On Monday, state elections officials certified a new political party formed with the express purpose of nominating the independent presidential candidate.

Democracies fail when the institutions of government fail to address the major issues of the day or public confidence deteriorates to the point that governing becomes ...

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.

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

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

Betsy Johnson, the unaffiliated candidate for Oregon governor, spent two decades as a Democrat in the Legislature and even longer as a powerful presence in local politics.

Betsy Johnson, a pro-gun, woke-bashing former Democrat is waging a strong bid for governor.

Nonaffiliated voters in Oregon comprise the biggest voting bloc but that doesn't mean that they are nonpartisan.

Betsy Johnson paid a Washington-based signature gathering firm more than $200,000 to collect signatures for her campaign.

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.

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