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Benton County, Oregon

2026 election results. Jeff Merkley (D) has 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Benton County, with about 85% of the expected vote counted. Below are also 25 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Benton County

U.S. Senate

Jeff Merkley

68.6%29,511

David Smith

27.9%12,008

Chris Henry

2.6%1,111

Gary Dye

0.9%386

85% counted

Statewide: Jeff Merkley wins. Called.

Governor

Tina Kotek

64.2%27,579

Christine Drazan

33.0%14,176

Brett Smith

2.8%1,220

85% counted

Statewide: not called; Tina Kotek leads.

U.S. House: Oregon 4th District

Val Hoyle

65.7%28,191

Monique DeSpain

30.3%12,999

Justin Filip

3.9%1,690

87% counted

Whole district: not called; Val Hoyle leads.

The leader in Benton County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 11:00 PM.

25 local contests in Benton County

County offices, city and town races, local measures and districts on Benton County's ballots, from Oregon's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

Benton County Commissioner, Position 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
John Wilson D	29,596	80.7%
James Dashiell	6,284	17.1%
Write-in	813	2.2%

John Wilson ahead in Benton County.

Benton County Sheriff

Candidate	Votes	Share
Scott A Bressler	29,672	97.8%
Write-in	661	2.2%

Scott A Bressler is unopposed.

Cities & towns

City of Adair Village Mayor

Candidate	Votes	Share
Rachell Hoffman	351	51.1%
Bill Currier	327	47.6%
Write-in	9	1.3%

Rachell Hoffman ahead in Benton County. Adair Village's page.

City of Adair Village, Ward 1 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Bret P Ray	122	100.0%
Write-in	0	0.0%

Bret P Ray is unopposed. Adair Village's page.

City of Adair Village, Ward 2 City Council (2 Year Unexpired Term)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Melodee Cluster	92	95.8%
Write-in	4	4.2%

Melodee Cluster is unopposed. Adair Village's page.

City of Adair Village, Ward 3 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Peter Ness	96	98.0%
Write-in	2	2.0%

Peter Ness is unopposed. Adair Village's page.

City of Albany Mayor

Candidate	Votes	Share
Alex Johnson II	2,532	51.0%
Carolyn McLeod	1,778	35.8%
Josh Wark	630	12.7%
Write-in	25	0.5%

Alex Johnson II ahead in Benton County. Albany's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Alex Johnson II 11,650 (48.3%), Carolyn McLeod 8,527 (35.3%).

City of Albany, Councilor, Ward I-A

Candidate	Votes	Share
Steph Newton	3,489	97.4%
Write-in	93	2.6%

Steph Newton is unopposed. Albany's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Steph Newton 6,345 (97.5%).

City of Corvallis, Ward 1 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Steve Clark	1,902	54.6%
Bre Irish	1,568	45.0%
Write-in	13	0.4%

Steve Clark ahead in Benton County. Corvallis's page.

City of Corvallis, Ward 2 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Briae Lewis	640	62.8%
Tarsa Weikert	368	36.1%
Write-in	11	1.1%

Briae Lewis ahead in Benton County. Corvallis's page.

City of Corvallis, Ward 3 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jim Moorefield	2,114	97.5%
Write-in	54	2.5%

Jim Moorefield is unopposed. Corvallis's page.

City of Corvallis, Ward 4 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Paul Berg	484	69.4%
Evrek Smith	208	29.8%
Write-in	5	0.7%

Paul Berg ahead in Benton County. Corvallis's page.

City of Corvallis, Ward 5 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Christine Dashiell	1,154	97.9%
Write-in	25	2.1%

Christine Dashiell is unopposed. Corvallis's page.

City of Corvallis, Ward 6 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Greg Shiffer	1,677	69.8%
Brennan Colberg	711	29.6%
Write-in	16	0.7%

Greg Shiffer ahead in Benton County. Corvallis's page.

City of Corvallis, Ward 8 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Carolyn Mayers	3,075	98.3%
Write-in	54	1.7%

Carolyn Mayers is unopposed. Corvallis's page.

City of Corvallis, Ward 9 City Council

Candidate	Votes	Share
Alexis Hammer	2,012	97.7%
Write-in	48	2.3%

Alexis Hammer is unopposed. Corvallis's page.

City of Monroe Mayor

Candidate	Votes	Share
Dan Sheets	235	90.4%
Write-in	25	9.6%

Dan Sheets is unopposed. Monroe's page.

City of Monroe City Council 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jeannine E Cuthbertson	206	33.6%
Harry Myers	197	32.1%
Douglas DeHaven	166	27.1%
Write-in	44	7.2%

Jeannine E Cuthbertson, Harry Myers and Douglas DeHaven are unopposed. Monroe's page.

City of Philomath City Council 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jessica Andrade	1,683	25.5%
David M Low	1,424	21.6%
Amanda Polley	1,351	20.5%
Candy Garcia	1,144	17.4%
Richard M Saalsaa	922	14.0%
Write-in	69	1.0%

Jessica Andrade, David M Low and Amanda Polley ahead in Benton County. Philomath's page.

Local measures

02-159 City of Corvallis: Amend Corvallis Charter to change city council, wards, and terms

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	12,306	58.2%
No	8,843	41.8%

Yes ahead with 58.2% in Benton County. Corvallis's page.

02-160 Corvallis School District 509J: Renewal of current five-year local option tax for school operations

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	22,787	79.9%
No	5,749	20.1%

Yes ahead with 79.9% in Benton County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 23,296 (79.5%), No 5,993 (20.5%).

02-158 Adair Rural Fire Protection District: Adair Rural Fire Protection District general obligation bond authorization

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	1,070	83.7%
No	209	16.3%

Yes ahead with 83.7% in Benton County.

02-157 North Albany Rural Fire Protection District: Measure proposing a five-year operating local option levy.

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	618	71.4%
No	248	28.6%

Yes ahead with 71.4% in Benton County.

Districts

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Director, Zone 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
David K Barron	26,395	98.6%
Write-in	387	1.4%

David K Barron is unopposed.

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Director, At-Large 2 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Rolando Beorchia	22,255	97.9%
Write-in	471	2.1%

Rolando Beorchia is unopposed.

Oregon's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:04 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

Race	Margin	2024 president	Shift
OR Senate	D +42.2	D +41.0	Not yet
OR Governor	D +32.1	D +41.0	Not yet
OR-04	D +36.9	D +41.0	Not yet

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Benton County has voted for president

Year	Democrat	Share	Republican	Share	Margin	Votes
2024	Kamala Harris	67.6%	Donald Trump	28.2%	D +39.3	50,208
2020	Joe Biden	67.9%	Donald Trump	28.2%	D +39.7	52,793
2016	Hillary Clinton	59.9%	Donald Trump	27.6%	D +32.3	48,753
2012	Barack Obama	62.0%	Mitt Romney	33.5%	D +28.5	44,802
2008	Barack Obama	64.3%	John McCain	32.8%	D +31.5	46,478
2004	John Kerry	58.0%	George W. Bush	40.4%	D +17.6	45,735
2000	Al Gore	50.9%	George W. Bush	41.4%	D +9.5	38,226

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +29.8.

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Oregon certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Oregon's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.