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Yamhill County, Oregon

2026 election results. Christine Drazan (R) has 55% of the vote for governor in Yamhill County, with about 92% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 5.9 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 36 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Yamhill County

U.S. Senate

David Smith
49.1%24,423
Jeff Merkley
47.8%23,807
Chris Henry
2.0%1,006
Gary Dye
1.1%547
92% counted

Statewide: Jeff Merkley wins. Called.

Governor

Christine Drazan
54.5%27,277
Tina Kotek
42.6%21,312
Brett Smith
2.9%1,428
92% counted

Statewide: not called; Tina Kotek leads.

The leader in Yamhill 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, 8:21 AM.

36 local contests in Yamhill County

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

Yamhill County Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Keri Hinton23,21056.1%
Cindy Johnson17,98743.5%
Write-in1700.4%

Keri Hinton ahead in Yamhill County.

Cities & towns

City of Amity, Councilor, Position 4, At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Alice Thompson37897.9%
Write-in82.1%

Alice Thompson is unopposed. Amity's page.

City of Carlton, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Rake70956.2%
Jenny L Wilson53742.6%
Write-in151.2%

Brian Rake ahead in Yamhill County. Carlton's page.

City of Carlton, Councilor, 3 At-Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Ashley K Rhoads68623.4%
Tom Bischof66722.7%
Jami Egland63721.7%
Carol Fredrick52417.9%
Linda Watkins39813.6%
Write-in210.7%

Ashley K Rhoads, Tom Bischof and Jami Egland ahead in Yamhill County. Carlton's page.

City of Dayton, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew Hildebrandt67362.8%
Chris Teichroew38936.3%
Write-in90.8%

Andrew Hildebrandt ahead in Yamhill County. Dayton's page.

City of Dayton, Councilor, 3 At-Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Trini Marquez61745.0%
Colt Wilkins52438.2%
Write-in23016.8%

Trini Marquez and Colt Wilkins are unopposed. Dayton's page.

City of Dundee, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
David Ford1,15995.8%
Write-in514.2%

David Ford is unopposed. Dundee's page.

City of Dundee, Councilor, 3 At-Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Storr L Nelson1,07737.1%
Bryan Weil90831.3%
David Hinson88130.3%
Write-in371.3%

Storr L Nelson, Bryan Weil and David Hinson are unopposed. Dundee's page.

City of Gaston, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Glavan0—
William E Martin0—
Write-in0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Gaston's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: William E Martin 142 (60.7%), Scott Glavan 92 (39.3%).

City of Gaston, Council Member, Position 4

CandidateVotesShare
Scott P Hoodenpyl0—
Write-in0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Gaston's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Scott P Hoodenpyl 177 (97.3%).

City of Gaston, Council Member, Position 5

CandidateVotesShare
David Lee Benson0—
Write-in0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Gaston's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: David Lee Benson 165 (97.6%).

City of Gaston, Council Member, Position 6

CandidateVotesShare
Jake Howard0—
Write-in0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Gaston's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Jake Howard 160 (98.2%).

City of Lafayette, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Hilary Malcomson1,26593.1%
Write-in946.9%

Hilary Malcomson is unopposed. Lafayette's page.

City of Lafayette, Councilor, 3 At-Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Lee Gilgan1,08037.6%
Joseph William Carswell88230.7%
Craig Maki84329.4%
Write-in642.2%

Lee Gilgan, Joseph William Carswell and Craig Maki are unopposed. Lafayette's page.

City of Lafayette, Councilor, 3 At-Large (2 Year Unexpired Term) (Vote For 1)

CandidateVotesShare
Russell Burrows1,11397.0%
Write-in353.0%

Russell Burrows is unopposed. Lafayette's page.

City of McMinnville, Councilor, Ward 1

CandidateVotesShare
Abigail Neilan2,34596.1%
Write-in963.9%

Abigail Neilan is unopposed. McMinnville's page.

City of McMinnville, Councilor, Ward 2

CandidateVotesShare
Zack Geary4,03097.5%
Write-in1042.5%

Zack Geary is unopposed. McMinnville's page.

City of McMinnville, Councilor, Ward 3

CandidateVotesShare
Richard Smith Savage1,42335.5%
Carson Benner1,39234.7%
Katie Russ1,17729.3%
Write-in200.5%

Richard Smith Savage ahead in Yamhill County. McMinnville's page.

City of Newberg, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Elise Yarnell Hollamon5,43450.4%
William Rosacker5,32849.4%
Write-in250.2%

Elise Yarnell Hollamon ahead in Yamhill County. Newberg's page.

