Live coverage: Oregon 2024 primary election
Voters need to drop off their ballots by Election Day or make sure they’re postmarked by May 21. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Oregon voters will decide Tuesday who from each political party gets to compete in key local, state and national races and ultimately make it onto the ballot in the November general election.
Candidates in some races face little or no competition from other members of their party. But others, such as the race for the Democratic nomination in Oregon’s 3rd and 5th congressional districts, have kicked up fierce campaigning and eye-popping campaign contributions.
The race in Oregon’s 5th District, where two Democrats are vying for the chance to run in November against incumbent Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is among a handful of races nationwide that both parties are eyeing as key to gaining or maintaining majority power in the U.S. House next term.
Some results of the primary election may not be known for days. Ballots postmarked on Tuesday are valid, and voters have until 8 p.m. to deposit their ballots in a drop box. The Secretary of State’s latest turnout data shows that just over 658,000 ballots had been returned as of Tuesday – only 22% of those sent out. About 29% of eligible Democrats had cast ballots and 32% of Republicans had done so. Just 9% of nonaffiliated voters, who make up the biggest bloc, had turned in ballots and nearly 21% of Independent voters had submitted their ballots.
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