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Democrat Kate Brown and Republican Knute Buehler nearly tied, nonaffiliated voters lean toward GOP, in latest survey of likely voters The governor's race between Democratic incumbent Kate Brown and Republican candidate Rep. Knute Buehler remains surprisingly close, according to a new poll. The phone poll of 679 likely voters, held Sept. 20-23, shows that 41.7 percent would choose Brown, while 40.8 percent would vote for Buehler. The results have a 3.76- percent margin of error, according to Clout Research, an Ohio firm. The poll was commissioned by Leona Consulting Co., an Oregon conservative political and public affairs firm. The...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown positioned herself early on as a leader of the anti-Trump opposition, but the state’s never-ending panoply of protest activity has backfired on her re-election bid with voters suffering from resistance fatigue. Ms. Brown, who was expected to coast to victory in deep-blue Oregon, has found herself deadlocked in the latest polls with state Rep. Knute Buehler, an affable orthopedic surgeon whose moderate brand of Republicanism is attracting crossover voters. That includes Ben West, who supported Ms. Brown’s previous bid for office but was horrified by the mobs that shut down the Immigration and Custom Enforcement office...