As of Friday, nearly 37% of registered Washington County voters had turned in their ballots. County residents who have yet to cast their ballots should avoid mailing them at this point. While any ballot postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election Day will be counted, potential delays at the U.S. Postal Service could lead to a missed vote. If you’re a last-minute voter, it’s best to visit a ballot box or ...

Despite clashes between county officials, Marion County will get two new ballot boxes ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Sen. Christine Drazan held an event in Salem on Oct. 27 to rally supporters ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Oregon's secretary of state recommends mailing ballots by Tuesday to reduce the risk that a late postmark could disqualify your vote. State of play: Ballots in Oregon are counted for up to seven days after an election,

Four years ago, Gov. Tina Kotek narrowly won the state's top seat. Now she faces a tough rematch against Republican challenger state Sen. Christine Drazan, with polls showing a neck-and-neck race just two weeks before Election Day. Why it matters: Recent polling suggests the two are in a dead heat. A poll from OPB showed Drazan leading 47% to 46%, while the Oregonian put Kotek ahead 46% to 44% — both within the margin of error. State of play:...

Tina Kotek called for the creation of universal childcare by 2031 if elected to a second term. Anastasia Mason

The outcome of just one or two state legislative races in November’s election could substantially shape Oregonians’ lives in the coming years, and that’s why powerful political groups and wealthy individuals are dropping millions of dollars into key contests. In southern Oregon, a Republican business leader is trying to flip a Senate seat in order to break a Democratic supermajority in the ...

Mail-in ballots are being rejected at a growing rate in rural areas thanks to U.S. Postal Service cuts. ProPublica reports that in the primaries this year in Oregon, North Carolina, Washington, California, and Ohio, a staggering amount of ballots arrived too late to be counted due to delays in mail delivery. Three days after primary elections in Stevens County, Washington, election workers checked the mail for late ballots. They found over 500...