8:59 -- With Admans and Fish the winners, the question is what does the City Council look like in the 'coming months and then into next year...Fish probably becomes a Potter ally for the short term, giving ther mayor the chance to move a final agenda with Dan and Nick's votes...then Nick has to figure how he plays it so that he maintains a close enough working relationship with Adams when the new Council forms around Mayor Adams
Len Bergstein

8:55 Beaverton mayor's race has Doyle with a early big lead over Drake
Len bergstein

8:50 Multnomah County Commission will cpontinue to get stronger -- Deborah Kafourey brings political talent to add to Wheeler and Cogen...Carla P looks like a winner from East County, but the Shiprack Delman race may go to a runoff..
Len Bergstein

8:40 I'm surprised that Erickson has won his 5th CD -- his early TV must have painted Mannix in a corner he couldn't get out of, even withthe explosive charges that dominated the end of the campaign
Len Bergstein

8:35 I'd say they will be calling Kate Brown winning soon and the same with Nick Fish...tempting to say that Kroger has a commanding lead that will mean he'll be the next AG
Len bergstein

8:18 Merkley moves ahead -- I'm expecting that this means this will see-saw back and forth for most of the night
Len Bergstein

8:15 Statewide races; Kate Brown starts with a lead as expected...Novick and Kroger have early lead -- that would be an indication that "change voter" has moved down the ballot
Len Bergstein

8:10 First returns - In Portland Sam Adams at 52%; Nick Fish with a commanding lead; Amanda Fritz leading as expected and several others clustered at 12/13%;
Len Bergstein

7:45 Fifteen minutes before polls close -- Oregon Primaries have had a jolt of energy from the Presidential contest -- but it's unclear how new voters will perform down ballot and what "change" means for Oregon voters-- most analysts expect close races for Democrats in the US Senate, AG, Republicans in the 5th Congressional District and the nonpartisan raaces for Portland City Council and Multnomah County Commissioner

Len Bergstein

7 Comments

Jean Inda said:

On MSNBC they were giving exit poll information from Oregon. They were giving statistics about how many women voted for each, etc. How do they get this information since we don't actually exit.

May 20, 2008 8:26 PM

Steve Sherburne said:

Novick and Merkley are probably much better known in the greater Portland Metro area, and upper valley. Do you think there will be a larger undervote in the rest of the state, for this race?

May 20, 2008 8:27 PM

Steve Sherburne said:

Novick and Merkley are probably much better known in the greater Portland Metro area, and upper valley. Do you think there will be a larger undervote in the rest of the state, for this race?

May 20, 2008 8:31 PM

JMS said:

I haven't been so excited for an election in a while...I like to vote on election day so I filled out my ballot and dropped it off at Albina Library earlier this afternoon.

Oh yea, and I also registered Democrat for the first time since the 80's...been independent up until now.

Been watching the coverage on CNN...fun to see us on National coverage...Yeah Oregon matters!

May 20, 2008 8:54 PM

Rusty said:

Oregon didn't really matter...every one knew that Obama was going to win Oregon, and everyone knew that Obama was going to win anyways.

May 20, 2008 9:41 PM

niceoldguy said:

do we add the paul vote to the vote for change???

May 20, 2008 9:42 PM

Devi said:

It's great to see that Ron Paul got 14% of the Republican vote at last count.

May 20, 2008 9:57 PM

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