UPDATE (Wednesday, May 20, 2:02 p.m. PT) — Out of seven school-related measures on Oregon ballots this spring, four passed. They include a $121.5 million bond to improve the Lane Community College campus.
The LCC bond is set to improve security and safety on campus and expand workforce training programs in the medical and technology fields.
Voters approved bonds for Centennial, Canby and Glendale schools.
Other districts weren’t so lucky, including Pendleton. Voters there rejected a 5-year levy that has passed every time it’s been on the ballot since 2000. The school district said the levy provides added funding to maintain services and reduce class size.
According to Umatilla County’s voter pamphlet, without the levy, “the district would not be able to continue to offer a comprehensive educational program or maintain current staffing levels.”
Douglas County voters rejected a bond for Roseburg Public Schools. And a bond to fund maintenance and facility improvements in the Harney County School District also failed.
A bond measure for Perrydale Schools was on the ballot, but in late April, the school board posted a message on Facebook saying they’d ask voters to approve the bond in November instead.
“Due to the obvious financial burden that has been placed on our community during this pandemic, we do not feel the timing is appropriate to ask taxpayers for this kind of funding,” the message read.
Centennial, Harney County, Perrydale, Canby and Roseburg all received a commitment of grant funding from the Oregon Department of Education.
Race Tightens In Oregon Secretary Of State Primary
State Sen. Mark Hass was leading the Democratic primary for secretary of state late Tuesday, but by Wednesday morning, the race had narrowed significantly between Hass and State Sen. Shemia Fagan.
With votes still being tallied, Hass holds roughly 35.96% of the vote in the three-way contest. Fagan is closely trailing Hass with 35.32% of the vote.
The third candidate in the race, attorney and consultant Jamie McLe0d-Skinner, trailed with 27.95% of the vote a little after 10 p.m.
Clackamas incumbent Bernard loses to returning Tootie Smith
For the second time in four years, Clackamas County is voting out its incumbent county chair and replacing him with a rival from the opposite end of the political spectrum.
According to early returns Tuesday night, challenger Tootie Smith was leading incumbent Jim Bernard, 52% to 47%. Smith is a conservative Republican who served on the Clackamas County board of commissioners from 2012 to 2016.
Bernard, a Democrat, rose to be Clackamas County chair after serving as a county commissioner and the mayor of Milwaukie.
Bernard won the 2016 race for county chair against Smith’s political ally, John Ludlow, after Smith and Ludlow had steered the Clackamas County commission in a more conservative direction.
Smith is poised to take over a commission with a few familiar faces, including Ken Humberston, who reached office in 2016 by defeating Smith.
Wheeler ahead, but may not win outright
Ted Wheeler took a big lead in Portland’s mayoral race Tuesday night, but it’s still not clear if he’ll avoid a runoff.
Wheeler needed to capture more than 50% of the vote to claim outright victory. As of Wednesday morning, Wheeler had 50.35% of the vote with more returns due.
His closest opponent was Sarah Iannarone, who had picked up 23.22% of the vote by Wednesday. Iannarone said Tuesday she felt optimistic about the votes yet to be counted.
Portland council races head to runoff
Portland City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly will likely face a November runoff, though it’s not clear which challenger will earn the right to challenge her. And it’s still possible she could fall out of the race entirely.
Four years ago, Eudaly became the first challenger to defeat an incumbent on the Portland City Council in 24 years by promising to champion tenants and limit rent hikes. On Tuesday night, early returns showed her leading with around 30% of the vote — far below the more than 50% needed to hold onto her seat.
Former city employee and political scientist Mingus Mapps and former Mayor Sam Adams were close behind her and within a few hundred votes of each other.
And in the race to replace Portland Commissioner Nick Fish, who died of cancer in January, former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith appeared guaranteed a spot in an August runoff. It was too close Tuesday to determine who she would face.
Candidates Dan Ryan and Tera Hurst both held considerable vote counts after early returns.
Bentz wins congressional nomination
Republican Cliff Bentz won the primary Tuesday for his party’s nomination in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District, a GOP stronghold unlikely to flip for the Democrats in November.
This makes Bentz, a former state senator and attorney from Ontario, heir apparent to Rep. Greg Walden, who is retiring from Congress after 22 years. The election to replace Walden saw a large number of candidates hoping to capitalize on the rare opportunity.
Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, asks questions during the Senate Judiciary Committee work session for House Bill 2625 on April 30, 2019.
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Bentz served in the Oregon House for 12 years, before accepting an appointment to the state Senate in 2018. He stepped down earlier this year to run for Congress.
Metro area backs tax for homeless services
Early results show the passage of the Portland-area ballot measure looking to raise upwards of $250 million per year to support people experiencing homelessness.
Measure 26-210, referred to the ballot by Metro — the regionally elected government for Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties — will fund services including case management, rental assistance, addiction and mental health treatment.
The measure will enact two new taxes — a 1% marginal income tax on individuals earning more than $125,000 annually, or couples who earn more than $200,000, and a 1% tax on the profits of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $5 million.
Reform candidate Mike Schmidt wins Multnomah County DA race
Mike Schmidt, the executive director of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, has taken the lead over assistant U.S. Attorney for Oregon Ethan Knight in the race to be Multnomah County’s next top prosecutor.
The job of the district attorney is an especially powerful one, deciding who and which cases to prosecute, and establishing criminal justice policies. And being Oregon’s most populous county, the Multnomah County district attorney is also capable of influencing how justice is served statewide.
Mike Schmidt, who has built his campaign around using data to transform the office, is seen as the progressive candidate in this race. Schmidt oversaw the state’s implementation of data-driven justice reinvestment programs at the agency he leads. A win for him means the county will follow the nationwide trend of reformer district attorneys being elected into office.
Rubio to become first Latina on Portland Council
Carmen Rubio, the executive director of the Latino Network and former aide to a mayor and a city commissioner, has won a seat on the Portland City Council.
Rubio appeared headed to an easy victory in early returns Tuesday night. If the results hold, she’ll replace retiring Commissioner Amanda Fritz, becoming the second woman of color and the first Latina on the City Council.
In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del.
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Joe Biden wins Oregon presidential primary
Oregon Democrats have chosen former Vice President Joe Biden as their pick for the party’s nominee to face President Donald Trump.
Trump was the only candidate on the Republican primary ballot.
Oregon was the only state with a presidential primary Tuesday. Georgia and Kentucky moved their primaries because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Because of its late date, Oregon’s primary rarely plays a deciding role in the Democratic campaign.
Early turnout at 40%
The Oregon secretary of state reported more than 1.1 million people have voted in the May primary election, as of 7 p.m. Tuesday.
That’s more than 40% of registered voters according to election officials.
A sign points to a ballot box in downtown Bend, May 19, 2020.
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The pandemic primary
While 15 states delayed their primary elections to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Oregon’s continued as scheduled, largely thanks to vote-by-mail. Elections offices across the state are implementing safety measures in hopes of keeping the virus at bay while counting votes.
OPB has heard from voters across the state about what matters to them this primary season. Naturalized citizens make up a larger portion of the electorate. First-time voters prepare for their inaugural ballots. A low-tax enclave scrapes by for basic public services. And an Oregon swing county wonders where it will land this year.
Follow this page for updates on key races and find full, statewide results at the Oregon secretary of state website.
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