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Wed May 18, 2022, 02:28 PM May 2022

Voter turnout above 33% now [View all]

Link to Oregon Secretary of State's Unofficial Returns here.

There was some talk here last week about the pitiful turnout numbers, which have just about tripled since then. I do not expect to see any apologies.

You can look over the returns for yourself at the link but I'll point out one or two things: First, Oregon has closed primaries, so registered voters can vote only for their party candidates, so an independent like Betsy Johnson (candidate for governor) doesn't have to subject herself to a primary challenge. Second, Democratic turnout at this time is just under 45%, Republican turnout just above 47%, and Democrats have still cast over 110,000 more ballots than Republicans.

I'll reserve doom and gloom for a situation in Oregon that might actually call for it.

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