May 2026 Primary

Oregon officials and the USPS are reviewing whether Corvallis ballots went uncollected on election day. Although 388 ballots were late, officials say outcomes were unaffected.

Oregon voter turnout for the May primary was the highest the state has recorded in a midterm since it first transitioned to vote by mail in 1998, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Nonaffiliated voters are Oregon’s largest voting bloc, but making the ballot without a party is an uphill battle.

Earlier results from the May 19 primary had the ban passing by a small margin.

Springfield Lane County Commission incumbent David Loveall conceded his race to challenger Sean VanGordon over the weekend.

The battle is a rematch between Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan, a Republican

Florence-area voters have rejected a bond measure that would’ve funded a new high school for the Siuslaw School District.

Two challengers in the races to represent Springfield and East Lane County on the Board of Commissioners remained ahead in the latest set of results released Thursday.

After more votes were counted Thursday afternoon, a local option levy to fund Oregon State University Extension in Lane County was passing. In earlier vote counts, it was behind.

As of Thursday afternoon, the funding measure was leading by 218 votes.

Lane County voters voiced their support for libraries in Tuesday’s primary.

The only incumbent in a hotly contested county commission race trailed by significant margins.