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ELECTION RESULTS
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Reporting by the Oregon Secretary of State
as of noon on Nov. 10. Numbers for state and
federal races are statewide results.
U.S. President
Joe Biden (D) — 56.47%
Donald Trump (R) — 40.38%
U.S. Senator
Jeff Merkley (D) — 56.94%
Jo Rae Perkins (R) — 39.34%
U.S. Representative
Cliff Bentz (R) — 60.03%
Alex Spenser (D) — 36.79%
Secretary of State
Shemia Fagan (D) — 50.38%
Kim Thatcher (R) — 43.21%
State Treasurer
Tobias Read (D) — 51.76%
Jeff Gudman (R) — 41.49%
State Attorney General
Ellen Rosenblum (D) — 56.02%
Michael Cross (R) — 41.34%
State Senate District 29
Bill Hansell (R) — 76.01%
Mildred O’Callaghan (D) 23.83%
House District 57
Greg Smith (R) — 76.8%
Roland Ruhe (D) — 23.01%
House District 58
Bobby Levy (R) — 72.09%
Nolan Bylenga (D) — 27.76%
Umatilla County Commissioner, Position 3
Dan Dorran — 54.37%
Holly Jo Beers — 42.36%
her success came from previous advo-
cacy work in the community and by
“dominating” Facebook during the
campaign.
“This is fantastic. I’m thrilled with
the honor, and we’ve got some work to
do,” she said.
Rod Hardin, who has already
served 28 years on the city council
and is retired from a previous career
as principal of Hermiston Christian
School, was in fourth after the ini-
tial results came in, with 19.19% of
the vote. He said serving on the coun-
cil has been a pleasure, that he loves
Hermiston and that he wants to con-
tinue serving the community.
“I’ve really enjoyed it all these
years,” he said.
He said the coming term would
likely be his “last hurrah” on the
council.
The race was a relatively competi-
tive one, with just over 300 votes sep-
arating fi rst and fi fth place, which was
McCarthy with 18.69% of the vote.
McCarthy said during the coun-
cil meeting that he suspected he may
have slipped to last because he had
lived in the city less time than the
other candidates, but the fact that the
race was so close gave him hope for
the special election.
Incumbents Doherty,
Matlack win reelection
By ALEX CASTLE
STAFF WRITER
Morrow County voters
gave incumbents a seal of
approval on Election Night,
with unoffi cial results indi-
cating that three incumbents
are headed back to offi ce for
another term.
In his fi rst bid for reelec-
tion, Jim Doherty defeated
challenger Joel Peterson by
over a thousand votes and a
margin of roughly 61% of
the vote to 39%.
“I just hope I can live up
to that over the next four
years,” Doherty said of the
resounding margin. “It just
really drives you forward.”
Doherty, a Boardman
cattle rancher and fi rst-
term member of the Mor-
row County Board of Com-
missioners, said he’s found
a passion for serving on the
board and is aiming to con-
tinue his work representing
each of the county’s various
communities.
“I don’t really have an
agenda to carry forward, I
just want to kind of keep my
ear to the ground and listen
to what the folks wants,”
Doherty said.
Of the 4,753 votes cast
in the race, Doherty held an
advantage of 2,899 votes to
1,848 for Peterson.
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said, and his goal is that
the people they meet there
will help them feel better
beyond just the medication
or other treatment that may
be administered.
“It’s about how they feel
when they leave,” he said.
“Do they say, ‘That recep-
tionist was fantastic, that
doctor listened to me, that
nurse was so gentle with my
child’?”
Two incumbents for the
Umatilla City Council won
by large margins and for-
mer mayor Daren Dufl oth
won his race for a seat on
the council.
According to results
released on Nov. 4, Dufl oth
had 53.3% of the vote for
position No. 2 on the coun-
cil, ahead of newcomer
Devon Mitchell.
Dufl oth, who owns The
Bridge with his wife, Pau-
lette, has served on the city
council before and was
also mayor from 2017 until
2019 before being defeated
by current Mayor Mary
Dedrick when he ran for a
second term. On election
night, he said he was look-
ing forward to serving the
city again.
“I’m just excited to see
where we’re going to go
and be a member of the
team going forward,” he
said.
Incumbent
Ashley
Wheeler was running for a
second term in position No.
4 against challenger Isis
Ilias. Initial results showed
her with 75.68% of the
vote.
Matlack reelected
Morrow County Sheriff
Ken Matlack is headed back
for a fi fth, four-year term
after receiving roughly 60%
of the vote against chal-
lenger Mark Pratt.
“I’m relieved that it
appears that the citizens of
Morrow County are support-
ive of me,” Matlack said.
“I’m just really happy that I
can continue on.
Pratt, a former sheriff’s
deputy who is now a ser-
geant with the Boardman
Police Department, had
run his campaign on bring-
ing a new leadership style
to the sheriff’s offi ce that
would include restructuring
and refocusing some of its
resources.
