The editorial board's endorsements for governor, Portland City Council and other select races on the November ballot.

The shooting at the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., that left four dead on Thursday came fewer than three weeks before votes are tallied in Oregon’s razor-thin governor’s race, and guns were already an issue.

A suspicious package mailed to the Oregon Secretary of State's office was intercepted, the office said Oct. 16.

All Oregon voters can now receive tracking updates on their ballot by signing up for a newly-expanded program with the Secretary of State's Office.

Rock icon and Portland resident Carrie Brownstein this week endorsed Gov. Tina Kotek in her nail-biter reelection campaign, with polls showing Kotek and Republican challenger state Sen. Christine Drazan statistically tied. Brownstein, co-star of “Portlandia” and guitarist and vocalist with Sleater-Kinney, posted her endorsement on Instagram on Wednesday night, saying that touring around the ...

Oregon voters join a panel discussion to share their views on the tightening gubernatorial race between Democrat Tina Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan, discussing key issues from business to student life.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum faced off against her Republican challenger, Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair, in a televised debate over who should represent Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The debate began at 6 p.m. Wednesday and was broadcast on KTVZ 21 and livestreamed for free at KTVZ.com. Bynum, who is serving her first term in Congress after four terms in the Oregon ...

Democratic candidate Kriss Wright is challenging incumbent Rep. Anna Scharf, R-Amity, in a third rematch for Oregon House District 23.

Democrat Joanna Robinson is challenging four-term incumbent Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, to represent Oregon House District 15.