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There is little time to reflect for congressional freshmen, especially those who flipped their districts from one-party control.

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.

Alek Skarlatos conceded his race for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District Thursday evening. The Roseburg Republican made his announcement shortly after the Associated Press called the race in favor of Val Hoyle, a Democrat from Springfield.

In a video statement released Friday afternoon, Republican Christine Drazan recognized Democrat Tina Kotek as the winner in the election for Oregon’s next governor.

Over 90% of voters were in favor of the measure on Election Day.

Tina Kotek, the soon-to-be governor of Oregon, said she spoke to her two opponents, Republican Christine Drazan and Betsy Johnson, the unaffiliated candidate, on Thursday morning.

The GOP's dreams of taking control of the state Senate fizzled on election night, though the party did make gains.

Leaders say they now have enough support to lobby state legislatures directly to change state lines.

Voters in Josephine County have voted down a 3% seasonal sales tax that would have supported their historically underfunded sheriff’s department.

Kotek is the longest-serving House Speaker in Oregon history and will be Oregon’s first openly lesbian governor. She has promised a more proactive, but still compassionate, approach to homelessness and crime in Oregon, than her predecessor, Gov. Kate Brown.

According to unofficial results, State Senator Jeff Golden is leading against a Republican challenger in State Senate District 3.

Voters across Oregon mostly voted against allowing the therapeutic use of the psychedelic drug psilocybin on Tuesday.