Newport citizens will be electing a Mayor and three Councilors in the general election
on November 8, 2022. All positions are at-large which means that the candidates can live
in any area of the city, but once elected, represent all citizens, rather than those in a
particular district or ward. The three Council positions are elected based on the three
candidates receiving the highest number of votes. The Mayoral position is voted on
separately. The sitting Councilors up for election in 2022 are Ryan Parker, CM Hall, and
Jan Kaplan. Mayor Dean Sawyer’s seat is also up for election. Council terms are four
years, and the Mayoral term is two years.
The City Charter provides that the Mayor and Councilors must be qualified electors
under state law, and reside within the city for at least one year immediately before election
or appointment. No person may be a candidate at a single election for more than one city
office, and neither the Mayor nor any Councilor may be employed by the city.
Candidate information packets are now available on the city’s website. The packets contain important information that potential candidates will need, including the declaration of candidacy form, a candidate’s calendar, and links to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office for campaign finance information, along with other relevant information.
In Newport, candidates file by declaration rather than circulating a petition. The first
day to submit a declaration of candidacy (SEL 101) is June 1, 2022, and the deadline is
5:00 P.M., PDT, on August 30, 2022. The declaration of candidacy (SEL 101) must be
submitted to the Erik Glover, Newport Assistant City Manager/City Recorder, 169 SW
Coast Highway, Newport. The candidate information packets will be available on the city’s website, www.newportoregon.gov on Friday, May 27, 2022. Hard copies of this packet may be obtained by calling the city recorder at 541.574.0613, or by e-mail at
