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Douglas County, Oregon

Douglas County Commissioner, Position 3

2 candidates are tracked for Douglas County Commissioner, Position 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Chris Boice and Steve Hammerson. Candidate information follows official Douglas County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Nonpartisan, county-at-large seat. In the May 19, 2026 primary, incumbent Chris Boice led a five-candidate field with roughly 47% of the vote to challenger Steve Hammerson's roughly 25%, short of the majority needed to win outright; Andrew Rosales, Kathi Wall-Meyer and David 'Deuce' Bohn were eliminated. Per the Roseburg News-Review and KQEN News Radio, Boice and Hammerson advance to the November 3, 2026 general election runoff; results were reported as unofficial pending certification.

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels.

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Chris Boice

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Maintaining a fiscally strong county government
  • Supporting public safety services

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Chris Boice is the sitting Douglas County Commissioner running for re-election, per his campaign site. He has decades of business experience in Douglas County and has volunteered with county Search and Rescue missions, per his campaign site.

Steve Hammerson

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Says he would limit himself to no more than three terms in office and would never vote to give himself a raise or to raise taxes
  • Says his main focus would be listening to the heads of every county department to run government efficiently and identify waste, while prioritizing retaining county staff and getting their input
  • Says he would continue to support Douglas County's timber industry and favors 'ground up' leadership, working with city councils and boards on homelessness and transportation rather than directing them from the county level; he also pledges public office hours for constituents

Per the per the Roseburg News-Review candidate Q&A.

Biography

Hammerson is a local school board member and father of three; his wife serves on a local transportation board and the two co-direct other local boards together, per the Roseburg News-Review's candidate questionnaire. He says he is leading a statewide voter-ID ballot initiative petition known as IP-37, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Steve Hammerson.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Douglas County Commissioner, Position 3 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Douglas County Commissioner, Position 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Chris Boice and Steve Hammerson. Candidate information follows official Douglas County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Douglas County Commissioner, Position 3 election in Oregon?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Oregon are on the Oregon election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Douglas County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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