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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Umatilla Mayor & City Council Election 2026

5 of 6 council seats are on the ballot, with 8 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

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

Every Umatilla voter picks one candidate in each contest: mayor and council Positions 1, 3, 4 and 5; the top vote-getter in each wins.

Election Day; ballots due in drop boxes by 8 p.m. or postmarked by today · Nov 3

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What the next council decides

01License plate reader cameras3 sourced facts

Where it standsUmatilla police use Flock automated license plate reader cameras bought under the department's budget; the council took no formal vote to approve the purchase.

What's on the tableWhether to keep paying for the camera subscription and whether such technology should need council approval or a public policy review.

02Camping in parks and homelessness3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn July 2026 the council adopted Ordinance 888 updating the city's camping rules, with an emergency clause so it took effect at once.

What's on the tableHow the new camping rules are enforced and how Umatilla takes part in the regional Project PATH homeless services program.

03Water and sewer for Power City and Brownell3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city built new water and sewer lines in the Power City and Brownell areas and set up a grant program to pay for connecting existing homes in Brownell.

What's on the tableWhether to extend connection grants to Power City and how property owners outside city limits are brought into the city.

04Urban renewal and data center growth4 sourced facts

Where it standsIn July 2026 the council adopted East and West Umatilla urban renewal plans, which use tax increment financing to pay for listed infrastructure projects.

What's on the tableWhich projects in the urban renewal plans get funded first, and when.

05New police station4 sourced facts

Where it standsVoters approved Bond Measure 30-168 in November 2025, and construction of the new police station is under way with a citizen oversight committee.

What's on the tableOversight of the police station's construction budget and schedule.

06Rock the Locks festival2 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council extended the city-run Rock the Locks Music Festival through 2028, with annual reviews of its economic and community results.

What's on the tableWhether the festival continues after each annual review, and how to handle neighbors' noise complaints and vendor contracts.

1 note on these statements

Jared Tesch is the only candidate for mayor, and Katie McMillan and Dennis McMillan are unopposed; Positions 1 and 4 are contested. Umatilla County Elections

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  1. 1. Should Umatilla police keep using automated license plate reader cameras?

  2. 2. Should the city enforce limits on camping and sleeping in parks?

  3. 3. Should the city pay to connect existing homes in Brownell and Power City to city water and sewer?

  4. 4. Should Umatilla use urban renewal districts to pay for development projects?

  5. 5. Should the city keep running the Rock the Locks Music Festival?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted8 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Daren Dufloth, Bruce McLane5 on this ballot

6 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The City Council consists of six councilors elected from the city at large to four-year terms. City of Umatilla
  • The mayor presides over the council and votes only to break a tie; the mayor's term is four years. City of Umatilla
  • The mayor and Council Positions 1, 3 and 5 are up in November 2026; Positions 2, 4 and 6 are next up in November 2028. City of Umatilla
  • City Council positions are unpaid, voluntary positions. City of Umatilla

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