City of Newberg, Councilor, District 2 At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Britta Mansfield5,37152.5%
Leisha Adams4,82147.1%
Write-in330.3%

Britta Mansfield ahead in Yamhill County. Newberg's page.

City of Newberg, Councilor, District 4 At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Robyn Wheatley5,38651.7%
Larry Hampton5,00848.1%
Write-in200.2%

Robyn Wheatley ahead in Yamhill County. Newberg's page.

City of Newberg, Councilor, District 6 At-Large

CandidateVotesShare
Derek Carmon6,32497.8%
Write-in1412.2%

Derek Carmon is unopposed. Newberg's page.

City of Sheridan, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Cale Aaron George1,08071.1%
Lucy A Hebert42027.6%
Write-in201.3%

Cale Aaron George ahead in Yamhill County. Sheridan's page.

City of Sheridan, Councilor, 3 At-Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Glenn F Signa77631.2%
Gwen Fink76630.8%
Ian Houston60824.5%
Write-in33413.4%

Glenn F Signa, Gwen Fink and Ian Houston are unopposed. Sheridan's page.

City of Willamina, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Vickie K Hernandez33292.2%
Write-in287.8%

Vickie K Hernandez is unopposed. Willamina's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Vickie K Hernandez 527 (92.1%).

City of Willamina, Councilor, 3 At-Large (Vote For 3) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Cori Blackwell27129.3%
Tiffany Mooney22824.6%
Michael Alger21022.7%
Jennifer Pederson20021.6%
Write-in161.7%

Cori Blackwell, Tiffany Mooney and Michael Alger ahead in Yamhill County. Willamina's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Cori Blackwell 425 (28.7%), Tiffany Mooney 364 (24.6%), Michael Alger 336 (22.7%).

City of Yamhill, Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Shea Corrigan46893.8%
Write-in316.2%

Shea Corrigan is unopposed. Yamhill's page.

City of Yamhill, Councilor, 2 At-Large (Vote For 2) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Patty Pairan37950.9%
Lauren Randolph32343.4%
Write-in425.6%

Patty Pairan and Lauren Randolph are unopposed. Yamhill's page.

Local measures

36-241 Yamhill: Referendum on Yamhill County Board Ordinance 948: Yamhelas Westsider Trail.

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes23,37051.1%
No22,38448.9%

Yes ahead with 51.1% in Yamhill County.

36-242 City of Lafayette: Approve expenditure of funds to improve Canyon View Pump Station.

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,55484.3%
No29015.7%

Yes ahead with 84.3% in Yamhill County. Lafayette's page.

36-243 City of Dayton: 5 YEAR RENEWAL OF PUBLIC SAFETY TAX FOR POLICE SERVICES

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes67560.4%
No44339.6%

Yes ahead with 60.4% in Yamhill County. Dayton's page.

34-355 Hillsboro School District 1J: Bonds Fixing Failing & Aging Infrastructure; Improving Safety, Vocational Facilities.

ChoiceVotesShare
No981.8%
Yes218.2%

No ahead with 81.8% in Yamhill County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 35,694 (63.6%), No 20,431 (36.4%).

Districts

Yamhill County Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, Zone 1

CandidateVotesShare
Nick Chasuk27,60898.4%
Write-in4501.6%

Nick Chasuk is unopposed.

Yamhill County Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, Zone 5 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

CandidateVotesShare
Ken Nygren27,73598.6%
Write-in3981.4%

Ken Nygren is unopposed.

Yamhill County Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, At-Large, Position 1

CandidateVotesShare
Shauna Sherick28,48798.7%
Write-in3801.3%

Shauna Sherick is unopposed.

Yamhill County Soil and Water Conservation District, Director, At-Large, Position 2

CandidateVotesShare
Joshua Simonson27,55698.5%
Write-in4061.5%

Joshua Simonson 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 +1.3R +6.3D +5.1
OR GovernorR +12.3R +6.3R +5.9
OR-06R +0.7R +6.3D +5.6

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 Yamhill County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris45.0%Donald Trump51.1%R +6.157,786
2020Joe Biden46.1%Donald Trump50.2%R +4.058,917
2016Hillary Clinton39.6%Donald Trump47.7%R +8.148,753
2012Barack Obama44.9%Mitt Romney51.4%R +6.542,907
2008Barack Obama47.8%John McCain49.1%R +1.443,526
2004John Kerry41.7%George W. Bush56.6%R +14.942,142
2000Al Gore40.1%George W. Bush54.0%R +13.935,539

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 +7.8.

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.