From parks to public safety, multiple counties are asking voters to approve increased funding for local services.

Two new initiatives would let voters consider whether to amend the state law and the state’s constitution and open primaries to all voters.

Oregon voter registration for the Nov. 4, 2025 Special Election closed on Oct. 14, as announced by Secretary of State Tobias Read.

Republican state lawmaker Christine Drazan has announced her candidacy for governor of Oregon. She declared her run Tuesday at a ship manufacturing facility in Portland, setting the stage for a

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Republican Rep. Christine Drazan is making another run for governor, according to a campaign filing. The Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee for the 2026 Primary Election for Governor was made public on Monday.

Former governor, ex-state lawmaker and Independent Party leader team up to open Oregon primaries More than 1.3 million registered voters in Oregon don’t have a say in primary elections, but two potential ballot initiatives could change that in the November 2026 election.

Republican State Sen. Christine Drazan has officially launched her second campaign for Oregon governor in 2026. She filed paperwork with Oregon’s campaign finance system Monday morning and soon after held a news conference to announce her bid.

Ballots for the November 4 Special Election will begin showing up in mailboxes today, Multnomah County Elections said.

Oregon elects its judges, but usually they run unopposed, and anyway, there are no performance metrics to evaluate candidates. I don’t bother to select yea or nay in these one-candidate elections, but it annoys me that I can’t perform my civic duty. What’s up? —David S.

Drazan was the Republican nominee for Oregon governor in 2022 in a three-way race with Democrat Tina Kotek and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson, which Kotek won.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Representative Christine Drazan will run again for Oregon governor in 2026, according to campaign records filed with the Oregon Secretary of State’s office. Drazan, a Republican from Canby, will publicly make the announcement Monday at 11 a.m. in Portland.

Christine Drazan, the Republican state lawmaker from Canby who lost in the most recent governor’s race to Democrat Tina Kotek, will again run for the state’s top office in 2026, according to a campaign filing made public Monday morning. Drazan is expected to officially announce her campaign at an 11 a.m. event Monday at a Portland shipyard.