May election

The May 20 election will serve as a primary for a variety of statewide offices. Local races and measures will also be on the ballot.

DESCHUTES COUNTY

• District Attorney Patrick Flaherty is seeking re-election, and Bend attorney John Hummel has also filed to run for the position as well.

• Commission seats held by Tony DeBone and Tammy Baney are up for election. DeBone, a Republican, has filed to run again and faces a primary challenge from Richard Esterman. Jodie Barram, now a Bend city councilor, has filed as the Democratic candidate.

• Circuit Judge Barbara Haslinger has announced she’ll retire. Her seat on the bench will be up for election. Randy Miller and Thomas Spear are vying for the position.

• Circuit Judge Stephen Forte is up for re-election.

• The county assessor position is on the ballot.

• A five-year local option fire levy would tax property owners 20 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value. The fire department currently receives a cut of $1.18 per $1,000 in assessed property value from the city’s permanent tax rate of $2.80 per $1,000.

CROOK COUNTY

• The commission seat held by Seth Crawford is up for election. Crawford has filed to run again and faces a Republican primary challenge from Prineville City Councilor Jack Seley.

• Michael Shank has filed as a write-in candidate for the Democratic primary race for the commission seat currently held by Crawford.

• The county assessor position is on the ballot.

• A measure to make nonpartisan the positions of Crook County Judge and county commissioners will also be on the ballot.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

• Commission seats held by Mike Ahern and John Hatfield are up for election. Ahern is seeking re-election and faces a challenge from Floyd Paye; Tom Brown, Mae Huston and Mike Throop have filed for the other seat.

• Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue is proposing a $660,000 general obligation bond to build a new fire station. The average annual tax rate for the 30-year bond is estimated at 50.9 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

CROOK/JEFFERSON

• Circuit Judge Daniel Ahern and Circuit Judge Gary Lee Williams are running unopposed for re-election.

Voting information

• If you haven’t yet received a voters’ guide in the mail, you can view it online or request one be mailed to you.

• The Web version is at sos.oregon.gov/voting.

• For a physical copy to be mailed, call your county clerk or the Secretary of State’s elections office in Salem.

Deschutes541-388-6546

Crook 541-447-6553

Jefferson 541-475-4451

Salem 503-986-1518

• The deadline for new voters to register or change political party affiliation for the May primary has passed.

Read our stories

• Coverage leading up to the election is online at bendbulletin.com/elections