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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.

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...

Letter to the editor

The final days before an election are often when some of the most interesting political spending takes place and in the Democratic and Republican primaries for Oregon governor, candidates are going for broke as the May 17 election looms.

Throughout the 2022 election, KATU News is helping you “Know Your Candidates” with a series of interviews with people who will appear on your ballot. We are asking local candidates running for the same office the same series of questions, so you can compare their answers. Candidates for Oregon governor were given questionnaires to answer. Read the responses from Patrick Starnes, a Democrat, below. Candidate's Website. All Democrats running for Oregon governor: David Beem. Julian Bell.

This month, we invited nine of the candidates vying to be Oregon’s next governor for interviews. The seat is open for the first time since 2015. Patrick Starnes is seeking the Democratic nomination.

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.

How the lauded Times columnist lost the race for governor of Oregon before it even began.

Oregon's first Republican gubernatorial primary debate featured 11 of the 19 candidates running. Even with so many participants, the debate surfaced few policy differences among the candidates.

A newly reported contribution suggests Knight will once again look to play a big role in the highly competitive race.

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.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who has a history of supporting Republican candidates in Oregon, gave another $250,000 on Friday to longtime moderate Democratic lawmaker Betsy Johnson, who is running for governor this year without any party.

Oregon independent gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson, formerly a longtime Democratic lawmaker, has secured donations from a notable list of major Republican campaign donors.

The race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee to be governor has attracted a lot of money for three major candidates. But Brownsville resident Patrick Starnes is making the case that all that m…