PENDLETON — Pendleton voters will consider nine candidates for the five open positions on the Pendleton City Council. The filing deadline closed March 12.

There are two positions for each ward and two at large positions on the city council, and elected terms are staggered so half of the city council positions appear on the ballot every two years. Terms on the council are four years long. This year the ballot includes mayor, as John Turner has chosen not to seek reelection.

The following candidates have filed:

Mayor of Pendleton: McKennon McDonald, Joseph Hull.

Pendleton City Council Ward 1: John Thomas, Barbara Wright.

Pendleton City Council Ward 2: Sally Brandsen.

Pendleton City Council Ward 3: Brett Mulvihill, Alicia Reynen.

Pendleton City Council at large: Stephen Campbell, Kristine Hudson-Bonniot.

Pendleton municipal elections are typically the third Tuesday in even years. The candidate who receives the most votes in each race will take office in January 2025. If no person receives a majority of votes of those cast in a specific race, the two candidates who receive the most votes will run for election in the general election on Nov. 5.

The final day to register to vote in the May 21 election is April 30. More information on registering to vote is available at the Oregon Secretary of State elections webpage.

Additional information about the city of Pendleton is available at www.pendleton.or.us.