Posted on 05/16/2006 8:32:06 PM PDT by MplsSteve
Governor (34% Precincts Reporting) Ted Kulongoski Dem 53,332 52.34% Jim Hill Dem 30,830 30.26% Pete Sorenson Dem 17,724 17.40%
Governor (34% Precincts Reporting) Ron Saxton GOP 41,169 41.83% Kevin Mannix GOP 30,750 31.24% Jason Atkinson GOP 20,795 21.13%
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
It looks like Gov Kulongoski has survived his primary challenge from Jim Hill and the conservative vote was split, allowing a moderate Republican (Jim Saxton) to possibly win the GOP nomination.
Comments or opinions on these races - anyone?
Saxton might be able to pull enough votes out of Portland to win the Governorship. I'm just glad Mannix is losing.
I'm not a Multnomah county resident anymore so it doesn't really bother me, but I enjoy seeing Diane Linn getting trounced so far.
It was a long shot I know, but I was hoping Atkinson would win. Mannix and Saxton are RINO's. However, I hope anyone beats Gov Ted. What an idiot.
By the way, did Jim Hill remind anybody else of John Kerry? I pointed that out to a few friends and they didn't think of it untill I mentioned it to them.
I voted for Atkinson, but apparently most Republicans felt he was a bit squishy on immigration, which has come top and center as an issue in the last few weeks.
Ron Saxton is a pro-abort, albeit one who supports parental notification.
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Sad that Mannix is losing. He WAS the pro-life candidate.
Kulongoski And Saxton To Go Head To Head
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KATU Political Analyst Tim Hibbitts projected the winners for each party just after 8 p.m.
With 40 percent of the ballots counted, Kulongoski had 54 percent of the vote, turning back a challenge by former State Treasurer Jim Hill, who got 30 percent, and Peter Sorenson, a Lane County Commissioner, who drew 17 percent.
Among the Republicans, Saxton had 43 percent of the vote to Mannix's 30 percent. Atkinson, a state senator from Central Point and the third major contender for the nomination, had 20 percent.
"We're going to win tonight," a confident Saxton told cheering supporters who gathered at a downtown Portland hotel.
Mannix conceded defeat, and pledged to help Saxton in November.
"I will do my duty to help our nominee in November. It is so important for this state," said Mannix.
(From KATU & AP reports)
Roberts, Linder head into November run-off
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Former state Labor Commissioner Jack Roberts and Oregon Appeals Court Judge Virginia Linder will face off in November for an open seat on the Oregon Supreme court after each failed to win a majority in a closely fought race.
With 55 percent of the votes counted in the Tuesday primary, Roberts won 41 percent, Linder captured 38 percent and Pendleton attorney W. Eugene Hallman had 20 percent.
Because no one got a majority, the top two - Roberts and Linder - will compete in a November run-off.
The winner will succeed Wallace Carson Jr., who is retiring after almost 25 years on the court and 14 years as its chief justice.
In their race to replace Carson, the candidates set a statewide fundraising record for a judicial campaign. Their combined total, even before they file post-election reports next month, will double the previous mark of $430,000.
A general election runoff likely would push the total past $1 million.
The candidates agreed on several major issues, such as the push to move cases through the Supreme Court system more quickly. And all three have doubts about a proposed ballot initiative that would require appellate-level judges to be elected on a districtwide, not statewide, basis.
But each brought a unique element to the race.
Linder would be the only woman on the court, although she said her gender was not the reason voters should place her on the bench.
Hallman would have brought geographic diversity to the court - he has lived east of the Cascades for the past three decades whereas most court-appointees are from Oregon's major metropolitan areas.
And Roberts has spent much of his time in politics or otherwise working outside of legal circles. The former GOP gubernatorial hopeful most recently worked as the head of a nonprofit economic development agency in Lane County.
There are limits on what the candidates can offer their opinions on. But the Supreme Court is responsible for some of Oregon's most notable legal decisions in recent years, such as gay marriage, the public employees' retirement system and free speech.
Although this is the first race in a number of years, there is another potential opening on the court. Justice R. William Riggs recently announced he'll leave the court by the end of the year or sooner, if professional opportunities arise. That gives Gov. Ted Kulongoski the potential to make another high court appointment.
Mannix is very anti-gun, though...
Ed
Nothing much really happened in OR: the state remains fully liberal and may always be that way, particularly when new hordes of illegals start coming that far north.
Sad results. A Naral democrat and a RINO. I think Saxton is a shill for the schools. He talks about cutting state employees by 10%. I suspect he'll give all the savings to the greedy teachers. The Oregonian will probably support Westlund, since he's a pro-gay RINO.
Oregon is a purple state...not fully blue, and certainly not fully red. It leans slightly Democrat; Bush nearly won Oregon in 2000, losing by around 4000 votes statewide.
It also has a tradition of RINO-ism.
But it is far from the most liberal state in the Union. Many states, such as California, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Michigan are much more liberal than Oregon.
Oregon compares more closely to a state like Wisconsin.
Oh, and Saxton, while generally thought of as a liberal/moderate Republican, won the primary by running on the illegal immigration issue.
Didn't know that.
I proudly voted for Atkinson and probably will keep my bumper sticker on until he runs for state office again in 2010.
I proudly will NOT vote for the RINO Saxton.
Ill get more excitement seeing Jack Roberts, Larry George, and Tom Cox when then a RINO in Saxton.
Atkinson is NOT pro illegals read what Atkinson has said. If governor he wouldnt have given drivers licenses, social services nothing.
But thanks to RINO LARS, we have a RINO running for governor. I guess Lars likes his canidates anti-gun, pro higher taxes, pro abortion.
Everyone be ready for 4 more years of sleepy Ted... then in 2010 atleast Atkinson will be able to rerun and crush the competition... only if Saxton and Mannix egos get in the way.
Getting 22% of the vote well getting outspent 20:1, and not being from the willamette valley is pretty impressive.
Jeff Kroph and a few news station said Atkinson should be very proud because many people had him in single digits and he is the future of the republican party
I know what he said; remember, like I said, I voted for Atkinson. I'm just saying that apparently, some people got the idea that he was soft on illegal immigration.
I don't think Saxton is anti-gun, though.
Oh, BTW, I'm not certain of it, but I think Saxton is going to beat Kulongoski.
I'm not crazy about Saxton, and don't even know if I can vote for him, due to his pro-abort views, but Kulongoski was weak to begin with, and was beat up in the primary. An incumbent governor should be able to manage more than 53% in a primary.
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