Brian Van Bergen Yamhill County Clerk 414 NE Evans St, McMinnville, OR 97128-4607 Ph. 503.434.7518 Fax 503.434.7520 Board of Property Tax Appeals Business Licenses Elections Marriage Licenses Passports Recording Voter Registration Elected Offices Open for Election May 20, 2014 Primary Election State Offices These offices file for candidacy with the Oregon Secretary of State. The earliest day to file for the following positions is September 12, 2013 and the deadline is March 11, 2014. Partisan Offices UNITED STATES SENATOR (Position 2 ‐ statewide) Incumbent: Jeffrey Merkley (D) REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 1st District (Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, Yamhill and portion of Multnomah County): Incumbent: Suzanne Bonamici (D) GOVERNOR (statewide) Incumbent: John Kitzhaber (D) STATE SENATE 13th District (portions of Clackamas, Marion, Washington and Yamhill Counties): Incumbent: Larry George (R) 16th District (Clatsop, Columbia & portions of Multnomah, Tillamook, Washington & Yamhill Counties): Incumbent: Betsy Johnson (D) STATE REPRESENTATIVE 10th District (portions of Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook and Yamhill Counties): Incumbent: David Gomberg (D) 23rd District (portions of Benton, Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties): Incumbent: Jim Thompson (R) 24th District (portions of Washington and Yamhill Counties): Incumbent: Jim Weidner (R) 25th District (portions of Marion, Washington and Yamhill Counties): Incumbent: Kim Thatcher (R) 32nd District: Clatsop and portions of Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill Counties Incumbent: Deborah Boone (D) Brian Van Bergen Yamhill County Clerk 414 NE Evans St, McMinnville, OR 97128-4607 Ph. 503.434.7518 Fax 503.434.7520 Board of Property Tax Appeals Business Licenses Elections Marriage Licenses Passports Recording Voter Registration Nonpartisan Offices COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES (BOLI) Incumbent: Brad Avakian JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT Position 1 Incumbent: Thomas Ancil Balmer Position 7 Incumbent: Martha L. Walters JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS Position 1 Incumbent: David Schuman Position 4 Incumbent: Timothy John Sercombe Position 11 Incumbent: Vacant Position 12 Incumbent: Vacant Position 13 Incumbent: Vacant JUDGE OF THE TAX COURT Incumbent: Henry Charles Breithaupt JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT 25th District: Yamhill County, Position 4 Incumbent: Carroll (Cal) J. Tichenor Brian Van Bergen Yamhill County Clerk 414 NE Evans St, McMinnville, OR 97128-4607 Ph. 503.434.7518 Fax 503.434.7520 Board of Property Tax Appeals Business Licenses Elections Marriage Licenses Passports Recording Voter Registration County Offices These offices file for candidacy with the Yamhill County Clerk. The earliest day to file for the following positions is September 12, 2013 and the deadline is March 11, 2014. Partisan Offices Precinct Committeemen and Precinct Committeewomen Incumbent: (see list posted at http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/content/precincts ) Nonpartisan Offices Yamhill County Commissioner – Position 1 Incumbent: Kathy George (reached her term limit – cannot run in 2014) Yamhill County Commissioner – Position 3 Incumbent: Mary Stern (reached her term limit – cannot run in 2014) Yamhill County Sheriff Incumbent: Jack Crabtree (reached his term limit – cannot run in 2014) No Longer an Elected Office Yamhill County Surveyor (As of 2/21/13, the Yamhill County Surveyor is now appointed by the Yamhill County Commissioners. Yamhill County Ordinance #881) Occupant: Bill Gille ORS 249.088 Nomination to Nonpartisan Office. The offices of Assessor and Commissioner may be won at the Primary Election if; A) Only one (1) candidate files for this office in the Primary. B) Or two (2) or more candidates file for this office and one (1) receives the majority of votes (50% +1). A candidate will be nominated at the Primary Election and go forward to the General Election if; A) Two (2) or more candidates file for this office and no one receives the majority of votes at the Primary. The top two (2) vote getters are then nominated to go forward to the General Election. B) The race is a County Sheriff, Clerk or Treasurer .