Tag: Oregon 2024 elections coverage
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Incumbent Andrea Salinas (D) and Mike Erickson (R) are running in the general election for OR-06
Incumbent Andrea Salinas (D) and Mike Erickson (R) are running in the general election for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. The race is a rematch from 2022, when Salinas defeated Erickson 50.1% to 47.7%. This the second general election in the district’s existence. It became the state’s first new district in 40…
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Janelle Bynum wins the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District against Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Janelle Bynum (D) won the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on May 21, 2024. Bynum received 70% of the vote. Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) finished in second with 30%. McLeod-Skinner won the Democratic primary in 2022, defeating then-incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader (D). McLeod Skinner lost to Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) in the general election…
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Most Oregon state legislative incumbents in contested primaries since 2010
There are 75 state legislative seats up for election this year in Oregon. Across those, 14 incumbents (six Democrats, seven Republicans, and one Independent) did not file to run for re-election. That’s just over the average number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (13.9). In 2022, 24 incumbents did not run…