The outcome sets up what could be a highly competitive race in the November general election between Dan Rayfield and Will Lathrop.

If the results hold, Bynum will face Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, in one of the nation’s most closely watched elections, a race that could decide which party controls Congress.

The race to replace Rep. Earl Blumenauer had become one of the most heated contests in the Portland area.

Elizabeth Steiner, a longtime state senator and one of the state’s top budget writers, was winning the race to become the Democratic Party nominee for Oregon treasurer, according to partial returns.

Treasurer Tobias Read appeared to secure the Democratic nomination for Oregon secretary of state, defeating state Sen. James Manning.

Longtime Multnomah County prosecutor Nathan Vasquez has a sizable lead in his attempt to unseat his boss, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt.

The 10-cent-per-gallon tax funds street and sidewalk maintenance and safety projects across Portland.

The measure asked voters to invest up to $150 million to upgrade the county's nearly century-old levee system along the Columbia River to bring it back into federal compliance and protect the region from flooding.

The $380 million plan will pay for widespread improvements at one of the state’s biggest attractions.

Oregon procrastinators cannot put off this task much longer if they want their vote to count in the May primary election.

The 2024 primary election lacks a significant presidential contest, but there are still key races on the Oregon congressional docket.

County officials across Southern Oregon say they’re desperate to fund law enforcement. But measures on the ballot this month to raise taxes are a hard sell in a region once reliant on timber revenue.

A yet-to-be-released survey taken by Multnomah County District Attorney’s office employees late last year shows job satisfaction in the office has rebounded to levels similar to — or exceeding — the years prior to the pandemic. The results, set to be released this summer, but shared with OPB days before an election that will determine the next district attorney, largely contradict similar surveys released by the district attorney’s office that showed an unhappy workforce.

Two Oregon Congressional races are some of the more interesting in the nation.

Portland Public Schools wants to renew a local tax that already helps pay for hundreds of teachers. Bend-La Pine wants to start a new levy that would offset substantial budget cuts. In Salem-Keizer, option levies aren’t really an option at all.