2026 Oregon Primary Election

More than 40% of registered voters in Crook County have already returned their ballots ahead of the November 3 general election, placing the county well above Oregon's statewide ballot return rate with less than a week remaining before Election Day.

Christine Drazan finished her quest to become the Republican nominee for governor amid towering stacks of wine barrels in rural Clackamas County on election night.

Election night results indicate the race for Crook County Commissioner Position 2 is headed toward a November runoff after no candidate secured a majority in the three-way contest.

Election night results suggest voters overwhelmingly rejected the levy while supporting fire funding requests elsewhere across Central Oregon, a result that could deepen questions surrounding one of the region’s most controversial fire districts.