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Lincoln County, Oregon

2026 election results. Tina Kotek (D) has 56% of the vote for governor in Lincoln County, with about 89% of the expected vote counted. Below are also 39 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Lincoln County

U.S. Senate

Jeff Merkley
60.4%15,426
David Smith
36.1%9,233
Chris Henry
2.4%611
Gary Dye
1.1%286
89% counted

Statewide: Jeff Merkley wins. Called.

Governor

Tina Kotek
55.6%14,266
Christine Drazan
40.9%10,491
Brett Smith
3.5%894
89% counted

Statewide: not called; Tina Kotek leads.

U.S. House: Oregon 4th District

Val Hoyle
58.8%14,902
Monique DeSpain
37.9%9,622
Justin Filip
3.3%834
90% counted

Whole district: not called; Val Hoyle leads.

The leader in Lincoln 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 6, 8:40 PM.

39 local contests in Lincoln County

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

Lincoln County Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Amy A Southwell17,20599.0%
Write-in1771.0%

Amy A Southwell is unopposed.

Lincoln County Commissioner, Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Cathie Rigby13,29157.4%
Casey Miller9,72442.0%
Write-in1310.6%

Cathie Rigby ahead in Lincoln County.

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

CandidateVotesShare
Cristen Don13,76760.5%
Joe D Steere8,88439.1%
Write-in880.4%

Cristen Don ahead in Lincoln County.

Lincoln County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Jayne Welch16,36698.9%
Write-in1761.1%

Jayne Welch is unopposed.

Cities & towns

City of Depoe Bay Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph Cannon68397.3%
Write-in192.7%

Joseph Cannon is unopposed. Depoe Bay's page.

City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 2 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

CandidateVotesShare
Dave Pacific60598.7%
Write-in81.3%

Dave Pacific is unopposed. Depoe Bay's page.

City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Paul J Banas63498.4%
Write-in101.6%

Paul J Banas is unopposed. Depoe Bay's page.

City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 5

CandidateVotesShare
David Breitigam58599.0%
Write-in61.0%

David Breitigam is unopposed. Depoe Bay's page.

City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 6

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew Dembosky60399.3%
Write-in40.7%

Andrew Dembosky is unopposed. Depoe Bay's page.

City of Lincoln City Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Susan Wahlke2,29853.2%
Marci Baker1,99846.2%
Write-in260.6%

Susan Wahlke ahead in Lincoln County. Lincoln City's page.

Lincoln City Council Member, Ward I

CandidateVotesShare
Nicole Petersen99697.6%
Write-in252.4%

Nicole Petersen is unopposed.

Lincoln City Council Member, Ward II

CandidateVotesShare
Carolyn Nguyen78056.0%
Taylor Krueger60343.3%
Write-in110.8%

Carolyn Nguyen ahead in Lincoln County.

Lincoln City Council Member, Ward III

CandidateVotesShare
Stephen Percy84398.0%
Write-in172.0%

Stephen Percy is unopposed.

City of Newport Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jan Kaplan2,84466.4%
Sandy Roumagoux1,40132.7%
Write-in350.8%

Jan Kaplan ahead in Lincoln County. Newport's page.

City of Newport Council Members (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Angel Aparicio-Reyes3,04529.0%
CM Hall2,71925.9%
David N Allen2,57424.5%
Robert Emond2,05519.6%
Write-in920.9%

Angel Aparicio-Reyes, CM Hall and David N Allen ahead in Lincoln County. Newport's page.

City of Siletz Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Will Worman35696.5%
Write-in133.5%

Will Worman is unopposed. Siletz's page.

City of Siletz Council Member, Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Erik Maiorano29499.3%
Write-in20.7%

Erik Maiorano is unopposed. Siletz's page.

City of Siletz Council Member, Position 2 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

CandidateVotesShare
Misty Logan30499.0%
Write-in31.0%

Misty Logan is unopposed. Siletz's page.

City of Siletz Council Member, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Isaac DeAnda29497.7%
Write-in72.3%

Isaac DeAnda is unopposed. Siletz's page.

City of Toledo Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Tracy Mix78160.9%
Frank Silvia III48738.0%
Write-in141.1%

Tracy Mix ahead in Lincoln County. Toledo's page.

City of Toledo Council Member, Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Eric Chambers97799.0%
Write-in101.0%

Eric Chambers is unopposed. Toledo's page.

