Election 2022

A federal judge in Portland will hear oral arguments Friday on whether Oregon’s Measure 114, which is scheduled to go into law Dec. 8, violates Americans’ constitutionally protected right to bear arms.

For many Oregon Republicans, this campaign cycle felt like a turning point. Republicans had viable, well funded candidates. And they were competitive in races that were normally dominated by Democrats.

The measure, which narrowly passed this month, bans magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds and requires Oregonians to get a permit to buy a gun.

Overall, the electorate delivered a warning against going too far, against extremes, but we're likely headed for a messy, partisan two years. Here, five lessons learned from last week's midterms.

Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer has in recent years embodied the Constitutional Sheriff movement. He nears reelection even as multiple similarly molded sheriff candidates lost.

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass faced off with billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso. Homelessness and the recent City Hall racism scandal dominated the campaign.

Since the passage of Measure 114, the daily average number of background check requests filed by gun dealers has nearly quadrupled.

Measure 111 makes Oregon the first state in the nation with a constitutional obligation to provide access to affordable health care to all its residents, similar to the constitutional guarantee of a public K-12 education.

Oregon voters have narrowly passed a measure that mandates the state recognize health care as a human right.

Democrat Andrea Salinas has won the U.S. House seat in Oregon’s newly created 6th District.