Jeff Merkley, a Democrat in the U.S. Senate since 2009, raised the most out of his Oregon congressional colleagues this quarter, raising $818,000 and spending $364,

In less than one week, more than 1 million Oregonians will have the opportunity to cast their votes on local ballot measures in special elections occurring in almost half of Oregon counties. The proposals include a Multnomah County initiative to levy an additional property tax charge of $1.

Candidates running to represent Oregon in Congress raised more than $2.4 million between July 1 and Sept. 30, federal campaign finance records show. All candidates running for U.S. Congress must report how much money they’ve raised and spent every three months to the Federal Election Commission,

No. The deadline to register to vote in the 2025 Special Election in Oregon was Tuesday, Oct. 14. Oregon does not allow same-day voter registration. Yes, you can still register to vote in Oregon for next year's elections. State and federal elections are held in even-numbered years.

Tobias Read urges Oregonians to plan their vote before Nov 4, citing mail delays and highlighting local issues at stake.

The Oregon Legislature, dominated as it is by the two major parties, often has been a burial ground for efforts to change the dynamics of the parties’ clout. The initiative process is a more open pathway,

Fewer than half of Oregon Counties have anything on the ballot in next week’s election. Lincoln and Linn counties have levies the entire county can weigh in on, but Lane County has just a few communities with issues on the ballot.

Drazan was the Republican nominee for Oregon governor in 2022 in a three-way race with Democrat Tina Kotek and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson, which Kotek won.

Republican state lawmaker Christine Drazan has announced her candidacy for governor of Oregon. She declared her run Tuesday at a ship manufacturing facility in Portland, setting the stage for a

Multiple fire agencies and law enforcement are seeking voter approval on various levy measures affecting emergency services funding and operations in parts of Oregon.

Republican State Sen. Christine Drazan has officially launched her second campaign for Oregon governor in 2026. She filed paperwork with Oregon’s campaign finance system Monday morning and soon after held a news conference to announce her bid.

Oregon elects its judges, but usually they run unopposed, and anyway, there are no performance metrics to evaluate candidates. I don’t bother to select yea or nay in these one-candidate elections, but it annoys me that I can’t perform my civic duty. What’s up? —David S.