**Lincoln County has secure ballot collection boxes at seven city halls and in the county courthouse parking lot in Newport when voting commences for the Nov. 3 general election.** (Quinton Smith/Lincoln Chronicle)

By LINCOLN CHRONICLE staff

Several city councilors are looking to replace their mayors in the upcoming Nov. 3 general election in the final filings with the Lincoln County clerk’s office.

Longtime Newport city councilor and former mayor Sandy Roumagoux has filed to run against Mayor Jan Kaplan, who was appointed to the position in 2023. Current Newport city councilors – Angel Aparicio-Reyes, Robert Emond and CM Hall will be challenged by former councilor and city attorney David Allen for three open positions on the council.

After an unsuccessful run for county commissioner in the May primary election, Lincoln City Councilor Marci Baker is challenging Mayor Susan Wahlke, who has held the position since 2021. Nicole Peterson will run to keep her seat representing Ward 1 while Taylor Krueger and Carolyn Nguyen will face off in Ward 2 and Stephen Percy is running for Ward 3.

Depoe Bay Mayor Joe Cannon who was appointed to the role earlier this year after Valeria Sovern stepped down is running for election. City councilors Dave Pacific, Paul Banas and David Breitigam are running to keep their seats while newcomer Andrew Dembosky is running unopposed for Position 6.

In Toledo, Frank Silvia III, who resigned from his council position this year, has filed to run against Mayor Tracy Mix, who was appointed in February. Councilors Eric Chambers and Jackie Burns are running to keep their seats and newcomer Nathan Keel is unopposed.

In Siletz, Mayor Willie Worman is running for re-election. Councilors Erik Maiorano and Isaac DeAnda are running to keep their seats and Misty Logan will run unopposed.

Two years of turmoil at Waldport city hall has led three people filing to run for mayor and six candidates seeking three council seats, two of which are being vacated by longtime incumbents.

Waldport Mayor Heide Lambert, who is suing the city for $250,000, is not running for a second, two-year term. Instead, bookstore owner and council supporter Jan Hansen and Tony Thimakis, who led an unsuccessful attempt to recall six council members in July, have filed for the position along with Silas Lester.

Michelle Severson is the only council incumbent running for re-election as councilors Susan Woodruff and Rick Booth will step down at the end of the year. The five others running for the three at-large four-year terms are: Philip DeGeorge, Laura Matthews, Wendy Rush Knudsen, Cathy Starr and Susan Swander.

City politics are much more settled in Yachats, despite growing pushback over proposed housing code changes working their way through the planning commission and eventually the city council.

Councilor Nicole Hedlund was the only person to file for a two-year term as mayor, as Craig Berdie steps aside.

There are two at-large four-year positions on the city council and three people filed to run. They are incumbent Councilor Catherine Whitten-Carey, Yachats Community Presbyterian Church pastor Bob Barrett and Kathy Theilacker. Two-term Councilor MaryEllen O’Shaunessey is not seeking re-election.

Except for one spot on the Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District board, positions on four utility, conservation and water districts which sometimes can go unfilled until appointment, all drew candidates. Nine seats on that board and on the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District and Southwest Lincoln County Water People’s Utility District all drew single candidates.

Newport residents will also decide a $38 million bond on the ballot to replace and upgrade aging city infrastructure including water, wastewater, transportation and pedestrian projects. The bond will not change and the current tax rate.

Lincoln City is also asking voters to approve a $58 million bond to replace or redevelop its crumbling city hall and library property.

The last day to register to vote or change party affiliations is Oct. 13.