Tag 2022 election

Salem voters overwhelmingly favor infrastructure package
Preliminary results also show local voters supporting bans on psilocybin facilities in unincorporated areas of Marion and Polk counties.

2022 ELECTION: Results for Salem-area, statewide races
We'll post results in local and statewide races here shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday and update as more ballots are counted.

Candidates talk about homelessness but not to those on the streets
About 15,000 people have no stable shelter in Oregon, data shows.

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Here’s how Salem Reporter will cover Election Night results
Managing Editor Rachel Alexander explains why we may not know the outcome of some races on Election Night, and how Salem Reporter's team works to deliver accurate, clear information.

BOLI runoff pits former state lawmaker against civil rights attorney
Cheri Helt, who owns a restaurant in Bend with her husband, and lawyer Christina Stephenson both want to be Oregon’s next labor commissioner.

Marion County prosecutor weaves judge’s election into sentencing discussion
Marion County Deputy District Attorney Brendan Murphy asked Judge Erious Johnson last month to sentence a defendant before the Nov. 8 election so voters could be informed about his candidacy.

Marion, Polk counties rush to send out 800 late ballots after state software error
Oregon teens haven't been automatically pre-registered to vote for years when getting an ID or permit at the DMV, the Secretary of State's office said Monday, affecting nearly 7,800 voters statewide.

4 statewide measures on ballot, with 2 that would change state Constitution
Oregonians will vote on tightening gun laws, banning legislative walkouts and slavery and making health care a right

Republicans face best chances in years to gain state Senate seats
Analysts say five seats in the Portland and Salem areas, southern Oregon and north coast are highly competitive.