Alek Skarlatos announced Thursday he plans to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat currently held by Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield.
In 2020, Oregon voters will decide whether the state needs campaign finance reform.
Incumbents Mark Hendershott and Kat Stone succeeded in their quest to win another term on the Douglas County Transportation District.
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Douglas County voters approved three school bond measures, according to preliminary election results released Tuesday evening by the Douglas County Clerk’s Office.
About 14.5% of ballots had been returned to the Douglas County Clerk’s office as of Friday for Tuesday’s special election.
Fullerton IV Elementary School students were greeted by teachers, city officials and police officers at the corner of West Berdine Street and West Sharp Avenue Wednesday morning for the walk and roll to school day.
Douglas County Transportation District incumbents Kat Stone and Mark Hendershott will face challengers in the May 21 election.
The ballots for the May 21 Special District Election are in the mail and Douglas County voters were expected to begin receiving them as soon as Friday.
The deadline to register to vote in the May Special District Election is 11:59 p.m. today.
First grade classes will be added in fall 2019 at Maple Corner Montessori in Roseburg.
The May 21 Special District Election is low profile compared to some.
A bond levy for the Winston-Dillard School District will appear on the May ballot.
A truly independent commission should determine where the boundaries of the state legislative and congressional districts should be set after they’re redrawn in 2021, according to the League of Women Voters of Oregon.
The primaries and general elections get a lot of attention in even-numbered years, but a whole host of local boards from schools to fire departments have elections coming up this year.
At the first meeting this month of the new Douglas County Transit District Board, Kat Stone was surprised to discover she was beginning a six-month term instead of a four-year term on the board.
Six weeks after the election, the City of Myrtle Creek knows who will make up its city council next year.
Elkton, which was virtually split down the middle in the 2016 presidential election, was again closely divided in this year’s elections.
Some business owners expressed disappointment and others said they are considering a move to another state after news of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown winning another term.
Voters in Douglas County didn’t get their way in the governor’s race, U.S. congressional election and all but one statewide measure.
Twelve hours after the first results came in, Tom Kress accepted victory in a close race for Douglas County commissioner.
Out of a field of 16 candidates, voters had to choose seven to serve on the board of the brand-new Douglas County Transportation District.
Ben Simons has been elected mayor of Yoncalla, defeating Micki Vroman and Amanda Stroud. Simons received 41.2 percent of the vote compared to Vroman’s 22 percent and Stroud’s 34.8 percent, according to unofficial final results released Wednesday morning.
Voters in Roseburg have decided who will make up their new city council.
Election results are in. Here’s how Oakland city council will look starting in 2019.
Voters in Winston have elected Dick Hayes mayor. Hayes received 54.3 percent of the vote compared to his opponent, Gary Vess, who received 43.6 percent, according to unofficial final results released Wednesday morning.
By an overwhelming 73.8 percent to 26.2 percent, voters Tuesday approved a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance.
Interim Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, will keep his state Senate seat. In unofficial final results released Wednesday night by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, the Republican senator defeated Democratic challenger Shannon Souza of Coos Bay by 64.3 percent to 35.5 percent.
Incumbent House District 7 Rep. Cedric Hayden, R-Fall Creek, defeated Democratic challenger Christy Inskip 61 percent to 39 percent, according to unofficial results updated at 11 p.m. Tuesday by the Oregon Secretary of State's Office.
Interim Rep. Gary Leif, R-Roseburg, will keep his House District 2 seat. In unofficial final results released Wednesday morning by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, Leif defeated Democratic challenger Megan Salter 66.2 percent to 33.6 percent.
Incumbent Mayor Todd McKnight will be mayor of Sutherlin for a third term. He ran unopposed and received 96 percent of the vote.
Voters in Douglas County have turned in 23,077 ballots through Wednesday — 29.4 percent of the total 78,494 ballots the county sent out, according to the Douglas County Clerk’s office.
Only one week before election day, Oregon Republican candidate for governor, Knute Buehler, said he’s not nervous.
As of Wednesday, the Douglas County Elections Office reported it has received 6,321 ballots back from voters. That’s an 8 percent return so far of the 78,428 ballots the county mailed out last week.
The November election for state representative in House District 7 will pit incumbent Republican Cedric Hayden against Democratic challenger Christy Inskip.
The incumbents are raising a lot more money than their challengers in the legislative races for House Districts 2 and 7 and Senate Districts 1 and 4.
Douglas County Clerk Patricia Hitt said only one stamp is required when returning a ballot by mail to the elections office.
