Nine candidates file for election to City of Pendleton positions

Voters will choose elected officials in May 2024

Pendleton, Ore. — Municipal election filing for the May 2024 election closed Tuesday, March 12. Pendleton voters will consider nine candidates for the five open positions.

Pendleton City Council members are elected to four-year terms, and candidates can be elected to represent a specific “ward” or region of the city or to an “at large” position. There are two positions for each ward and two at large positions on the City Council, and the elected terms are staggered so half of the City Council positions appear on the ballot every two years.  In 2024, the ballot will also include Mayor in addition to the City Council positions.  More information on the Pendleton City Council and wards is available at https://pendletonor.gov/council .

For the May 21, 2024 election, the following candidates have filed:

Mayor of Pendleton:

  • McKennon O'Rourke McDonald
  • Joseph Hull

Pendleton City Council Ward 1:

  • John E. Thomas
  • Barbara A. Wright

Pendleton City Council Ward 2:

  • Sally (Stuvland) Brandsen

Pendleton City Council Ward 3:

  • Brett Mulvihill
  • Alicia Kay Reynen

Pendleton City Council At Large:

  • Stephen Campbell
  • Kristine Hudson-Bonniot

City of Pendleton municipal elections are typically the third Tuesday in May in even years. In 2024, election day is May 21.  The candidate that receives the most votes in each race will take office in January 2025, or, if no person receives a majority of the votes cast in a specific race, the two candidates who receive the most votes will run for election in the General Election on November 5, 2024. 

The last day to register to vote in order to participate in the May 21 election is April 30, 2024. More information on registering to vote is available at the Umatilla County Elections Office.

To check if you are registered to vote, visit https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/showVoterSearch.do?lang=eng&source=SOS or call the Umatilla County Elections Office at 541-278-6254.

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- March 18, 2024

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