Elections

As of Friday, close to 37% of Lane County voters have returned their ballots, according to the Lane County Clerk’s Office.

Prof. Chandler James of the University of Oregon talks about the dynamics of midterm elections and what might happen to the power structure in Washington after the election.

Republican Cliff Bentz and Democrat Chris Beck differ on Medicaid, rural health care and Trump's policies as they compete to represent Oregon's 2nd District.

Federal officials intercepted a “suspicious package” addressed to Oregon’s election office before it arrived in the state, Secretary of State Tobias Read said Friday.

The district encompasses most of Linn County and a portion of Marion County.

Democratic incumbent Val Hoyle is in a rematch against critics on both the left and right in the race to represent Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Hoyle again faces Republican Monique DeSpain, a retired Air Force Colonel, and Pacific Green Party candidate Justin Filip.

Just one contested county commissioner race will be on the Lane County ballot this fall: East Lane County incumbent Heather Buch is facing challenger Jake Pelroy.

Springfield’s long-serving State House Rep., John Lively, a Democrat, is retiring after 14 years. This November, voters in the 7th District will choose his successor.

Lane County Clerk Tommy Gong explains vote-by-mail safeguards, ballot processing, and election security measures amid national challenges to voter access.

Oregon will mail ballots to military and overseas voters Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs federal efforts to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterms.

Oregon approved $1.25M in emergency funds to add ballot drop boxes and expand ballot tracking ahead of the general election as mail-in voting faces delays.

Courts have ruled twice this week on the Trump administration’s efforts to limit voting by mail, most recently blocking new U.S. Postal Service restrictions Thursday.