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Josephine County, Oregon

2026 election results. Christine Drazan (R) has 65% of the vote for governor in Josephine County, with about 84% of the expected vote counted. Below are also 20 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Josephine County

U.S. Senate

David Smith
60.5%23,774
Jeff Merkley
36.8%14,442
Chris Henry
1.6%614
Gary Dye
1.1%445
83% counted

Statewide: Jeff Merkley wins. Called.

Governor

Christine Drazan
65.1%25,810
Tina Kotek
32.2%12,775
Brett Smith
2.7%1,073
84% counted

Statewide: not called; Tina Kotek leads.

The leader in Josephine 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, 1:15 AM.

20 local contests in Josephine County

County offices, city and town races, local measures and districts on Josephine 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

Josephine County Clerk & Recorder

CandidateVotesShare
Rhiannon Henkels23,63998.3%
Write-in4081.7%

Rhiannon Henkels is unopposed.

Josephine County Commissioner, Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Colene Martin21,21057.5%
John West15,50342.0%
Write-in1850.5%

Colene Martin ahead in Josephine County.

Josephine County Commissioner, Position 2 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Jones19,00054.1%
Chad Hansen15,97545.5%
Write-in1470.4%

Mark Jones ahead in Josephine County.

Josephine County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Dave Daniel29,47980.6%
Jonathan Knapp6,75918.5%
Write-in3210.9%

Dave Daniel ahead in Josephine County.

Josephine County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Dustin M Calvo18,74354.3%
Simon Hare15,64245.3%
Write-in1180.3%

Dustin M Calvo ahead in Josephine County.

Cities & towns

City of Cave Junction Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jesse Dugas57169.4%
Barbara Howard24529.8%
Write-in70.9%

Jesse Dugas ahead in Josephine County. Cave Junction's page.

City of Cave Junction Council, Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Stacey Grabarz43770.7%
Write-in18129.3%

Stacey Grabarz is unopposed. Cave Junction's page.

City of Cave Junction Council, Position 3

CandidateVotesShare
Jean Ann Miles55097.2%
Write-in162.8%

Jean Ann Miles is unopposed. Cave Junction's page.

City of Grants Pass Council, Ward 1

CandidateVotesShare
Rob Pell7,98963.4%
Michael J O'Coyne4,56136.2%
Write-in590.5%

Rob Pell ahead in Josephine County. Grants Pass's page.

City of Grants Pass Council, Ward 2

CandidateVotesShare
Rick Riker5,70347.1%
Erin Cook3,89632.2%
Candy Rosenberg2,47120.4%
Write-in360.3%

Rick Riker ahead in Josephine County. Grants Pass's page.

City of Grants Pass Council, Ward 3

CandidateVotesShare
Seth Benham9,06376.5%
Konnor Kirkpatrick2,71722.9%
Write-in670.6%

Seth Benham ahead in Josephine County. Grants Pass's page.

City of Grants Pass Council, Ward 4

CandidateVotesShare
Tom Bradbeer8,56398.2%
Write-in1561.8%

Tom Bradbeer is unopposed. Grants Pass's page.

Local measures

17-129 Josephine: Renewal of Current Five-Year Jail and Juvenile Local Option Tax

ChoiceVotesShare
No21,32555.5%
Yes17,10644.5%

No ahead with 55.5% in Josephine County.

17-128 Williams Rural Fire Protection District: Five-Year Local Option Levy for Fire and Emergency Services

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes70667.4%
No34232.6%

Yes ahead with 67.4% in Josephine County.

17-130 Grants Pass School District 7: Bonds to update school facilities, increase safety; receive grant

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes9,19759.7%
No6,21540.3%

Yes ahead with 59.7% in Josephine County.

Districts

Illinois Valley Soil & Water Conservation District Director, Zone 2

CandidateVotesShare
Rhett B Nelsen2,72798.2%
Write-in511.8%

Rhett B Nelsen is unopposed.

Illinois Valley Soil & Water Conservation District Director, Zone 3

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Webb2,61797.8%
Write-in592.2%

Robert Webb is unopposed.

Illinois Valley Soil & Water Conservatoin District Director, At Large 2

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Allen White2,63298.0%
Write-in542.0%

Robert Allen White is unopposed.

Two Rivers Soil & Water Conservation District Director, Zone 1 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

CandidateVotesShare
William Reid18,03498.7%
Write-in2401.3%

William Reid is unopposed.

Two Rivers Soil & Water Conservation District Director, Zone 3

CandidateVotesShare
Christi Reilly17,98698.7%
Write-in2401.3%

Christi Reilly is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OR SenateR +24.4R +29.6Not yet
OR GovernorR +33.8R +29.6Not yet
OR-02R +25.3R +29.6Not 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 Josephine County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris34.1%Donald Trump62.7%R +28.649,616
2020Joe Biden35.7%Donald Trump61.5%R +25.851,641
2016Hillary Clinton30.2%Donald Trump60.4%R +30.244,560
2012Barack Obama37.2%Mitt Romney58.8%R +21.740,238
2008Barack Obama41.4%John McCain54.6%R +13.242,049
2004John Kerry36.0%George W. Bush62.1%R +26.142,275
2000Al Gore32.3%George W. Bush60.4%R +28.136,733

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 R +0.5.

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.