Great Job Clackamas! Voter Turnout was 44.66% for the May 19, 2026 Primary Election

…expected to be the highest since 1998!! (& a small increase over 2022)

Lets build on this, and make sure Our Voices are Heard this November!

Final results from this midterm primary will post to this site when we get them. The county posts the final results on Clackamas.us first.

In spite of Pres. Trump’s misguided efforts to abolish mail-in voting with unproven claims that it is vulnerable to fraud, our democratic right to vote-by-mail is alive and well in Oregon.

 Ballots were mailed out starting April 29. An excellent way to demonstrate that we believe in and want to protect our right to vote by mail is to complete the entire ballot and mail it in very soon after you receive it. More than 45k ballots were received on election day this spring elections, which is about 30%.

Bookmark the Clackamas County Elections webpage for official election information, including the Voters’ Guide, how to find your district & precinct, and how to track your ballot after you mail it in or drop it in an official ballot box, whose locations you can find here.

Below are candidates who sought endorsements from the Democratic Party of Clackamas County and whose endorsements were subsequently approved by the DPCC Central Committee. Note that if more than one Democratic candidate is seeking a particular position in a primary election, the DPCC does not endorse one over others. Find the DPCC Standing Rules regarding endorsements here.

Non-Partisan Races

Any registered voter can vote in these races, even if you are not registered with a party.

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Endorsed by the Clackamas County Democrats. Oregon Primary: Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Clackamas County

• County Commission Position 2: Jim Bernard

• County Commission Position 4: R. W. Smith

• County Commission Position 5: Sonya Fischer

• County Treasurer: Brian Nava

We also recommend:

County Clerk- Catherine McMullen

Metro

• Metro Council President: Juan Carlos Gonzalez

State Offices

• Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI): Christina Stephenson

• Judge of the Circuit Court, 5th District, Position 13: Michelle S. Bartov

City of Wilsonville

• Measure 3-632: Vote No

Governor

• Tina Kotek

State Senate

• Senate District 13: Courtney Neron Misslin

• Senate District 19: Rob Wagner

• Senate District 20: Mark Meek

• Senate District 24: Kayse Jama

• Senate District 26: Matthew Favro, Nicole Bassett

State Representative

• House District 26: Sue Reike Smith, Jason R. Kummerman

• House District 37: Jules Walters

• House District 38: Daniel Nguyen, John (Waz) Wasielewski

• House District 39: April Dobson

• House District 40: Charles Gallia, Michael Sugar

• House District 41: Mark Gamba

• House District 48: Lamar Wise

• House District 51: Darla Mead, Joseph Richards

• House District 52: Hank Sanders, Bernard R. Seeger, David Osborn, Nick Walden Poublon

U.S. Senate

• Jeff Merkley

U.S. Representative

• Congressional District 3: Maxine Dexter

• Congressional District 5: Janelle Bynum, Zeva Rosenbaum

• Congressional District 6: Andrea Salinas

Ballot return information

• Return your ballot by May 19, 2026.

• Mail-in ballots must be postmarked on or before May 19, 2026.

• Drop-off locations are open until 8 PM.

• Find a drop box online.