Voter service locations opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the November special election across Oregon and Washington, with polls remaining open until 8 p.m.

Go to StatesmanJournal.com throughout the day for election day updates and initial election results after 8 p.m. for Mid-Valley ballot measures.

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Portland and cuts to food stamps and health insurance his party passed this summer could hamper the popularity of Republican candidates in Oregon’s 2026 race for governor,

The South Lane Fire District is seeking voter approval to replace its 47-cent local option levy with a 94-cent one. The fire district said this will let it pay the escalating costs of running a fire department and allow the district to purchase and run a third ambulance.

Voters can mail their ballot as late as today and have them count, as long as they are postmarked Tuesday. However, Multnomah County elections officials are warning voters that mailing their ballots today may be risky because recent U.

Fifteen of Oregon’s 36 counties held elections, voting on everything from parks to libraries to law enforcement

Registered Oregon voters should be able to vote in Oregon’s taxpayer-funded primaries, regardless of whether they have chosen a political party, write Ted Kulongoski, Cheri Helt and Andrew Kaza. It's time for Oregon to open its primaries to all voters.

Multiple fire agencies and law enforcement are seeking voter approval on various levy measures affecting emergency services funding and operations in parts of Oregon.