The Oregon Secretary of State has called for a recount in the election for Douglas County assessor.
Marijuana store owner James Hoyt this week became the fifth candidate to file in the race for Douglas County commissioner.
Candidates for Reedsport city councilor or mayor must wait until June 18 to pick up information packets and filing forms from the Reedsport city recorder.
Two Oakland city councilor positions and the mayor's seat are open for the November 6 city election.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners is taking applications now from people interested in the job of interim commissioner. The seat was recently vacated by Gary Leif, who is now a representative for state House District 2.
The city of Sutherlin will elect a mayor and three city councilors in November.
Marine veteran Jeremy Salter will take another shot at winning a seat on the Douglas County Board of Commissioners in November.
Douglas County voters favored Court Boice more than other 4th Congressional District voters did. Results from Tuesday’s election show he came in second to Art Robinson here, as he did district-wide, but by a significantly narrower margin.
Interim state Rep. Gary Leif, R-Roseburg, will face Democrat Megan Salter in the November general election for House District 2, even though voters appear to have been confused by last-minute changes to the ticket.
Cave Junction chemist Art Robinson will take a fifth run at the 4th Congressional District. Republican voters once again nominated him for the position Tuesday. He’ll face Democratic incumbent Peter DeFazio in November.
Voters in Reedsport and Drain have decided to create their own library districts in Tuesday’s primary election.
The Oakland and Sutherlin school districts had both proposed bond levies to replace and update aging buildings, but neither district saw victory in Tuesday’s election.
Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice won re-election to a second four-year term Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, elections officials were reporting that Boice defeated his nearest challenger, Jeremy Salter, by a margin of 64 percent to 25 percent.
Voters re-elected Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman Tuesday.
It appears Heather Coffel has defeated Dean Tucker 50 to 49.5 percent in the race for Douglas County assessor, but the race is very close. Just 127 votes separated the two candidates as of Wednesday morning's vote count.
The last chance for voters to turn in their ballots is 8 p.m. today.
Rep. Gary Leif, R-Roseburg, was sworn in as representative for House District 2 Wednesday afternoon at the state capitol in Salem.
Douglas County voter turnout in the May primary election is low so far, Douglas County Clerk Patty Hitt said.
