Some Bend voters are just relieved Election Day is over
It was a quiet Wednesday morning in Bend, the morning after a historic election, both at the state and national level.
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Meet the four newcomers just elected to the Bend City Council
Bend is going to have four new faces on the seven-member city council, as voters tossed out two incumbents and filled two open seats on Tuesday.
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Deschutes DA Hummel speaks on Measure 110 impacts
NewsChannel 21 talked with Deschutes County DA John Hummel Wednesday about the impacts of voter approval of Measure 110, which decriminalizes some hard drugs.
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Kropf talks priorities after big win in House District 54 race
NewsChannel 21 spoke to Jason Kropf, who outlined his priorities after defeating state Rep. Cheri Helt of Bend in a hard-fought campaign for Oregon House District 54.
Continue ReadingUpdate: Knopp pulls ahead of Kiely overnight; Nelson, Kropf win; money measures pass
A new round of Deschutes County ballot results early Wednesday morning moved state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, ahead of Democratic challenger Eileen Kiely, after Kiely had led narrowly in the night’s earlier counts.
Continue ReadingPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler hanging on after challenge from left
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland has declared victory after a bruising campaign that sandwiched him between a tough challenger to his political left and anger from moderate voters and business owners frustrated with five months of near-nightly protests that made the city a frequent lightning rod for President Donald Trump. Mayor Ted
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Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs, ‘magic’ mushrooms
Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on Tuesday, with two ballot measures passing by large margins.
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KTVZ political analysts weigh in on 2nd District race results
KTVZ political analysts Judy Stiegler and Jeff Eager weigh in as Republican Cliff Bentz defeats Democrat Alex Spenser in the race for the open 2nd District seat.
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Eileen Kiely has valued chance to speak with voters in race for Senate District 27
Democratic challenger Eileen Kiely says she wishes she could have spoken to more voters in person.
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Deschutes County Commission contenders say COVID was key factor in race
The race between incumbent Phil Henderson and challenger Phil Chang featured two very different candidates, but they both agreed the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on their campaigns.
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Helt, Kropf have no regrets after heated race for Oregon House District 54 seat
A big controversy surrounding the lead-up to Election day in the race for Oregon House District 54 was campaign ads, many of them sharply negative about their opponent.
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Candidate Spenser and Bentz thank supporters through COVID-19 campaigns
Democrat candidate Spenser and Republican candidate Bentz talk to Newschannel about the much needed support through COVID-19.
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Congressional candidate Cliff Bentz talks election, campaign
Republican candidate for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District Cliff Bentz talked to NewsChannel 21 before Tuesday night’s election results.
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Congressional candidate Alex Spenser talks about election, campaign
Democratic candidate for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District Alex Spenser talked to NewsChannel 21 before Tuesday night’s election results.
Continue ReadingCount on NewsChannel 21 and KTVZ.COM for your election results, and more
On an Election Night as momentous as ever, and over the days to come, NewsChannel 21/KTVZ.COM will bring you complete team coverage of the results and reaction to the wide variety of local and state races and measures, along with NBC’s coverage of the race for the White House.
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Gov. Brown calls in OSP, puts Guard on standby to deter Portland election violence, intimidation
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday “a law enforcement plan to keep the peace, protect free speech and prevent violence and intimidation on Election Day and in the days that follow” in Portland.
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President Trump supporters rally along Hwy. 97 in Bend
A group of President Trump supporters staged a rally along Highway 97 in northern Bend Friday evening.
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FBI says it’s working to protect Oregon voters — and their votes
Although Election Day is Nov. 3, the FBI’s work in securing the election begins well before and extends well beyond that date. In the weeks leading up to Election Day, the FBI has been particularly engaged in extensive preparations.
Continue ReadingSen. Findley, challenger Miller debate big Senate District 30’s big issues on KTVZ
Oregon Senate District 30 is the state’s largest, stretching from Central Oregon to the Columbia Gorge and covering most of Eastern Oregon – more than a third of the state, in fact. The issues are just as big, and appointed GOP Senator Lynn Findley and Democratic challenger Carina Miller covered many of them in Tuesday night’s debate on KTVZ.
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Bend police chief: Officers will be present at ballot drop boxes ‘when necessary’
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz announced Tuesday that officers will be at ballot drop-off sites “when necessary” in the days leading up to Election Day — not to raise voter concerns, but to ease them, he explained.
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