Redmond, ORVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Redmond Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

8 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council · Vote for up to 3

Voters citywide choose the mayor; for council, five candidates compete in one pool and the three with the most votes win.

4 notes on these statements

Councilors John Nielsen and Cat Zwicker hold two of the three council seats on the ballot and are not seeking another term. Kathryn Osborne, the third, is seeking a second term. The Source Weekly, Eight candidates vie for Redmond City Council, mayor · Aug 26, 2026

Raven Hansen and Barbara Tate missed the September 30 League of Women Voters forum; Tobias Colvin, Katherine Osborne, Paul Povey and the three mayoral candidates attended. The Source Weekly, Redmond council and mayor candidates weigh in at League of Women Voters forum · Oct 2, 2026

Jay Patrick is a Redmond city councilor with a term ending in 2028. City of Redmond, City Council page

Trevor Johnson and Hank Majetich filed for City Council and later withdrew, according to the city's candidate filings page. City of Redmond, Running for Elected Office (candidate filings)

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Clifford EvelynCouncilor; term ends 20283sourcedShannon WeddingCouncilor; term ends 20282sourced

Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesEast Redmond managed camp, Water supply and conservation, Data centersKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

East Redmond managed camp

Where it standsThe City and Deschutes County agreed to build a managed homeless camp in East Redmond, which minutes from April 2026 said was expected to be operational by June with 36 spaces.

What's on the tableWhether and how the City keeps funding and coordinating the camp and enforcement around it.

Water supply and conservation

Where it standsRedmond faces uncertainty about securing additional municipal water rights as underground aquifer levels decline, and has adopted a tiered rate structure that raised rates for bigger water users.

What's on the tableWhich conservation policies the City adds and how it plans water for growth.

Data centers

Where it standsCandidates at a League of Women Voters forum said data centers should not be sited in Redmond because of the lack of water.

What's on the tableWhether the City adopts new policies or a moratorium on data centers, and how it develops an east-side industrial hub.

Housing costs and Northpoint Vista

Where it standsThe City is paying for utilities at Northpoint Vista, a 450-home neighborhood in northeast Redmond where at least 30% of homes must be restricted to certain incomes.

What's on the tableHow the City uses fees, infrastructure spending and land to encourage lower-cost housing.

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. Should the City help fund and run the East Redmond managed homeless camp with Deschutes County?

  2. 2. How should Redmond promote water conservation?

  3. 3. What should Redmond do about data centers?

  4. 4. Should the City waive system development charges for affordable housing?

  5. 5. Should the City pay for utility infrastructure at income-restricted housing projects?

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Key dates

    The seat math

    2 stay (not up this year): Clifford Evelyn, Shannon Wedding4 on this ballot

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

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