Oregon special election, May 19, 2015
Diego Valencia processes ballots at Multnomah County election headquarters on Nov. 3, 2014. May 19, 2015, is another Election Day, with school board races, public safety measures and other issues on Oregon ballots.
(Don Ryan/The Associated Press)
Special elections are being held across Oregon, with school board races, money measures and other issues on local ballots.
The Oregonian/OregonLive will cover the election, with a team of journalists watching races across the tri-county area. We'll have stories and live updates (right here) on OregonLive.com and oregonlive.com/ elections shortly after results come in at 8 p.m.
10:04 p.m.: The latest set of election results still show a few races are too close to call. Check back with The Oregonian/OregonLive in the morning for the latest updates.
9:55 p.m.: It's a close race between Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm and incumbent Bobbie Regan for the open Zone 3 seat on the Portland Public Schools Board of Education.
9:45 p.m.: If there's a Multnomah County race you're interested in, but haven't seen it yet, it's likely to be in our roundup.
9:32 p.m.: If you're interested in the David Douglas School District races, early Multnomah County elections results show Bryce Anderson, Kyle Riggs and Frieda Christopher all winning. All candidates ran unopposed.
In the Centennial School District races, the Multnomah County elections results show, in early returns, Shar Giard, Jovan Young, Pam Shields and Brenda Clark all winning. All candidates ran unopposed.
9:30 p.m.: Here's a wrap-up of the Clackamas County races, including the Clackamas County Fire District #1 bond, the Milwaukie mayor's race and North Clackamas and Oregon City school board races.
9:26 p.m.: Here's a wrap-up of Washington County's races, including the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue District and the Tualatin Valley Water District races.
9:14 p.m.: Voters in Josephine County rejected a public safety levy for the fourth time in three years, the Daily Courier of Grants Pass reports. The vote was 54 percent no, the paper reports.
9:07 p.m.: Linn County: Albany voters passed -- by a narrow 51 percent -- up to $18 million in bonds for public safety facilities, including new police and fire stations.
8:47 p.m.: In other races of interest in Oregon, voters soundly rejected, by 73 percent, a controversial measure to prohibit the use or cultivation of genetically modified organisms, and to create a "right" to a local food system that would pre-empt county, state and federal laws.
In coastal Lincoln County, voters in a large health district were approving a $57 million bond to pay for a new hospital in Newport in partial returns -- but not by much: 50.8 percent to 49.2 percent.
Polk County: Voters passed a public safety measure in Polk County to pay for law enforcement and related services. The county was among three seeking money for public safety after the loss of federal timber money forced deep cuts. Results for Curry and Josephine County were not yet available.
Marion County: Voters were approving, by 54 percent with most ballots counted, a $65 million bond to build and improve schools in the Woodburn School District.
8:40 p.m.: In the Multnomah Education Service District Board of Directors election, Michael Durrow, Stephen Marc Beaudoin, Siobhan Burke were leading in early returns.
In West Linn, in the race between two city councilors to become mayor early returns show the race is too close to call. Nearby in Lake Oswego, in the School Board election partial returns have Robert Barman and John Wallin winning seats.
8:38 p.m.: In the Corbett School District election the only incumbent to run for re-election, Victoria Purvine, fell to a challenger, in early returns.
8:35 p.m.: In the Portland School Board race, Esparza Brown, Anthony, Rosen lead according to preliminary counts. The race between Bobbie Regan and Amy Kohnstamm is too close to call.
In the Reynolds School District the vote is split in early returns on the request for a $125 million bond.
8:28 p.m.: Voters in the Park Rose School District chose Dave Carter over Joshua Singleton in the district's only contested race.
8:27 p.m.: For Banks School Board, voters select two new members for the board.
8:20 p.m.: In Beaverton Tymchuk and Degman are clear winners among seven candidates for three seats on the School Board, according to early returns.
8:18 p.m.: Incumbents Grandusky and Marble re-elected to Forest Grove School Board. Partial election returns show familiar faces returning to the Forest Grove School Board.
8:16 p.m.: For Hillsboro School Board, early returns show voters putting Strelchun, Clift, Allen in the lead as they appear to choosing the status quo.
8:13 p.m.: Voters in Gresham found the fifth time to be the charm, deciding to allow the city Finance Committee to set the salary of the mayor and City Council.
8:11 p.m.: Happy Valley voters pass the police service levy.
8:09 p.m.: The Sherwood City Council race shows Alan Pearson leading with 46 percent of votes in the race for an unexpired seat on Sherwood City Council. Renee Brouse follows behind closely with 44 percent of votes.
Cornelius fire levy passes, according to partial returns.
8:03 p.m.: Election results are starting to come in. We'll start posting results:
First up, Cornelius Fire levy passes with almost 69 percent of the vote.
In Ashland, the school district levy is passing with 72 percent voting yes.
6:50 p.m.: In Curry County, the sheriff's department is again hoping a tax levy will pass to provide funding for 24/7 patrols and to save the jail.
5:10 p.m.: In West Linn, an already drama-filled mayoral race got more contentious when candidates and fellow city councilors Russ Axelrod and Thomas Frank traded Facebook posts over the Axelrod campaign's use of a list of West Linn voters who hadn't cast their ballots. Campaign volunteers were allegedly using the list to canvass those voters.
-- Sue Jepsen