A series of debates between Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her challenger for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, Democrat Janelle Bynum, grew progressively ugly over the past two weeks as the candidates jabbed at one another with increasing fervor.s

Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 5, and they arrive within seven days of election day to be counted. The second option is to return your ballot to an official ballot drop site by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters in some counties can track their ballot online through the Oregon Secretary of State’s office.

A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Oregon. The open mayoral race in the state’s most populous city features 19 candidates and comes after years of growing frustration over homeless encampments and open drug use.

All four congressional candidates touted their experiences and outlined policy positions at a candidate forum hosted by the City Club of Eugene.

The winner of the Nov. 5 election will be the successor to LaVonne Griffin-Valade who was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek following Shemia Fagan’s 2023 resignation. Dennis Richardson was the most recent Republican elected as Oregon’s secretary of state.

Iowa, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon and Rhode Island began early voting on Wednesday, leaving just one state to kick off the 2024 election.

The election is the first time since 2008 that there has not been an incumbent running for the state's top lawyer.

In November, Oregon voters will decide on a statewide ranked choice voting measure that could change the way votes are tallied for federal and state offices.

Virginia Stapleton, a Democrat, is running against Rep. Kevin Mannix, a Republican, for House District 21. The district includes central Salem and Keizer along with parts of north and east Salem.

Elected to the Senate in 2022 at 26 to represent a district stretching from Cedar Hills to Aloha, Campos, now 28, remains the youngest member of the upper chamber by a country mile. She wasn’t a heavy hitter during the last session. But given her youth and inexperience, perhaps that’s to be expected.

Three Portland-area school districts will ask voters to support property taxes next month to fund teachers or pay for upgrades to school buildings. The Parkrose School District hopes to pass a levy that it says would raise $19.

First-time political candidate David Brown, a Salem insurance agent, is challenging incumbent Tom Andersen for House District 19.