A printing error split U.S. Senate candidate statements across two sections of the Washington County voters' pamphlet, separating them by roughly 68 pages as Hillsboro households begin flipping through the guide.

Washington County Elections announced the mistake on Friday, Oct. 9. Pamphlets started arriving in mailboxes across Washington County after the Oregon Secretary of State's Office began mailing them statewide on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

A vendor misplaced the county's local insert within the state voters' pamphlet, according to the county's notice. The Oregon Secretary of State prints one copy of the state pamphlet for every Oregon household, and county elections offices provide a local insert that gets bound into the same booklet. In Washington County's case, that insert landed in the wrong spot.

One Senate candidate's statement ended up on page 30, before the 68-page county insert. The other two candidates' statements appear on page 31, after the insert. The county did not identify which candidates ended up on which page.

Washington County Elections said the error did not change or remove any content. All candidate statements are present and complete.

The county directed voters to an online version of the state pamphlet hosted by the Secretary of State's Office, where the Senate statements appear together without the misplaced insert.

Four candidates are running for U.S. Senate on the Nov. 3 ballot: incumbent Jeff Merkley, a Democrat and Working Families candidate; David Brock Smith, a Republican; Gary Lyndon Dye, a Libertarian; and Chris Henry of the Progressive and Pacific Green parties. The county's notice referenced statements for three Senate candidates. It is unclear why the notice did not mention a fourth.

The voter registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 13. Washington County begins mailing ballots to active voters on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The last recommended day to return a ballot by mail is Tuesday, Oct. 27. Drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Voters with questions can contact the Oregon Secretary of State's Office or the Washington County Elections Division.