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 Amanda Staehely declared victory in the race for Oregon House District 18 as she maintained a healthy margin over Independent Roy Kaufmann. Kaufmann has not conceded.

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 ...

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.

Election night is over, but ballot counting is still going on in force in county clerk offices. Marion County has tallied about half of its ballots.

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.

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.