Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan’s delay in conceding after it was obvious that she had lost the election is yet another reason why she was not the person to serve as Oregon’s governor,

Republican Ken Jackola declared victory Nov. 4 against Democrat Ivan Maluski in the race for Oregon House District 11.

We’ve had a few questions in recent days on how The Oregonian/OregonLive newsroom called the Oregon governor’s race for Tina Kotek last Tuesday night after weeks of coverage saying the race was neck-and-neck. Honestly, I wasn’t sure we’d have enough information on election night to make the call. In year’s past, we’ve had to wait a day or two to call such competitive races. To provide more ...

Tina Kotek’s path to victory in Oregon’s governor’s race is a familiar one: rack up big margins in the state’s bluest Democratic counties and ride the wave to Mahonia Hall. But so far, she’s outperforming her predecessors in some purple-ish counties, too. Since at least 2010, seven counties have been key to Democrats running for governor. In each race, the Democrat has built a winning vote ...

Lane County election officials resumed ballot processing after equipment issues caused a delay in counting votes.

Oregon’s 8 p.m. ballot-casting deadline is now passed and election workers in counties around the state are continuing to tabulate results. Turnout among Oregon’s 3 million active voters continued to tick upwards on Election Day, topping 58% by 8 p.m., according to the Secretary of State’s office. In November 2022, statewide voter turnout reached 67%. In Oregon, public tabulation of the first ...

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, defeated Republican challenger David Russ in the race for Oregon's Sixth Congressional District.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, won reelection to his Senate seat against Republican challenger David Brock Smith, a state senator from Port Orford.

Democrat Michael Welsh holds a lead in his challenge to unseat Rep. Kevin Mannix, R-Salem, for Oregon House District 21 in the Nov. 3 election.