DSA-Backed Farrah Chaichi Poised To Win Third Term In Oregon House
Beaverton, OR. — Democratic state Rep. Farrah Chaichi appeared headed for reelection in Oregon House District 35 after opening a...
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Paul Evans Poised To Win Seventh Oregon House Term After Recent Controversy
Monmouth, OR. — Democratic state Rep. Paul Evans appeared headed for a seventh term in the Oregon House after taking...
Shelly Boshart Davis Poised To Win Re-Election In Close Oregon House Race
Linn County, OR. — Republican state Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis held a 1,036-vote lead over Democrat Joanna Robinson in preliminary...
Lebanon Mayor Ken Jackola Poised to Win First Term in Oregon House
Lebanon, OR. — Republican Ken Jackola emerged as the apparent winner in Oregon House District 11 after taking more than...
Javadi Leads Sherman in Oregon House Race After Party Switch and Voting for Gas Tax
Tillamook County, OR. — Oregon Rep. Cyrus Javadi leads Republican Max Sherman by 1,544 votes in unofficial returns for House...
Winchester Model 1873 Leads in Idaho’s State Gun Ballot Measure
Idaho — The Winchester Model 1873 led Idaho’s advisory vote on an official state gun in preliminary Nov. 3 election...
Tina Kotek Leads Christine Drazan By Nearly 92,000 Votes In Early Oregon Governor Returns
Oregon — Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek led Republican challenger Christine Drazan by 7.11 percentage points Tuesday night in initial unofficial...
Oregon Ballot Returns Climb To Nearly 1.67 Million As Republicans Widen Participation Edge Going in to Deadline
Oregon — Oregon counties had recorded 1,668,842 returned ballots by 3:04 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, putting statewide ballot returns at...
Listen – Crosstabs Podcast: Merry Election Eve
Fun tidbits around the state as we get to Election Day https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Bj12CAYDsuWc1WrWhwrsq?si=nsiHAHeNSGqiPmcAh69J7Q
Oregon Ballots Due by 8 p.m. With 62% of Major-Party Voters and 28% of Nonaffiliated Voters Returning Ballots So Far
Oregon — Tuesday, Nov. 3, is the last day for Oregon voters to return their general election ballots. Official drop...
Four Years of Questions: Oregon Roundup’s Reporting on the Kotek Administration
Oregon -- Oregon voters are deciding right now whether to give Governor Tina Kotek another four years. Since Kotek took...
Oregon Donors Dominate David Brock Smith’s Senate Fundraising; Industry PACs Provide 4%
Oregon -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate David Brock Smith’s early campaign fundraising came predominantly from Oregon individuals, with smaller contributions...
Public-Land ‘Hijacking’ or Strategic Infrastructure? Merkley Challenges Federal AI Push
Oregon — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley joined two Senate colleagues in demanding information about proposed data centers on federal public...
Don’t Be Surprised If Election Night Gets Glitchy
A public service warning before Tuesday night: a slow or unreachable results website is possible. It also isn’t proof somebody...
Drazan Goes on Multi-City Rally Tour in Final Push Before Election Day
Oregon — Republican Christine Drazan’s campaign is taking its closing voter outreach effort across Oregon, scheduling five rallies over two...
Oregon Ballot Returns Top 1 Million with Republican Ballot Returns Trailing Democrats by 45% to 46%
Oregon — Oregon voters returned more than 1 million ballots by October 29, with estimated participation approaching 46% among registered...
Education Department Finalizes Accreditation Overhaul Focused on Student Outcomes and Competition
The U.S. Department of Education announced October 29 that it has finalized regulations changing how the federal government recognizes higher...
DOJ Sues Anne Arundel Schools, Alleging Gender Transitions Were Hidden From Parents
The U.S. Justice Department sued Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Board of Education on October 27, alleging the district concealed students’...
Federal Prosecutors Say More Than 400 Noncitizens Voted in Washington, Seek Ballot Review
Washington — Federal prosecutors in Washington said October 26 that they identified more than 400 people they believe are noncitizens...
Drazan Gets $2 Million Campaign Infusion
Oregon -- The Republican Governors Association contributed $2 million to State Senator Christine Drazan’s governor campaign on October 16, 2026,...
Screaming “Rigged!” Is Bad Politics, Worse Civics — and It’s Costing Republicans Votes.
Election integrity matters. Convincing our own voters the election is already rigged is not election integrity. It is electoral suicide....
Former Democratic Rep. Hernandez Won’t Vote for Kotek Cites a Leadership Culture of Fear, Coercion and Retaliation
Oregon -- Former Oregon Democratic Rep. Diego Hernandez says he will not vote for Gov. Tina Kotek, renewing allegations that...
Nearly $42 Million in SNAP Fraud Cases Announced Nationwide, Including Oregon Infant Formula Scheme
Federal authorities announced a nationwide benefits fraud enforcement effort October 21 involving more than 40 defendants, including an Oregon prosecution...
Federal Indictment Alleges Sen. Louise Lucas Used Public Office to Protect Marijuana Enterprise
Virginia -- Virginia state Sen. Lillie Louise Lucas has been indicted on allegations that she led a criminal marijuana distribution...
Democrat Party and Union Money Backs Javadi Post Party Switch as Republicans Go All-In On Sherman Campaign
Columbia / Tillamook County, OR. -- Organized political groups are financing most of Oregon’s House District 32 race, with Democratic...