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Election offices began announcing results at 8 p.m. The OregonLive politics and education team will post continue to post updates on the outcomes of the key Portland-area races and measures listed below.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The May 20 special election for Oregon includes important county-level races in the Portland metro area, including school board elections in Portland Public Schools and Beaverton, two of Oregon's largest school districts, along with bond measures for PPS and Tigard-Tualatin.
As the ballots from the special election held on Tuesday, May 20, continue to be counted, we’re taking a look at the results of the races and measures statewide
In Zone 5, incumbent Guzmán Ortiz overcame a challenge from Jason Kroker, a heavy equipment technician at the Oregon Department of Transportation. Thursday’s 5 p.m. ballot drop showed Guzmán Ortiz winning with 53% of the vote to 47% for Kroker.
Bonds for school construction and deferred maintenance passed in Portland and Tigard-Tualatin, but went down to defeat in other Oregon communities.
UMATILLA COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS - CONTESTED RACES. City of Milton-Freewater: RENEWAL OF FIVE-YEAR LOCAL OPTION TAX TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION . YES: 61.09% : NO : 38.91%: C
Oregon voters head to the polls for the May 2025 special election. Get a full breakdown of local measures, including school bonds, public safety levies, and tax proposals in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas,
Several rural fire and school levies on the ballot across Lane County. Santa Clara fire district asked for a $2.1 million levy — will it pass?
House Bill 3012 would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections by 2029 Some Oregon students are pushing lawmakers to pass a bill to allow them to vote in school board elections. House Bill 3012,
Oregonians vote in special district elections on key local issues, with results to be posted on results.OregonVotes.gov.
From property tax measures to new board members, here’s what’s at stake in Lane County’s May 2025 special election.
Students, school board members, and legislators gathered at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday to advocate for the Student Voice and Democracy Act, HB 3012.