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Gearhart, Oregon

2026 election results. 2 contests on Gearhart's ballot in Oregon's official results. Councilor, Position 1: Karl Leigh ahead. Councilor, Position 3: Virginia Dideum is unopposed.

2 contests on Gearhart's ballot

From Oregon's official results file, where the contest's name gives Gearhart as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Cities & towns

City of Gearhart, Councilor, Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Karl Leigh57859.0%
Joseph Clark39240.0%
Write-in90.9%

Karl Leigh ahead.

City of Gearhart, Councilor, Position 3

CandidateVotesShare
Virginia Dideum64684.1%
Write-in12215.9%

Virginia Dideum is unopposed.

Statewide races in Clatsop County

U.S. Senate

Jeff Merkley
56.4%11,224
David Smith
40.2%7,989
Chris Henry
2.2%445
90% counted

These are Clatsop County's votes, which include Gearhart's. Statewide: Jeff Merkley wins. Called.

Governor

Tina Kotek
50.5%10,080
Christine Drazan
45.9%9,154
Brett Smith
3.7%730
90% counted

These are Clatsop County's votes, which include Gearhart's. Statewide: not called; Tina Kotek leads.

Results for Gearhart alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Clatsop County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.

Sources & scope

Oregon's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:04 PM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Gearhart as their place; other contests on Gearhart voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Clatsop County's page.