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The race pits incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden against GOP Jo Rae Perkins, Chris Henry with Oregon Progressive Party and Dan Pulju with Pacific Green Party.

The race pits incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden against GOP Jo Rae Perkins, Chris Henry with Oregon Progressive Party and Dan Pulju with Pacific Green Party.

Democrats have won every Oregon governor’s race since 1986. Betsy Johnson’s unexpectedly strong bid has threatened that reign.

With just over three weeks until Election Day, the President is coming to Stumptown to stump for Democratic candidates.

While nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson appears to be third in polling, her candidacy reflects a breakthrough in a state where the two major political parties have near total control over who appears on the November ballot, the editorial board writes. While Democrats are casting her as a spoiler candidate, they – and Republicans – should recognize that it's long past time to open up their primaries and give 41% of Oregon voters a greater say in who their top candidates are.

Jamie McLeod-Skinner ousted a seven-term incumbent—now comes the hard part.

The choices voters made in Tuesday’s election will change how laws get made and administered next year in Oregon.

The election confirmed that Oregon continues to be a Democratic-leaning state where key contests are highly competitive.

Oregon Democrats and the Independent Party of Oregon don't believe assertions that Democrats erred by nominating a progressive.

If the nation’s political independents somehow formed a party, polls suggest, they could dominate American politics. Two-fifths of Americans identified as independent in 2022, far more than stood w…

Americans' party preferences were evenly divided in 2022 after 10 years with a Democratic advantage.

The number of voters who aren't affiliated with a political party continue to swell in Oregon. But when it comes to the May 17 primary, they are out of luck.

Although the U.S. political party affiliation average for 2021 was similar to prior years, the country shifted from a nine-point Democratic preference early in the year to a five-point Republican advantage near the end.

To fix the dysfunction in American politics, reformers should consider fundamental changes to the electoral rules.

While the Silent Generation and baby boomers have become less likely to identify as political independents as they have aged, Generation X and millennials are maintaining high levels of independent identification.

Nonaffiliated voters are now the largest voting bloc in Oregon, but they can't pick candidates in most primaries.

Despite Oregon's reputation as a state that values voter access, one third of its registered voters are barred from participating in the state's Democratic and Republican primaries, The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board writes. A proposal to copy Colorado's system, as suggested by former Secretary of State Phil Keisling, offers an elegant and effective way to enfranchise Oregon's one million nonaffiliated voters.

Next, please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each of the following parties. How about -- [ITEMS ROTATED]? Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of protecting the country from international terrorism and military threats -- [ROTATED: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party]? Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous -- [ROTATED: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party]?

Increasingly, Republicans and Democrats view not just the opposing party but also the people in that party in a negative light. Growing shares in each party now describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans. Nearly half of younger adults say they "wish there were more parties to choose from."

Ranked choice voting would liberate voters to select their favorite candidates without fear of spoilers and split votes causing the wrong candidate to win

As of today, Oregon has its first new officially designated political party in 13 years.

It has money, name-brand political backers and declines to describe either President Biden or Donald Trump as acceptable candidates.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is losing its second elections director in as many years with the current one announcing her resignation, saying the job is extremely challenging and citing uncertain funding.

Letter to the editor

Democratic state Sen. Jeff Golden of Ashland is among the Oregon Legislature’s most vocal proponents of campaign contribution limits. His fellow Democrats and their political allies independently spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Golden's reelction.

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?

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