Ed Clark recall, Prairie City, Oregon (2025)
| Ed Clark recall |
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| Recall status |
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| October 7, 2025 |
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| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws Mayoral recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall Mayor Ed Clark was held on October 7, 2025, in Prairie City, Oregon. Clark was removed from his position as mayor as a result of the recall vote.[1]
Clark was elected as mayor of Prairie City in November 2024.[2]
Recall vote
Ed Clark recall, 2025
Ed Clark lost the Mayor of Prairie City recall election on October 7, 2025.
Recall Vote |
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Votes |
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| ✖ | Yes |
67.0
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203 | ||
No |
33.0
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100 | |||
Total Votes |
303 | ||||
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Recall supporters
The recall effort was organized by Prairie City resident Colin Kolb.[3] Petitions listed the following as grounds for recalling Clark.[4]
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Recall opponents
Clark submitted the following in response to the recall.
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As your mayor, I respect the citizens’ rights to a recall petition. However, the claims listed are misleading, nbased on opinion—not fact, and do not accurately reflect my service to Prairie City. I want to address each point briefly.
This recall is not supported by facts. I remain committed to managing the city and its employees to be fiscally responsible with taxpayer monies, and to lead Prairie City with integrity, transparency.[5] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
No specific grounds are required for recall in Oregon. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last regular gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[6]
Recall organizers were required to submit at least 73 valid signatures to put the recall against Clark on the ballot.[3]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Blue Mountain Eagle, "Breaking: Ed Clark recalled by Prairie City voters," October 7, 2025
- ↑ Grant County Clerk, "Certified Election Results 11-05-2024 General Election," accessed October 6, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blue Mountain Eagle, "Prairie City mayor facing recall," September 22, 2025
- ↑ Elkhorn Media Group, "Prairie City to hold recall election for mayor on 10/7," September 23, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall Manual," accessed October 17, 2023
