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 ...

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.

Virginia Stapleton is leading against former Oregon state representative Tracy Cramer in the race to represent Oregon Senate District 11, according to initial results on Nov. 3.

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.

In California, Xavier Becerra is expected to keep the governor post in Democratic hands, while centrist GOP Rep. David Valadao, who voted to impeach President Trump in 2021, fights to hang onto his seat in one of a number of competitive House races.

Republican and Libertarian Angela Plowhead is challenging Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, in the race for Oregon Senate District 10 in the Nov. 3 election.

Republican Noemi Legaspi is challenging Rep. Lesly Muñoz, D-Woodburn, in the race for Oregon House District 22 in the Nov. 3 election.