City of Toledo Council Member, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Nathan Keel94398.5%
Write-in141.5%

Nathan Keel is unopposed. Toledo's page.

City of Toledo Council Member, Position 6

CandidateVotesShare
Jackie Burns90698.3%
Write-in161.7%

Jackie Burns is unopposed. Toledo's page.

City of Waldport Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Jan Hansen56951.4%
Tony Thimakis43038.8%
Silas H Lester978.8%
Write-in121.1%

Jan Hansen ahead in Lincoln County. Waldport's page.

City of Waldport Council Members (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Michelle Severson58820.6%
Wendy Rush Knudson56819.9%
Laura Matthews52218.2%
Cathy Starr40414.1%
Susan Swander39613.8%
F Philip DeGeorge37413.1%
Write-in90.3%

Michelle Severson, Wendy Rush Knudson and Laura Matthews ahead in Lincoln County. Waldport's page.

City of Yachats Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Nicole Hedlund46295.3%
Write-in234.7%

Nicole Hedlund is unopposed. Yachats's page.

City of Yachats Council Members (Vote For 2) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Catherine A Whitten-Carey39039.7%
Kathy Theilacker34535.1%
Robert J Barrett23824.2%
Write-in101.0%

Catherine A Whitten-Carey and Kathy Theilacker ahead in Lincoln County. Yachats's page.

Local measures

21-241 City of Siletz: Amend the Siletz City Charter to Align with Model Charter

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes29770.4%
No12529.6%

Yes ahead with 70.4% in Lincoln County. Siletz's page.

21-242 City of Lincoln City: Adopt Revised Lincoln City Charter

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,43254.6%
No2,02245.4%

Yes ahead with 54.6% in Lincoln County. Lincoln City's page.

21-243 City of Lincoln City: City of Lincoln City General Obligation Bond For City Hall/Library

ChoiceVotesShare
No3,07767.1%
Yes1,50832.9%

No ahead with 67.1% in Lincoln County. Lincoln City's page.

21-244 City of Newport: Bonds to repair critical facilities; wastewater treatment, protect drinking water

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,67581.3%
No84418.7%

Yes ahead with 81.3% in Lincoln County. Newport's page.

Districts

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Director, Zone 2

CandidateVotesShare
Alan Fujishin15,42099.0%
Write-in1611.0%

Alan Fujishin is unopposed.

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Director, At Large (1)

CandidateVotesShare
Colton Blaser15,12399.1%
Write-in1440.9%

Colton Blaser is unopposed.

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Director, At Large (2) (2 Year Unexpired Term)

CandidateVotesShare
Carrie Wyler14,95199.0%
Write-in1521.0%

Carrie Wyler is unopposed.

Central Lincoln PUD - Subdivision 1 Director

CandidateVotesShare
Kaety Jacobson3,38198.7%
Write-in461.3%

Kaety Jacobson is unopposed.

Central Lincoln PUD - Subdivision 2 Director

CandidateVotesShare
Randy Grove3,29699.4%
Write-in210.6%

Randy Grove is unopposed.

Southwest Lincoln Water PUD Director, Subdivision 2

CandidateVotesShare
Jon Sommer132100.0%
Write-in00.0%

Jon Sommer is unopposed.

Southwest Lincoln Water PUD Director, Subdivision 3

CandidateVotesShare
Amanda Alshehri12498.4%
Write-in21.6%

Amanda Alshehri is unopposed.

Southwest Lincoln Water PUD Director, Subdivision 5

CandidateVotesShare
Don Tucker13298.5%
Write-in21.5%

Don Tucker is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
OR SenateD +25.1D +19.0Not yet
OR GovernorD +15.2D +19.0Not yet
OR-04D +21.5D +19.0D +2.5

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 Lincoln County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris57.4%Donald Trump39.1%D +18.429,797
2020Joe Biden56.6%Donald Trump40.6%D +16.030,725
2016Hillary Clinton49.5%Donald Trump39.7%D +9.725,256
2012Barack Obama58.3%Mitt Romney37.8%D +20.522,984
2008Barack Obama59.7%John McCain36.8%D +22.923,889
2004John Kerry56.5%George W. Bush41.8%D +14.824,325
2000Al Gore51.4%George W. Bush40.0%D +11.421,118

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 +6.9.

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.