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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Lakeside Mayor & City Council Election 2026

4 of 7 council seats are on the ballot, with 5 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

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Every Lakeside voter votes for mayor and for up to three of the four council candidates; the top three win.

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Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

What the next council decides

01New wastewater treatment plant4 sourced facts

Where it standsLakeside is building a new wastewater treatment plant to replace one built in 1978, funded by state ARPA money and a state loan.

What's on the tableThe council sets sewer rates to repay the loan and oversees the project budget.

02City budget without a property tax3 sourced facts

Where it standsLakeside has no permanent property tax rate and relies on lodging taxes, state-shared revenue, fees and grants.

What's on the tableThe council adopts the budget and decides whether to ask voters for a permanent tax rate.

03Tourism, the dunes and Tenmile Lake3 sourced facts

Where it standsLakeside relies on tourism taxes, and the town offers direct ATV access to the Oregon Dunes.

What's on the tableThe council decides how to spend lodging tax money and sets rules for visitors, events and ATV routes.

2 notes on these statements

Nikki Wood is the only candidate for mayor. City of Lakeside · Sep 2, 2026

Of the Lakeside candidates, only Alan Pointer's answers were posted by the League of Women Voters of Coos County, which asked all municipal candidates three questions. League of Women Voters of Coos County · Oct 21, 2026

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    The seat math

    3 stay (not up this year): Nikki Harden, Thomas Miller, Robert Ward4 on this ballot

    7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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