Deschutes County close to having all the votes counted
Deschutes County is close to having all its votes in, but there’s still a few races which have been too close to call. Volunteers returned to the…
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GOP’s Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon 5th Congressional District
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer has won the open U.S. House seat in Oregon’s 5th…
Continue ReadingRead: Jamie McLeod-Skinner’s statement conceding 5th District race to Lori Chavez-DeRemer
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner conceded Oregon’s U.S. House Fifth District race to Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer on…
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Decision 2022: The ballot-counting is not over; candidates in 2 still-close C.O. races offer comments
Votes are still coming in for two still-close local races: Oregon House District 53 and Redmond mayor. We talked to four candidates waiting for final…
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Republican Christine Drazan concedes governor’s race to Democrat Tina Kotek
One day after The Associated Press joined The Oregonian/OregonLive in projecting Democrat Tina Kotek as the winner of a close, costliest race to be…
Continue Reading2 US House seats in Oregon still unresolved in tight races
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The races for two US House seats in Oregon remained unresolved Friday heading into the…
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Democrat Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor’s race
By CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tina Kotek has been elected Oregon’s next governor, extending longtime…
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‘Really exciting’: Bend set to welcome new mayor, 2 new city councilors
The Bend City Council is seeing some big changes following election night. As of midday Wednesday, Councilor Melanie Kebler holds a 10-point lead…
Continue ReadingOregon governor’s race on knife’s edge, too early to call
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s gubernatorial election hung on a knife’s edge Wednesday, with the race too early…
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Speakers discuss psilocybin election results after opt-out, ban votes around state
A media briefing via Zoom on Wednesday covered the election results on measures involving psilocybin. Healing Advocacy Fund Executive…
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Record number of last-minute ballots in Deschutes County, but overall turnout lower than expected
On Election Day and the day before, Deschutes County received 45,000…
Continue ReadingSlavery, involuntary servitude rejected by 4 states’ voters
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit…
Continue ReadingKTVZ Decision 2022 blog: A last wee-hours update, some top race updates — and thank you!
As is customary, Deschutes County updated its election results just after midnight Wednesday. Here’s some…
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Decision 2022: Bend’s Barb Campbell, Mike Riley, Ariel Mendez react to apparent city council victories
NewsChannel 21’s Carly Keenan spoke Tuesday night with Bend City Councilor Barb Campbell, apparent winner of a two-year seat, as well as Mike Riley…
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Decision 2022: Bend mayoral candidates Kebler, Piper react as early results come in
NewsChannel 21’s Carly Keenan, at the Deschutes Democrats’ watch party, speaks with Bend mayoral candidate Melanie Kebler about her early lead, while…
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Decision 2022: Deschutes County Republicans, Democrats look for wins before results come in
At the Deschutes Republicans election party, Noah Chast is joined by Communications Chair Mark Knowles, while at the Deschutes Democrats gathering,…
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Decision 2022: The ballot-counting won’t end election night
NewsChannel 21’s Cathy Marshall visits the drive-up ballot box drop-off line and speaks with Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison about the…
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Deschutes County Republicans, Democrats gather for election night watch parties; a look at top measures
NewsChannel 21’s Noah Chast talks live with Deschutes County Republican Election Night Party organizer Paul Freed before their event at The…
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Decision 2022: Cars line up to drop off Election Day ballots at Bend drop box
Hours before the ballots are counted, voters’ cars were lined up at the Deschutes County ballot drop box in downtown Bend on Election…
Continue ReadingDecision 2022: KTVZ political analysts set the stage for election night
NewsChannel 21’s Lee Anderson talked with KTVZ political analysts Jeff Eager and Judy Stiegler in our 4 p.m. Fox newscast about what they are…
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