County Auditor
Clark County, Washington
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 62 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 516,959 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 516,959) ÷ ln(50,000) = 62.55, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Catching waste or fraud in county programs
- Handling county payroll, payments, or elections, in some counties
- Reporting to the public on county spending
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Eileen Quiring O'Brien
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
Eileen Quiring O'Brien is a former Clark County Council chair and District 4 councilor who previously served in the Oregon House and Senate. Her professional background includes small-business ownership, nonprofit executive leadership, and work as a real-estate broker and appraiser.
Records: Election Integrity 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Mitchell Kelly
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
Mitchell Kelly is a lifelong Clark County resident, Deputy County Auditor and former Assistant State Auditor with more than 15 years in public finance, auditing, elections administration and government accountability.
Sharon Wylie
Did not advanceNonpartisan · lost
Sharon Wylie says trust in government starts with systems that work well and serve people fairly, and she wants to protect and strengthen Clark County's systems through careful oversight and transparency. She argues the office is about accuracy and accountability, not politics.
Ty Stober
Did not advanceNonpartisan · lost
Ty Stober is a Vancouver City Councilmember, first elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019 and 2023. He has private-sector leadership experience in technology, energy efficiency, operations, and financial systems and holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Eileen Quiring O'Brien (Nonpartisan), Mitchell Kelly (Nonpartisan)
Source: clark.wa.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: voter.votewa.gov · www2.sos.wa.gov