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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Gervais Mayor & City Council Election 2026

4 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 8 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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All Gervais voters choose one mayor, up to two councilors for 2-year terms, and up to two councilors for 4-year terms.

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What the next council decides

01Police services3 sourced facts

Where it standsGervais runs its own small police department, and in 2025 the city weighed contracting police services out to cut costs.

What's on the tableThe council decides how much to spend on police and whether to keep its own department or contract with another agency.

02City finances3 sourced facts

Where it standsGervais ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with a general fund deficit and is catching up on overdue audits.

What's on the tableThe council adopts the yearly budget and decides how to repay internal loans and rebuild the general fund.

03Water and storm water rates2 sourced facts

Where it standsA 5% water rate increase and a higher storm water fee took effect July 1, 2026.

What's on the tableThe council sets utility rates and fees each year.

04Park zoning1 sourced fact

Where it standsIn June 2026 the council started action to rezone city parks from residential zoning to public use zoning.

What's on the tableThe council will decide whether to adopt the park rezoning.

  • At its June 4, 2026 meeting the council approved initiating action to rezone city parks from residential zoning, which allows housing, to public use zoning. Woodburn Independent · Jun 7, 2026
2 notes on these statements

Two candidates, James Gould and Audra Geddes, filed for the two City Councilor positions with 4-year terms. City of Gervais certification of candidates to Marion County Elections · Aug 31, 2026

Three candidates, Liz Wright, Jesse Geddes and Becky Newton, filed for the two City Councilor positions with 2-year terms. City of Gervais certification of candidates to Marion County Elections · Aug 31, 2026

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    The seat math

    0 stay (not up this year): 4 on this ballot

    5 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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