Ballots are processed by county election workers in 2021. (The Enterprise/FILE) Before any election results are announced Tuesday, many Oregon candidates will have already won their primary elections.  And a few have already won their general election, by virtue of being the only candidate on the ballot for their position.[Read More…]

Oregon Republican voters picked Christine Drazan as their nominee for governor in the May 17 primary. (Christine Drazan campaign) Christine Drazan’s main primary opponent conceded the Republican race for governor Wednesday, but the Canby Republican isn’t ready to declare victory. Drazan, the former House minority leader, said in a statement[Read More…]

Ballots will be arriving for several days by mail and, this time, the will be counted under a new Oregon law. They had to be postmarked by Tuesday, May 17, to count. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Progressive women won big in Oregon’s Democratic primaries Tuesday, while contested Republican races remained[Read More…]

Ballots returned early by Malheur County voters await processing at the Malheur County Clerk’s Office in Vale. (The Enterprise/file) ONTARIO – Ontario voters will decide on two ballot measures in the May 17 election including one that boosts the amount motel guests pay for a room and another that add[Read More…]

Ballots come in to the Malheur County Clerk’s office from several locations in the county, including the drop box in Jordan Valley. (The Enterprise/FILE) If you dropped off a ballot at the Jordan Valley ballot box Monday, May 9, Malheur County Clerk Gayle Trotter wants to talk to you. That’s[Read More…]

U.S. Capitol Police and lawmakers gather in the front entryway of the House Longworth Building on Jan. 6, after rioters stormed the Capitol. (Enterprise file photo, courtesy of Nick Strader/U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz) A panel of Oregon Republican candidates for governor, including one currently facing federal criminal charges for assaulting[Read More…]

Republican candidates for governor talk during a break in a debate at the Venetian in Hillsboro, Oregon, on Thursday, April 7, 2022. From left: Stan Pulliam, Bill Sizemore, Christine Drazan, Court Boice, Bridget Barton, Bud Pierce, Tim McCloud, Jessica Gomez and Brandon Merritt (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) HILLSBORO – Under[Read More…]