Letter to the editor

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.

Tina Kotek, who helped make Oregon a progressive bastion, could become one of the country’s first out lesbian governors. In 2022, does that hurt her chances?

Nike co-founder Phil Knight has shaken up the Oregon governor’s election, which could result in the state’s first Republican leader in more than three decades.

Knight’s backing for Christine Drazan clashes with the company’s progressive image. Could it tip the governor’s race?

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”?

A group that filed two complaints says allowing the use of initials to identify financial backers of campaign ads allows them to hide from public view.

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.

A top Oregon Republican Party official alleged that Democratic nominee Tina Kotek broke state law with promises to a third-party candidate.

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.

The national Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports candidates for state-level office, has doled out an eye-popping $800,000 this year to Oregon Republican candidates and political groups, according to campaign finance filings. Oregon is one of several Democrat-controlled states the group has identified as vulnerable to a Republican takeover.

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.

With her commitment to the issue, the Democratic nominee for Oregon governor helped convince a third-party candidate to step out of the race. That's likely to help her.

To help voters understand the differing visions of the three major contenders, we asked the three leading candidates to make their pitch as to why Oregonians should choose them as their next governor.

No one needs this.