Best of Lower Columbia
2025 Contest Dates
Nomination Phase Begin
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Nomination Phase End
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
Voting Phase Begin
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
Voting Phase End
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Finalists Announced
April 10th, 12th & 15th
(Each date listed above will feature specific Groups/Categories announcing the names of the finalists)
Contest Details
The Phase Breakdown!
The Best of Lower Columbia Reader’s Choice Awards is a contest where our audience (readers and your customers) nominate and vote on their favorite businesses and community leaders across the region.
There are three phases: 1. Nomination 2. Voting 3. Finalists Announcement.
Nomination Phase
Nominations will be accepted between January 14th through January 30th. If you do not see a business or community leader on the ballot, you can nominate them by writing them in. It can take up to 72 hours for the business to appear on the ballot. Users can nominate one time in each category and cannot change their nomination—please nominate carefully! The top 5 nominees with most nominations in each category will advance to the voting ballot.
Voting Phase
Voting will take place between February 25th through March 13th. Users can vote once per day per category on the digital ballot, and once per day per category via text-to-vote for select businesses or community leaders. The top 3 nominees with most votes in each category will advance to being featured as a 2025 finalist.
Finalists Announced
The top three in each category will be announced in April in a special publication. We will crown a ‘Winner’ and two ‘Favorites’ in each category, and they can request a special certificate of achievement.
The Best of Lower Columbia celebrates the best our region has to offer—time to make your voices heard!
* There is no purchase necessary to nominate or win.
* Voting Phase Top 5 and Finalists Top 3 may include more pending ties.
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