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One of the top finishers in the Republican primary for governor is bolting the party to back the insurgent campaign of Betsy Johnson, who is running as a non-affiliated candidate

For awhile, the topic of monuments and exhibits was largely confined to discussion of the Confederacy and the Civil War, but that discussion has pushed westward and focused on the expansion of Caucasians and the subjugation of Native Americans.

Winners for election to the U.S. House in Oregon, who are mostly incumbents, typically raise campaign treasuries for the whole of an election cycle of up to about $2 million.

With 19 distinctive — not to say sometimes colorful — candidates for governor, Oregon Republicans should have told us something about themselves by their choices in the just-ended primary election.

With 19 candidates, Republicans scattered their allegiances in the Oregon primary, and some campaign messages missed the mark.

Rural issues don't often grab much attention in state races in Oregon, but a media collaboration pressed candidates for governor to respond.

With the majority of votes counted across Oregon from Tuesdays primary election, voters now have a clearer sense of what the general election races will look like.

Drazen leads Republican governor primary

SALEM — The Republican primary for governor is too close to call, according to early returns.

Three women poised for Oregon governor on Nov. 8 election, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.