Welcome to the May 21, 2024 Primary Election cycle.
No voter in Oregon will receive all of the candidates on their ballot. Primary Elections in Oregon are set up, in part, for major political parties to nominate who they would like to appear on the General Election ballot, where candidates such as President, are actually elected. If a voter would like to participate in a major political party’s nominations, they must be registered with that political party not later than 21 days before the date of the Election, April 30, 2024. This is also the deadline for new voter registrations in order to be eligible to participate in the May Primary Election. Those registered with a minor political party, as well as those not affiliated with a party, will only receive nonpartisan races.
Ballots will be mailed to all active, registered Coos County voters on May 2, 2024. If a voter does not receive their ballot by Thursday, May 9th, please contact the Elections Office by phone at (541) 396-7610 or by email at elections@co.coos.or.us. Voters can go online, at any time, beginning approximately 45 days before the Election, to check on the status of their ballot at www.oregonvotes.gov/myvote.
Coos County does not produce a voter’s pamphlet, but the Oregon Secretary of State does for Primary and General Elections. Each household can expect to receive one voter’s pamphlet, regardless of voter registration. The voters pamphlet provided by the Oregon Secretary of State can also be viewed on their website at www.oregonvotes.gov. It is up to the discretion of the candidate, whether or not they want, to submit a statement in the Oregon voter’s pamphlet, at the candidates’ expense.
Please see below for further information as well as various notices, schedules and resources for this Election.
For Statewide Election Results visit the Oregon Secretary of States' website.
State Candidates & Measures
Please refer to the Oregon Secretary of States website for more information.
Local Candidates
County
Precinct Committeeperson (PCP)
Local Measures
Countywide
City of Coos Bay
Coquille School District
Myrtle Point Health District
County Candidate Explanation
County Commissioner, County Assessor & County Surveyor (ORS 249.088)
- All candidates, regardless of number filed, are printed on the Primary Election ballot.
- If a candidate receives a majority of votes cast for the office, that candidate is elected at the Primary Election.
- If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast for the office, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes are nominated and their names will be printed on the General Election ballot.
County Treasurer (ORS 249.091)
- Candidates may or may not be printed on the Primary Election ballot.
- If 1 or 2 candidates file for office, both candidates are considered nominated. Their names are not printed on the Primary Election ballot, but they will be printed on the General Election ballot.
- If 3 or more candidates file for office, all candidates names will be printed on the Primary Election ballot.
- In the event 3 or more candidates have filed and their names appear on the Primary Election ballot.
- If one candidate receives a majority of votes cast for the office, that candidate is solely nominated and their name only will appear on the General Election ballot.
- If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast for the office, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes are nominated and their names will be printed on the General Election ballot.
