Oregon voters will vote in several key U.S. House races that would determine which party has a majority in Washington

One of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country is playing out in Oregon, where the state’s GOP-held 5th Congressional District is considered one of just over two dozen toss ups nationwide

About 51% of registered Oregon Republicans returned their ballots as of Thursday, according to Oregon Elections Division data. Democrats trailed slightly behind with a 46% return rate thus far. In total, county elections offices reported receiving ballots from just 38% of Oregon voters overall by end of day Thursday.

First-time voters have big decisions to make this election. Students at University of Oregon are using their vote to voice their opinions.

Ahead of potential civil unrest due to Tuesday’s presidential election, the National Guard is on standby as a precaution in several states, including Washington state and Oregon, where hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed after at least three ballot drop boxes were recently set on fire,

The Nov. 5 election in Oregon includes presidential candidates, statewide ballot questions and local races and measures.

As the general election approaches, nearly 40% of ballots have already been returned in Oregon, with Washington seeing over 47% of ballots submitted, officials

A claim from a Missouri-based “sovereign Americans” group that Oregon election officials allowed massive irregularities and illegal voting in November 2022 is riddled with misunderstandings and doesn’t hold up to scrutiny,

The winner of the presidential race in Oregon will take the state’s eight electoral votes. Elections in the state are conducted solely by mail. The ballot must have been mailed or dropped off at any official drop box​​ ​across the state by 8 p.m. local time on Election Day.

The Oregonian/OregonLive's politics team is a trusted source of information about the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election in Oregon.

The clock is ticking for Oregonians and Washingtonians to turn in their ballot.KATU Political Analyst Jim Moore says because the Oregon DMV automatically regis

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Problems with a ballot-sorting machine are slowing the vote tally in a suburban Portland county that was also plagued by counting issues in 2022 and is home to a key congressional race this year.