Marion County Commissioner, Position 2
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The Marion County Commissioner, Position 2 general election in Marion County, Oregon is on November 3, 2026. 2 candidates are running: Colm Willis (Republican) and Maria Hinojos Pressey (Democratic). Colm Willis is the incumbent. One vote here carries above average weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power 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 whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
Representation: Above average · 61 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 349,244 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,254,293 ÷ 349,244) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.55, measured against a statewide vote in OR (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.
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Who is running?
Republican · Incumbent
Marion County commissioner and board chair, first elected in 2018, and a former small-business attorney with a Willamette University law degree. His priorities are public safety, including added jail capacity, and Santiam Canyon wildfire recovery.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 5 for, Government Spending Reduction 4 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Democratic
President of the Cherriots transit board, former Salem-Keizer School Board vice chair, and deputy director of PCUN, Oregon's farmworker union. Her priorities are expanding county healthcare services and affordable housing.
Records: Public Infrastructure 7 for, Government Spending Reduction 3 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Sources: co.marion.or.us23
Last updated September 24, 2026.