AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoOregon’s Top Races: Tina Kotek leads Republican Christine Drazan 54.4% to 42.9% in her reelection bid, and Democrat Jeff Merkley has won another U.S. Senate term. Republican Cliff Bentz is also ahead for reelection in the 2nd Congressional District. Salem: Early returns show incumbents Zach Hudson, Matt Bunch, Lamar Wise and Ricki Ruiz leading in their Oregon House races. Jeff Helfrich holds a narrow lead over Nicole Bassett in Senate District 26. Local Ballot Measures: Banks voters favor renewing the police levy, while Forest Grove’s $29.5 million police station bond is trailing. Umatilla County Fire District No. 1’s levy is narrowly ahead, and a measure preserving support for the Yamhelas Westsider Trail is passing by a slim margin. National Picture: Democrats are nearing control of the U.S. House, adding to a night of major gains in several states.
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