Dynee Medlock, left, and Deanna Gwyn, are just one vote apart following a May 25 ballot tally in the ward 4 race to represent south central Salem (Campaign photos) A tight Salem City Council race may not be settled until November after a near-final ballot count Wednesday showed candidates for[Read More…]
Tag: 2022 PRIMARY
Clackamas County still struggling to count ballots a week after Election Day
Shelves of boxes holding empty ballot envelopes. Clackamas County still has tens of thousands of ballots to count. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregonians likely won’t know the results of the May 17 election in Clackamas County until the weekend, or possibly until June. A memo Clackamas County Clerk Sherry Hall sent[Read More…]
Marion, Polk counties see highest voter turnout in 10 years for non-presidential primary
Marion County Clerk Bill Burgess processes ballots on Monday, May 16 (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Marion and Polk counties in the 2022 primary election saw their highest turnout for a non-presidential primary in the past decade thanks to a last-minute flood of ballots returned. The only primaries since 2012 with[Read More…]
Hoy declares victory in mayor’s race as Griggs concedes
Chris Hoy speaks with campaign volunteers while canvassing for mayor on Saturday, April 23, 2022 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) This story was updated with statements from both candidates. Chris Hoy has declared victory in his campaign to be Salem’s next mayor following an updated vote count Thursday. Hoy, 56,[Read More…]
Hoy still ahead in mayor’s race as Marion, Polk count most ballots
Chris Hoy, right, remains ahead of Chane Griggs, left, in the race for Salem mayor (Photos by Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Chris Hoy remains in the lead to be Salem’s next mayor after local election workers processed tens of thousands more ballots Wednesday. Following updated counts from Marion and[Read More…]
ELECTION RESULTS: Todd concedes Marion County district attorney race to Clarkson
Paige Clarkson, left (Courtesy/Paige Clarkson) and Spencer Todd, right (Courtesy/Gavin Mahaley) are running for Marion County district attorney. This article was updated Wednesday around 5:10 p.m. after Spencer Todd said he conceded the race for Marion County district attorney to Paige Clarkson following the latest ballot counts. Marion County District[Read More…]
ELECTION UPDATE: Hoy up over Griggs in mayor’s race with thousands of ballots left to count
Mayoral candidates Chane Griggs, left, and Chris Hoy, right (Photos by Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) This story was updated Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. with the latest ballot counts. Salem City Council President Chris Hoy is leading in the race to become the city’s next mayor in the most hotly[Read More…]
Uncategorized ELECTION RESULTS: View the 2022 primary election results in local races
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This article was updated Wednesday at 8:40 a.m. with the latest Tuesday night ballot counts. The next count is expected around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Initial ballot returns Tuesday night showed Chris Hoy ahead of Chane Griggs in the race to be Salem’s next mayor, with progressive candidates[Read More…]
Defense attorney nonprofit asks state leaders to condemn Clarkson’s political mailer
Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson (Courtesy/Paige Clarkson) Nearly two dozen past presidents of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Saturday asked Gov. Kate Brown, Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to put out a statement disavowing perceived attacks on criminal defense work by[Read More…]
Uncategorized VOTE 2022: Haven’t voted yet? Salem Reporter’s local guide to the 2022 election
A Marion County ballot for the 2022 primary election (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The May 17 election is a primary, but several local races, including the Salem’s next mayor, will likely be settled with vote. Here’s all of Salem Reporter’s 2022 local election coverage in one place to help you fill[Read More…]