Political spending on the Oregon governor's race nearly doubled from four years ago. The state is one of just five in the nation without campaign contribution limits.

Democratic heavy hitters from Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden have all gone to Oregon to stump for Tina Kotek, who is in a too-close-for-comfort governor’s race against not only a Republican, but an independent candidate polling in the double digits. As one liberal strategist said, the major question in the race is: Will Democrats “come home to the party in the end”?

Democrat Tina Kotek pledged Monday to make capping campaign contributions one of her top priorities if she’s elected governor – but she won’t turn down large campaign checks.

Democratic candidate for Oregon governor Tina Kotek on Monday reiterated her pledge to prioritize pushing for campaign contribution limits if she is elected.

The three leading candidates in Oregon's race for governor combined had reported raising $47 million as of Monday. Four years ago, the Democrat and Republican raised approximately $37.8 million.

This week in the Oregon governor's race, leading candidates traded barbs in two televised debates and disclosed some huge campaign donations.

The new disclosure means Betsy Johnson's total fund-raising has reached $16.2 million – $2.6 million more than Democrat Tina Kotek and $3.4 million more than Republican Christine Drazan.

Oregon elections officials say Betsy Johnson obtained enough valid signatures to get on the November ballot for governor.

Phil Knight has given an astonishing $1.75 million to timber heiress and former Democratic state Sen. Betsy Johnson’s bid for Oregon governor.

Phil Knight has given an astonishing $1.75 million to timber heiress and former Democratic state Sen. Betsy Johnson’s bid for Oregon governor.

This week in the race for Oregon governor, Republicans launched an ad portraying other candidates as bobbleheads and a Democrat-allied PAC paid for ads attacking unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson.

Oregon’s three leading candidates for governor all spent at least $4 million over the summer and devoted most of their summer spending to TV advertising, according to an Oregonian/OregonLive analysis.

It’s that time again. Nov. 8, 2022 is election day and we have already been beaten down by the onslaught of political ads for several months now. With our current Governor Kate Brown on the way out, we in Oregon are about to be home to a gubernatorial race that will be watched by the rest of the cou

No one needs this.

The former Democratic state senator has been barnstorming the state in her nonaffiliated bid for Oregon governor — and has a sales pitch for every crowd.

About a third of registered Oregon voters polled picked Tina Kotek, a Democrat, as their choice for governor, while 30% chose Betsy Johnson, a former Democrat who is running unaffiliated, in the poll conducted by Idaho-based GS Strategy Group. Christine Drazan drew 23% support.

Jamie McLeod-Skinner, the progressive who unseated Rep. Kurt Schrader, is due to face former Happy Valley Mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer in November.

Nearly 30% of likely Oregon voters picked Drazan as their choice for governor, while nearly 28% chose Kotek in a poll conducted by Nelson Research

The unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate says doing away with regulations and partisanship will get Oregon on the right track. Betsy Johnson, a former Democratic state senator from Scappoose, says she...

She’s a no-party septuagenarian with wide-rimmed glasses and an extensive collection of scarves who could disrupt years of Democratic dominance in the Oregon governor’s mansion.

Some Democrats fear that Johnson, a former member of the party, could siphon away votes in November's election for governor. She is running as a nonafilliated candidate.

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Find out the latest big donors, and see what candidates say that support shows about their priorities and whom they'd listen to as governor.