What to know before casting your ballot for Oregon’s primary election

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The primary election is upon us, which means registered Oregon voters have just a few hours remaining to cast their ballots.

All mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, May 21. For those who plan to use a drop box, ballots must be dropped off by 8 p.m. on election night. Find out which drop box is closest to you by typing in your address here.

As of May 2, the Oregon Elections Division recorded 3,039,926 registered voters.

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About 37.8% of voters statewide cast their ballots in the May 2022 primary election. Although Tuesday’s election also serves as a presidential primary, Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott said he expects similar numbers this year.

KOIN 6 News’ Political Director Ken Boddie has an update as of Tuesday afternoon on Oregon’s voter turnout for the May 2024 primary below.

Learn more about the key state and local primary races by reading the stories below.

• 2 Democrats, 1 Republican seek wide open treasurer role as Tobias Read departs

• Who is running for Secretary of State? 8 candidates seek Oregon position 1 year after Fagan scandal

• Primary to narrow down Oregon Attorney General candidate to succeed Rosenblum

• Candidates vie for Oregon’s Third District seat as Blumenauer steps down

• Andrea Salinas faces Republican, Democratic challengers in 6th District primary

• Multnomah County District Attorney’s Race: Schmidt v. Vasquez

• 2 Democrats look to unseat Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th District primary

KOIN 6 News is your local election headquarters. Tune in this evening as Political Director Ken Boddie covers live election results.

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