Published 9:20 am Thursday, November 5, 2026

Preliminary election results are in. Unofficial results show Jennifer Townsend leading the Madras mayoral race with 57.3% of votes.

Opponent Travis Montgomery garnered about 41.7% of the votes in the race, according to unofficial results.

“I’m excited,” Townsend said the morning after the election. “I know that there’s a lot of work to be done and it’s going to be challenging. But it’s going to be worth it.”

Townsend was on city council for seven years before running for mayor. She said she feels that she and the city councilors also elected on Tuesday will make a good team to help the city move forward.

“I think it’s pretty clear that our community would like some resolution to the homeless situation and to have our town cleaned up a bit, a little bit safer for our residents,” Townsend said.

Current results show Tanya Murren, Tony Chard and Eric Timmerman could be the newly-elected city councilors in Madras, and Townsend said she is excited to work with…