
Open Positions & Current Candidate Filings
Benton County Sheriff
This office will appear in the 2026 Election cycle. Only one candidate filed for the May 2026 Primary Election and will move forward to the November 2026 General Election.
Open Positions & Current Candidate Filings
Benton County Sheriff, 4-Year Term
Mayors and City Councilors
Each city in Benton County is required to report open positions at the city level to the County. Check back on September 8, 2026 for filings.
Open Positions & Current Candidate Filings
City of Adair Village
For more information, contact City of Adair Village >>
- Mayor, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Bill Currier
Rachell Hoffman - City Council, Ward 1, 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Bret P Ray - City Council, Ward 2, 2-Year Expired Term, Vote for One
Melodee Cluster - City Council, Ward 3, 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Peter Ness
City of Albany
For more information, contact City of Albany >>
- Mayor, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Josh Wark
Carolyn McLeod
Alex Johnson II - City Council, Ward 1-A, 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Steph Newton
City of Corvallis
For more information, contact City of Corvallis >>
- Mayor, 4 Year Term, Rank Choice Voting >>
Andrew Struthers
Kimi Gatherum
Charles Maughan
Kasey Haxton - City Council, Ward 1, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Bre Irish
Steve Clark - City Council, Ward 2, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Tarsa Weikert
Briae Lewis - City Council, Ward 3, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Jim Moorefield - City Council, Ward 4 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Evrek Smith
Paul Berg - City Council, Ward 5, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Christine Dashiell - City Council, Ward 6, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Greg Shiffer
Brennan Colberg - City Council, Ward 7, 2 Year Term, Rank Choice Voting >>
Jerry Ingersoll
Danielle Chambers
Asa Jorg - City Council, Ward 8, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Carolyn Mayers - City Council, Ward 9, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Alexis Hammer
City of Monroe
For more information, contact City of Monroe >>
- Mayor, 2 Year Term, Vote for One
Dan Sheets - City Council, 4 Year Term, Vote for Three
Jeannine E Cuthbertson
Harry Myers
Douglas DeHaven
City of Philomath
For more information, contact City of Philomath >>
- City Council, 4 Year Term, Vote for Three
Richard M Saalsaa
Candy Garcia
Amanda Polley
Jessica Andrade
David M Low
Benton Soil & Water Conservation District
Open Positions & Current Candidate Filings
- Director, Zone 1, 4 Year Term, Vote for One
David K. Barron - Director, Zone 4, 4 Year Term, Vote for One
No Candidate Filed - Director, Zone 5, 4 Year Term, Vote for One
No Candidate Filed - Director, At-Large 2, 2 Year Expired Term, Vote for One
Rolando Beorchia
Federal and State
Open Positions & Current Candidate Filings
Partisan Offices
- US Senator, 6-Year Term
David Brock Smith; Republican
Jeff Merkley; Democrat, Working Families
Gary Lyndon Dye; Libertarian
Chris Henry; Progressive, Pacific Green - US Representative, 4th District, 2-Year Term
Monique DeSpain; Republican, Libertarian
Val Hoyle; Democrat, Working Families
Justin Filip; Progressive, Pacific Green - Governor, 4-Year Term
Brett Smith; Pacific Green
Tina Kotek; Democrat, Working Families
Christine Drazan; Republican, Libertarian - State Senate, 8th District, 4-Year Term
Sara Gelser Blouin; Democrat
Valerie Draper Woldeit; Republican - State Representative,10th District, 2-Year Term
David Gomberg; Democrat, Independent, Republican - State Representative, 15th District, 2-Year Term
Shelly Boshart Davis; Republican
Joanna Robinson; Democrat, Independent, Working Families - State Representative, 16th District, 2-Year Term
Sarah Finger McDonald; Democrat; Republican
Nonpartisan Offices
- There are no races