Last spring, courts reporter Zane Sparling interviewed every candidate for Multnomah County judge in advance of the May primary. In two crowded contests, none of the five or six candidates earned at least 50% of the vote, so the top two candidates in each race advanced to the November general election. Here’s a mini-guide to who you’ll see on your Nov. 3 ballot if you haven’t already voted, ...

About $3.6 million has flooded the legislative race as Republicans try to break Democrats’ grip on power in Salem.

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:...

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,

Canby, speaks at a rally for her gubernatorial campaign at Mountain View Golf Course in Boring on Oct. 21. U.S. Senate candidate and state Sen. David Brock Smith, R-Port Orford, encourages people to vote at a rally for Drazan.

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

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

The Trump administration has notified Oregon election officials that it plans to deploy election monitors to Multnomah County on Election Day Nov. 3. The notification was sent by the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office on Thursday and drew immediate pushback. The move is part of a much larger Justice Department election-monitoring ...