A pair of Washington County races for seats in the Oregon House and Senate remained far too close to call Wednesday – and the county elections chief says he won’t provide updated results until Friday afternoon.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Residents of a northeast Oregon community are walking back their interest in joining a neighboring state. In the primary election on Tuesday, more than 60.7% of Wallowa County voters approved a measure to terminate a requirement ...

Wallowa County became the 12th Oregon county to join the "Greater Idaho" movement when special election results on the measure were finalized Tuesday. The vote originally took place in May, with preliminary results showing support for the effort leading by ...

Oregon’s Supreme Court upheld Washington County’s ban on flavored tobacco Thursday. The unanimous ruling upheld a 2024 decision from the state Court of Appeals, which had reversed a 2022 decision from Washington County Circuit Judge Andrew Erwin.

With the presidential election less than a year away, a recent survey commissioned by the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division highlights the challenges facing Oregon’s county clerks. Researchers at Reed College’s Elections & Voting Information ...

Officials in an Oregon county are dismantling their nearly $830,000 a year diversity, equity and inclusion office, despite outcry from those who oppose rolling back social justice initiatives. "[We] believed that it was really important to focus on merit ...

State Sen. Christine Drazan won the Republican primary race for governor Tuesday night, setting the stage for an acrimonious rematch between the Canby lawmaker and Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek this fall.