Clackamas County voters decide Tuesday, Nov. 3, whether to keep County Clerk Catherine McMullen or replace her with challenger Mark Reaksecker.

Ballots must reach an official drop site or carry a valid postmark by 8 p.m. The county has 26 drop sites open until then, according to Clackamas County Elections.

Where to drop your ballot

Lake Oswego sites with drive-up access:

  • Lake Oswego City Hall, 380 A Ave.
  • Westlake Park, 14165 Bunick Dr.

West Linn sites:

  • West Linn City Hall, 22500 Salamo Road
  • West Linn Public Library, 1595 Burns St.

Voters who need a replacement ballot can visit the Happy Valley Vote Center inside the Happy Valley Library or the Oregon City Elections Office at the Red Soils Campus.

Both are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Clerk McMullen recommends using a drop site rather than mailing a ballot. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and received within seven days to be counted.

Voters mailing on Election Day should take the ballot to a U.S. Postal Service counter for a hand stamp.

The candidates

This is a nonpartisan race. The position pays $131,687 a year, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

McMullen has served as clerk since 2023, according to county records. She said she has managed elections for 11 years, including about six years in Multnomah County.

She holds a Certified Elections Administrator credential from the Oregon Association of County Clerks, according to her campaign website.

Reaksecker is a retired dentist. His candidate filing lists a B.S. in chemistry and biology from Portland State University, a Doctor of Dental Medicine from OHSU School of Dentistry and experience as a precinct committee person with the Clackamas County Republican Party.

Where they differ

Reaksecker's platform calls for hand-counting all ballots instead of using vote-tally machines, watermarking ballots and cleaning voter rolls, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Reaksecker served as a Republican election observer at the county elections office in November 2024.

He stated that Oregon needs to return to in-person voting and require voters to show proof of identity, according to an OregonLive report from that month.

McMullen said she replaced outdated mail ballot sorting and tabulation systems during her first term. She raised about $34,266 this year, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

Reaksecker raised about $19,461, with $15,600 of that coming from himself, according to Oregon Secretary of State records cited by the newspaper.

McMullen has endorsements from Clackamas County Chair Craig Roberts, the mayors of more than a half-dozen county cities and District Attorney John Wentworth, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

Results

Unofficial results will be posted at clackamas.us/elections shortly after 8 p.m. on election night. Official results will be certified Nov. 30.