Columbia County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Oregon Senate and Oregon House and more, and where they stand on agriculture, housing and public safety.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Columbia County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Oregon Secretary of State elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Columbia County is split across 2 Oregon House districts.
Find your districts by addressOregon House: 2 districtsDistricts 31, 32
Oregon House District 31Darcey Edwards (R) · Tom L Forest (D)
Darcey Edwards
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Addressing Oregon's housing crisis
- Strengthening public safety
- Expanding economic opportunity for working families
About Darcey Edwards
Darcey Edwards is the Republican state representative for Oregon House District 31, per her campaign site. A Realtor and landowner, she was sworn into office at the start of the 2025 legislative session and serves on committees covering behavioral health, climate and housing, per her campaign site. She is running for re-election, citing the housing crisis, public safety and economic opportunity among her priorities, per her campaign site.
Tom L Forest
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports increased funding for public schools
- Supports changes to the corporate tax structure
- Supports establishing more public transportation options in rural parts of the state
About Tom L Forest
Tom Forest is a Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 31. He is a former software engineer who worked for Nike, Intel and Portland General Electric, per a Multnomah County Democrats candidate profile. He has served on the Banks School Board and as a volunteer on its budget committee. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Darcey Edwards (Republican), Tom L Forest (Democrat) are on the ballot for Oregon House District 31 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Oregon Secretary of State's ORESTAR certified candidate filing list (read September 17, 2026).
Full race pageOregon House District 32Cyrus Javadi (D) · Max Sherman (R)
Cyrus Javadi
Cyrus Javadi is a candidate for Oregon State Representative whose campaign lists 2026 events in Clatsop and Tillamook counties, per the campaign site.
Max Sherman
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Strong families and local control
- Tax relief for struggling families
- Support for farming, fishing and timber industries
About Max Sherman
Max Sherman is a retired educator who spent 35 years teaching agriculture, welding and biology at Tillamook and Canby High Schools, per the campaign site. Sherman operates a farm in Hebo with spouse Lynda, per the campaign site.
Cyrus Javadi (Democrat) (also on the Independent line), Max Sherman (Republican) are on the ballot for Oregon House District 32 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Oregon Secretary of State's ORESTAR certified candidate filing list (read September 17, 2026).
Full race pageOregon Senate District 16Courtney Bangs (R) · Melisa Finkle (Independent) · Rachel Armitage (D)
Courtney Bangs
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports protecting working forests and natural resource employment, and reducing regulatory barriers to housing development.
- Wants improved rural infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and flood protection, and supports local law enforcement.
About Courtney Bangs
Courtney Bangs is an educator and Clatsop County Commissioner who operates a sixth generation family farm in Knappa, in northwest Oregon, with her husband, per her campaign site. She has served on the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners since 2020 and works as an academic director and teacher at Encore Academy in Warrenton, per the same source.
Melisa Finkle
Melisa Finkle has worked for ten years as an investigator for the State of Oregon, per the Tillamook Headlight Herald. She is running as an independent candidate and is not seeking party endorsements, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Rachel Armitage
Rachel Armitage previously served as an appointed Oregon state senator representing District 16, from January 2022 to January 2023, per Oregon Capital Chronicle. She works in sales and is a native of Oregon's North Coast region, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Courtney Bangs (Republican), Melisa Finkle (Independent), Rachel Armitage (Democrat) are on the ballot for Oregon Senate District 16 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Oregon Secretary of State's ORESTAR certified candidate filing list (read September 17, 2026).
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Oregon's field is the Secretary of State's ORESTAR candidate filings for the November 3, 2026 general election. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary; Oregon allows cross-nomination, so a candidate can appear with more than one party. All 60 state House seats and half of the 30 state Senate seats are up. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Columbia County, Oregon on November 3, 2026?
Columbia County sample ballot 2026: see where the oregon senate and oregon house candidates stand on agriculture, housing and public safety. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Oregon?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Oregon are listed on the Oregon election hub. Oregon election hub →
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