November 6, 2018 General Election - Mayor and Council Positions

Four seats on the Cottage Grove City Council and the office of Mayor will be filled by voters in the November 6, 2018 General Election.  The Mayor’s position is a two-year term and the Councilor positions are four-year terms, with the exception of the Ward 4 position. The Ward 4 position will serve the remainder of the current four-year term until December 31, 2020.  The Mayor position is currently held by Jeff Gowing; the Councilor at Large position is currently held by Mike Fleck; Ward 1 is held by Jake Boone; Ward 3 is held by Garland Burback and Ward 4 is held by Greg Ervin.

To qualify as a candidate a person must be a resident of Cottage Grove during the 12 months immediately preceding the election and a qualified elector within the meaning of the Constitution.  Candidates filing for Ward positions must be a resident of that Ward at the time of nomination and election and must live in the Ward during their term of office.

Persons interested in filing for one of these positions should contact Trudy Borrevik, City Elections Official at 541-942-5501 to schedule an appointment to go over the Candidate Information Packet.  The earliest date to file is May 30, 2018 and the deadline to file is August 21, 2018.

Candidates Filed for Mayor
Jeff Gowing - Filed May 30, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Candidates Filed for Councilor at Large
Mike Fleck - Filed June 1, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Ashley Rigel - Filed August 20, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Candidates Filed for Ward 1
Jake Boone - Filed June 18, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Candidates Filed for Ward 3
Garland Burback - Filed June 4, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Raymond Ackerman - Filed August 7, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Jill Hermansen - Filed August 16, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Candace Lamb-Solesbee - Filed August 21, 2018 (Candidate Filing)

Candidates Filed for Ward 4
Greg Ervin - Filed June 14, 2018 (Candidate Filing)