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 ...

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 ...

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

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 Dan Farrington and Democrat David Nelson are running for Oregon House District 17 in the Nov. 3 election.

Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, was leading Democrat Joanna Robinson to represent Oregon House District 15 in early returns for the Nov. 3 election.

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, was showing strength in early returns against Republican challenger David Russ in Oregon's Sixth Congressional District.

State Sen. David Brock Smith is looking to defeat Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and be the first Republican elected to represent Oregon since 2002.