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Mayor, City of Falmouth

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor is the chief executive of the City of Falmouth: they run city departments and services and propose the city budget.

Nonpartisan. On the ballot in parts of the Courthouse, Pendleton Library, Blanket Creek and Oakland precincts.

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Rick Mineer

No party listed

Small business owner

The gist

Opposes new taxes
Supports combining duplicated county and city services
Supports more housing to grow the local workforce
Supports agritourism to bring outside dollars into the county

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Opposes new taxes
Taking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topics
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“Mineer said he does not favor any new taxes.”
Supports combining duplicated county and city services
'We can do better': Judge candidates debate
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Mar 30, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“Do we need to combine services? Absolutely. We're duplicating them.”
Supports more housing to grow the local workforce
Taking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topics
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“The biggest hurdle to creating new jobs is too small of a workforce because of a lack of places to live, Mineer said.”
Supports agritourism to bring outside dollars into the county
Taking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topics
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“Agritourism is going to be a big thing”

Sebastian Ernst

No party listed

The gist

Proposes moving police and fire services from cities to county
Supports ending city-run utilities
Supports a single countywide water district

More about Sebastian

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Proposes moving police and fire services from cities to county
Taking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topics
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“My priority is to get the cities out of the police and fire business”
Supports ending city-run utilities
Taking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topics
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“Cities don't need to be involved in utilities.”
Supports a single countywide water district
Taking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topics
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“He also called for a unified water district to save money and improve water quality.”

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