School Board positions are just a sample of the hundreds of volunteer board positions throughout the county that have usually been won unopposed. Tillamook County is experiencing a record-number of candidates for this year’s May election.
The historical data below shows that things are changing quickly and there are decisions to be made this time around – these are the number of races with 2 or more candidates vying for the same seat:
2011 – 0 races out of 21 available seats
2013 – 1 race out of 18 available seats
2015 – 1 race out of 20 available seats
2017 – 2 races out of 22 available seats
2019 – 1 race out of 15 available seats
2021 – 6 races out of 18 available seats
2023 – 15 races out of 19 available seats
MooVoter is a Facebook group dedicated to being a local resources forum for Tilamook County voters to help everyone make informed choices about the people we are electing to these vital special district positions in the May election.
Learn more about the candidates at facebook.com/groups/moovoter
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