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Grant County, Oregon

2026 election results. Christine Drazan (R) has 82% of the vote for governor in Grant County, with about 82% of the expected vote counted. Below are also 21 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Grant County

U.S. Senate

David Smith
76.0%2,807
Jeff Merkley
21.2%784
Gary Dye
1.4%51
Chris Henry
1.4%50
82% counted

Statewide: Jeff Merkley wins. Called.

Governor

Christine Drazan
81.9%3,052
Tina Kotek
15.5%576
Brett Smith
2.6%97
82% counted

Statewide: not called; Tina Kotek leads.

The leader in Grant 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 4, 12:01 PM.

21 local contests in Grant County

City and town races, local measures, districts and other local offices on Grant 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.

Cities & towns

Canyon City Council (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Turner23433.3%
Rachelle Simmons23132.9%
Jim Johnston22532.0%
Write-in131.8%

Matt Turner, Rachelle Simmons and Jim Johnston are unopposed.

John Day Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Sherrie Rininger38584.4%
Write-in7115.6%

Sherrie Rininger is unopposed.

Long Creek Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Don Porter5878.4%
Write-in1621.6%

Don Porter is unopposed.

Mt Vernon Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Kenny Delano18176.7%
Greg Naber5322.5%
Write-in20.8%

Kenny Delano ahead in Grant County.

Prairie City Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Colby Bradford34091.2%
Write-in338.8%

Colby Bradford is unopposed.

Prairie City Council At Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Emily Bernard29948.7%
Ed Clark19631.9%
Write-in11919.4%

Emily Bernard and Ed Clark are unopposed.

Local measures

12-88 John Day: Imposes city tax on marijuana retailer's sale of marijuana items.

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes36454.7%
No30245.3%

Yes ahead with 54.7% in Grant County.

12-89 Canyon City: Amend the Canyon City Charter to Align with Model Charter

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes17162.0%
No10538.0%

Yes ahead with 62.0% in Grant County.

Districts

Grant County Soil & Water At Large #2

CandidateVotesShare
Didgette McCracken2,73198.7%
Write-in371.3%

Didgette McCracken is unopposed.

Grant County Soil & Water Zone #1

CandidateVotesShare
Alec Oliver2,75599.0%
Write-in291.0%

Alec Oliver is unopposed.

Monument Soil & Water At Large #2

CandidateVotesShare
Zachary Pogue16597.1%
Write-in52.9%

Zachary Pogue is unopposed.

Monument Soil & Water Zone #1

CandidateVotesShare
John Volle15696.9%
Write-in53.1%

John Volle is unopposed.

Other local offices

Dayville Position #2

CandidateVotesShare
David Billar6795.7%
Write-in34.3%

David Billar is unopposed.

Dayville Position #3

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Waltenburg7098.6%
Write-in11.4%

Robert Waltenburg is unopposed.

Dayville Position #4

CandidateVotesShare
Ilah Bennett5083.3%
Write-in1016.7%

Ilah Bennett is unopposed.

John Day Council At Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Amy Walker43630.4%
Ron Phillips35324.6%
Debbie Miller32122.4%
Meloni Cochran29420.5%
Write-in312.2%

Amy Walker, Ron Phillips and Debbie Miller ahead in Grant County.

Long Creek Position #3

CandidateVotesShare
Brent Near5885.3%
Write-in1014.7%

Brent Near is unopposed.

Long Creek Position #4

CandidateVotesShare
Denise Porter6084.5%
Write-in1115.5%

Denise Porter is unopposed.

Monument Position #4

CandidateVotesShare
Melissa Hatley3895.0%
Write-in25.0%

Melissa Hatley is unopposed.

Monument Position #5

CandidateVotesShare
Kristi Guimont3694.7%
Write-in25.3%

Kristi Guimont is unopposed.

Mt Vernon Council At Large (Vote For 2) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Justin Deming20955.3%
Rhonda J Sorenson16443.4%
Write-in51.3%

Justin Deming and Rhonda J Sorenson are unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OR SenateR +56.3R +62.1Not yet
OR GovernorR +68.2R +62.1Not yet
OR-02R +60.6R +62.1Not 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 Grant County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.3%Donald Trump78.3%R +60.04,455
2020Joe Biden20.2%Donald Trump77.1%R +56.94,594
2016Hillary Clinton17.0%Donald Trump74.0%R +56.94,340
2012Barack Obama21.8%Mitt Romney74.8%R +53.03,911
2008Barack Obama25.7%John McCain71.2%R +45.53,909
2004John Kerry19.2%George W. Bush78.9%R +59.74,061
2000Al Gore15.3%George W. Bush80.0%R +64.73,846

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 +4.7.

Other counties in Oregon

Oregon results

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.