Already in his 16th
year as the county sheriff,
Matlack said the election
results gave him a sense of
approval for the job he’s
done so far .
Hospitals have had chal-
lenges far beyond the usual
this year as COVID-19 has
caused upheaval and fi nan-
cial blows. While hospitals
are still facing challenges
— including need exceed-
ing capacity in some parts of
the country — Sims said it
is encouraging that provid-
ers are working with far bet-
ter information now about
how to treat COVID-19 and
prevent its spread than in the
early days of the pandemic.
“(In the spring) the sci-
ence was still trying to catch
up,” he said.
Sims encouraged peo-
ple to follow experts’ advice
on keeping safe, including
masks, hand-washing and
social distancing. Oregon’s
COVID-19 numbers are far
lower than Iowa’s where he
came from, he said, but are
still “not good.”
While he’s still settling
in, Sims said so far he and
his family are loving the
community.
“There’s something spe-
cial about Hermiston,” he
said.
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald
Hermiston Herald, File
Former Umatilla mayor
Daren Dufl oth leads Devon
Mitchell for position No. 2
on the Umatilla City Council.
Wheeler, a business
owner and the offi ce man-
ager at Edward Jones
Investments, was appointed
to the position in 2018.
“After being appointed
... it’s great to hear from
the people that I’m doing a
good job,” she said.
She said working with
city staff and the other
councilors has been a
“great group of people”
and she is looking forward
to the good things Umatilla
has in store. She also touted
residents’ new ability to
Umatilla
City
Council
candidates
answer
questions
during
a
candidates’
forum
at
Umatilla City Hall on
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.
participate in council meet-
ings online over Zoom, and
said she hopes people will
take advantage of that.
Incumbent Roak Ten-
Eyck won another term on
position No. 6 on the coun-
cil, beating newcomer Ivan
Gutierrez with 57.63% of
the vote.
TenEyck was appointed
to the council in 2013 and
successfully ran to keep
the position in 2017. He is
a crop advisor for Simplot
Grower Solutions. He said
he was feeling good about
the prospect of serving
another term.
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Susan Whelan — 35.29%
Don Tyrell — 31.19%
Ralph E. Parrish Jr. — 30.94%
Echo Mayor
Chad Ray — 56.54%
Jeanne Hampton — 41.83%
Echo City Council at-large (runoff for 3 seats)
Tammy Williams — 31.65%
Jessica Holben — 29.2%
Richard Thew — 28.29%
Boardman Mayor
Paul Keff er — 55.58%
Sandy Toms — 26.26%
Jonathan Tallman — 17.30%
Boardman City Council, at large (runoff for 3
seats)
Paul Beagle — 20.11%
Katy Norton — 19.25%
Brenda Profi tt — 18.12%
Jennifer Leighton — 14.46%
David Jones — 12.65%
Isaac Williams — 11.52%
Chandler Schaak — 3.34%
Measure 30-145 (Second Amendment Sanc-
tuary Ordinance)
Yes — 62.03%
Measure 107 (Campaign fi nance reform)
Yes — 78.36%
Measure 108 (Cigarette tax)
Yes — 66.41%
Measure 109 (Psilocybin therapy)
Yes — 55.69%
Measure 110 (Drug decriminalization)
Yes — 58.46%
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Umatilla County Sheriff
Terry Rowan — 97.96%
Morrow County Commissioner, Position 1
Jim Doherty — 60.99%
Joel Peterson — 38.88%
Morrow County Sheriff
Kenneth Matlack — 60.06%
Mark Pratt — 39.85%
Morrow County Clerk
Bobbi Childers — 99.54%
Morrow County Justice of the Peace
Glen Diehl — 52.35%
Theresa Crawford- 47.6%
Morrow County Treasurer
Jaylene Papineau — 61.56%
Sabrina Bailey Cave — 37.97%
Hermiston City Council, at large (runoff for
4 seats)
Maria Duron — 20.88%
Doug Primmer — 20.66%
Nancy Peterson — 19.66%
Rod Hardin — 19.19%
David McCarthy — 18.69%
Umatilla City Council, Position 2
Daren Dufl oth — 53.3%
Devon James Mitchell — 45.92%
Umatilla City Council, Position 4
Ashley Wheeler — 75.68%
Isis Ilias — 23.51%
Umatilla City Council, Position 6
Roak TenEyck — 57.63%
Ivan Gutierrez — 41.61%
Stanfi eld Mayor
Tom McCann — 94.48%
Stanfi eld City Council at large (runoff for 3
Former mayor leads in race for
seat on Umatilla City Council
Peterson, a farmer from
Ione who was previously
elected to the Ione School
Board and appointed to the
Morrow County Planning
Commission, forced a runoff
with Doherty after receiving
38.25% of the primary vote
in May.
Peterson could not be
reached prior to deadline on
Nov. 4.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Senate
District 29
Voters
Bill & Margaret Hansell
I’m deeply honored by
your support. I am looking
forward to serving you in Salem
for another 4 years. I will work hard
for you. - Senator Bill Hansell
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