Oregon voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday. Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied: Polls close at 8 p.

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.

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

We asked Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan to name the first policy change they would support if elected as Oregon governor next month. Whoever prevails will soon turn their attention to next year’s legislative session, set to begin in mid-January. In addition to having the final say on every bill passed by lawmakers, the governor has the power to introduce ...

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

Millions of dollars have poured into a Rogue Valley state Senate race between two political newcomers, making it Oregon’s most expensive legislative race this year. Senate District 3, which stretches from Medford to the California border, has recently received statewide attention for one reason: the outcome of just one or two state legislative races in November’s election, including this one, ...

The U.S. Department of Justice will send election observers to Multnomah County, the DOJ told the Oregon Secretary of State's Office Oct. 22.

The time has come to mail in your ballot if that's how you plan to vote this year. Why it matters: 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, provided they are postmarked before Election Day. Yes, but: Recent changes to how the Postal Service processes mail mean most...

The Oregon Secretary of State's Office took down a test election website after a system update accidentally exposed it to public search engines.