Democrat Virginia Stapleton claimed a decisive victory against Republican Tracy Cramer in the race for Oregon Senate District 11.

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 ...

Tina Kotek’s path to victory in Oregon’s governor’s race is a familiar one: rack up big margins in the state’s bluest Democratic counties and ride the wave to Mahonia Hall. But so far, she’s outperforming her predecessors in some purple-ish counties, too. Since at least 2010, seven counties have been key to Democrats running for governor. In each race, the Democrat has built a winning vote ...

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

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) is projected to win reelection after a smooth race, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Merkley was leading Republican David Brock Smith by 21 percentage points — 59 percent to 38 percent — with 51 percent of the vote reported by DDHQ as of 11 p.m. EST.…

Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, jumped out to a major lead in early returns against Pacific Green Party candidate Josiah Dean for Oregon House District 57.

Democrat Janelle Bynum wins reelection to U.S. House in Oregon's 5th Congressional District.

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.