Hillsboro voters will find nine city council candidates, two Washington County commissioner runoffs and a $430 million school construction bond on ballots that start arriving Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The voter registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Here is what Hillsboro-area residents will decide.

Hillsboro City Council: three seats, nine candidates

All three ward seats on the council drew contested fields, the Hillsboro News Times reported. Candidates run by ward but are elected at-large, so every name appears on every ballot.

Ward 1, Position A: Luis Garcia, Diana Jackson, Sarah Marugg and Councilor Cristian Salgado. Salgado was appointed in January 2025 to fill the vacancy left when former Councilor Beach Pace was elected mayor. Jackson, a legal assistant, previously served on the Hillsboro Planning Commission.

Ward 2, Position A: Karim Delgado and Ivette Pantoja. Delgado owns The 649 bar in Hillsboro and is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Pantoja cofounded Brian Rose School in Hillsboro and serves on the Hillsboro School District Board of Directors. The seat is held by Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair, who is running for county commissioner.

Ward 3, Position A: Kimberly Culbertson, Dorian Russell and Titonian Wallace Sr. Russell has led HomePlate Youth Services since 2024. The seat is held by Councilor Olivia Alcaire, who is term-limited.

In a Monday, Oct. 5, Q&A published by the Hillsboro News Times, candidates named data centers, housing costs and immigration enforcement among their top concerns. Salgado and Culbertson did not submit responses.

A candidates' forum is set for 6:30–8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Brookwood Library, 2850 N.E. Brookwood Parkway. Spanish-language interpretation will be available. The event will not be livestreamed, but the recording will be posted to the Hillsboro Public Library's YouTube channel by Monday, Oct. 12.

County chair: Fai vs. Treece

Commissioner Nafisa Fai and Commissioner Pam Treece advanced to a runoff after neither won a majority in the May 19 primary. Fai received 39.1% of the vote; Treece received 33.1%, according to the Hillsboro News Times.

The chair leads the five-member board and represents the entire county. The position has been vacant since Chair Kathryn Harrington resigned Oct. 2 after making a vulgar gesture toward Fai during a Sept. 15 public work session, as KGW reported. Vice Chair Jerry Willey is presiding until the winner is sworn in Jan. 3, 2027.

Fai said the incident was one reason she entered the race. "… The people of Washington County deserve a better standard of leadership in the chair's office, and that is what people will get with me," she told the Hillsboro News Times on Sept. 17.

District 4: Callaway vs. Sinclair

Former Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway led a six-candidate primary field with 32.9% of the vote. Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair finished second at 21.4%. District 4 covers most of Hillsboro, North Plains, Cornelius, Forest Grove and several smaller communities. The seat opens because Commissioner Jerry Willey announced his retirement in 2025.

Callaway, who served as Hillsboro mayor from 2016 through 2024, has raised $112,562 in campaign funds. Sinclair, elected to the council in 2022, has raised $20,737, The Oregonian reported.

School bond: Measure 34-355

The Hillsboro School District is asking voters to approve a $430 million construction bond at a rate of $1.84 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Because a previously approved bond is expiring, the district says the new rate would be 18 cents lower than the average homeowners have paid over the past three years.

The bond would fund work at every school and district building. The largest share, $226.6 million, goes to buildings and systems. If approved, the district would also receive more than $6 million in state matching funds, according to the district's bond page.

The school board unanimously placed the measure on the ballot May 26. The previous $408 million bond, approved in 2017 with nearly two-thirds support, funded two new elementary schools, the replacement of Brookwood Elementary and expansions at Evergreen Middle School and Glencoe High School.

Ballots must be received or postmarked by 8 p.m. Nov. 3.