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Past Elections
Three seats on the Cottage Grove City Council and the office of Mayor were filled by voters in the November 8, 2022 General Election.
The Mayor’s position is a two-year term and the Councilor positions are four-year terms. The Mayor position was held by Jeff Gowing; the Councilor at Large position by Mike Fleck; Ward 1 by Chalice Savage and Ward 3 was vacant.
Elected to Office of Mayor, Candace Lamb Solesbee; Councilor At-Large, Mike Fleck; Ward 1, Chalice Savage and Ward 3, Dana Merryday.
Three seats on the Cottage Grove City Council and the office of Mayor were filled by voters in the November 3, 2020 General Election. The Mayor’s position is a two-year term and the Councilor positions are four-year terms. The Mayor position is currently held by Jeff Gowing; the Councilor at Large position is currently held by Kenneth Roberts; Ward 2 is vacant and Ward 4 is held by Greg Ervin.
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.
November 8, 2016 General Election
Three seats on the Cottage Grove City Council and the office of Mayor will be filled by voters in the November 8th General Election. The Mayor’s position is a two-year term and the Councilor positions are four-year terms. The Mayor position is currently held by Thomas Munroe; the Councilor at Large position is currently held by Kenneth Michael Roberts; Ward 2 is held by Jeff Gowing; and Ward 4 is held by Amy Slay.
Notice of Receipt of Ballot Title - Recreational Marijuana Tax
Ballot Measure 20-245
At the May 23, 2016 City Council meeting the Cottage Grove City Council voted to place on the November 8, 2016 General Election a ballot measure to create a 3% tax on Recreational Marijuana items.
Notice of Receipt of Ballot Title
November 2014 City Election Results
The Mayor and City Council offices and the new City Charter will be the local items on the November 4, General Election.
The City of Cottage Grove November 2012 election candidates are listed below. The winning candidate is in bold.
CandidatesOfficial candidate filing documents can be viewed by contacting
the City Recorder, Trudy Borrevik.
The City received a number of requests regarding information about the upcoming Special Election on March 13, 2012. As a result, the City published a Cottage Grove Voters’ Pamphlet. The Voters’ Pamphlet is similar to the type of publication that the State Elections Division produces for state elections. Citizens were able to submit arguments favoring or opposing the measures. The voters’ pamphlet will be mailed to every household within the City prior to receiving the ballots for the March 13, 2012 Special Election.
Winning Candidates are in Bold
Mayor
Amy Callahan, filed by declaration, June 9, 2010 Votes cast 1,354
Gary Williams, filed by declaration, August 18, 2010 Votes cast 1,650
Two initiative petitions circulated by Chief Petitioners Diane Conrad and Joan Wade Seidel have qualified for the ballot with at least 327 signatures.
November 2008 Election and Results
(winning candidate in bold)
Mayor -
Diane Conrad, filed by declaration, August 26, 2008 (Votes cast 912)
Linnea Isaacson, filed by declaration, August 26, 2008 (Votes cast 179)
Gary Williams, filed by declaration, August 13, 2008 (Votes cast 2,471)
Councilor at Large -
Heather Murphy, filed by declaration, August 26, 2008 (Votes cast 2,424)
Supporting Documents
Candidate Filing for Henry Lancaster (1015 KB) Candidate Filing for Ivan DelSol (917 KB) Candidate Filing for Rodney Cimburke (971 KB) Candidate Filing for Merlyn Adams (927 KB) Candidate Filing for Amy Slay (904 KB) 
