No. The deadline to register to vote in the 2025 Special Election in Oregon was Tuesday, Oct. 14. Oregon does not allow same-day voter registration. Yes, you can still register to vote in Oregon for next year's elections. State and federal elections are held in even-numbered years.
Two new initiatives would let voters consider whether to amend the state law and the state’s constitution and open primaries to all voters.
Oregon voter registration for the Nov. 4, 2025 Special Election closed on Oct. 14, as announced by Secretary of State Tobias Read.
Republican state lawmaker Christine Drazan has announced her candidacy for governor of Oregon. She declared her run Tuesday at a ship manufacturing facility in Portland, setting the stage for a
Drazan was the Republican nominee for Oregon governor in 2022 in a three-way race with Democrat Tina Kotek and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson, which Kotek won.
Republican State Sen. Christine Drazan has officially launched her second campaign for Oregon governor in 2026. She filed paperwork with Oregon’s campaign finance system Monday morning and soon after held a news conference to announce her bid.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson spent Tuesday evening canvassing a northeast Portland neighborhood, urging voters to approve his proposed parks levy in next week's election.
Former governor, ex-state lawmaker and Independent Party leader team up to open Oregon primaries More than 1.3 million registered voters in Oregon don’t have a say in primary elections, but two potential ballot initiatives could change that in the November 2026 election.
Oregon elects its judges, but usually they run unopposed, and anyway, there are no performance metrics to evaluate candidates. I don’t bother to select yea or nay in these one-candidate elections, but it annoys me that I can’t perform my civic duty. What’s up? —David S.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Republican Rep. Christine Drazan is making another run for governor, according to a campaign filing. The Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee for the 2026 Primary Election for Governor was made public on Monday.
Christine Drazan, the Republican state lawmaker from Canby who lost in the most recent governor’s race to Democrat Tina Kotek, will again run for the state’s top office in 2026, according to a campaign filing made public Monday morning. Drazan is expected to officially announce her campaign at an 11 a.m. event Monday at a Portland shipyard.