Published 11:33 am Thursday, October 29, 2026

Voters have less than a week left to cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 election that will decide the next sheriff, two county commissioners, treasurer, circuit court judge, clerk, and contentious district map measure in Deschutes County.

Also at stake across the state and nation: The next governor of Oregon, as well as which party will control the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.

As of Thursday morning, 36.3% of Deschutes County voters have already submitted their ballots, according to the unofficial returns recorded by the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division.

There are 168,575 registered voters in Deschutes County. As of Thursday, 61,193 ballots in the county had been returned.

The last day recommended to return ballots by mail was Tuesday, and ballots will be accepted at drop boxes until 8 p.m. on election night, Tuesday Nov.…