A winner has been declared by The Associated Press in one of the most closely watched House races in the country between Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her Democratic challenger, state Rep.

U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has conceded to Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum in the hotly contested race for Oregon’s 5th District.

The race to represent Woodburn in the Oregon House has tightened considerably in recent days, opening the door for Democrats to potentially regain a supermajority in the chamber. Democratic challenger Lesly Munoz led Republican Rep.

Maria Cecilia Hinojos Pressey remembers the sense of fear that descended on Latino immigrants in Oregon during the first Trump presidency in 2017. The director of operations for the farmworkers union Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste,

In updated results Friday, Rep. Tracy Cramer was trailing Lesly Muñoz. If the seat flips, Democrats would regain a supermajority in both chambers.

For most of the past week, incumbent Rep. Tracy Cramer (R-Gervais) held a small but consistent lead. However, as of Thursday night, Munoz crept ahead by the thinnest of margins—one vote. Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported on the shift.

Election Lab’s estimates indicate that Oregon is on track to see about 72% eligible voter turnout this year, lower than the state’s 75% rate in 2020 but higher than 68% in 2016 and 64% in 2012.

The FBI announced its offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect responsible for West Coast ballot box fires.

Democrat Janelle Bynum won election to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. The district, which includes the Portland suburbs and stretches through Bend,

Bynum, a state representative who was backed and funded by national Democrats, ousted Lori Chavez-DeRemer to become Oregon's first Black member of Congress.