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By
Felicia Sonmez and
Mike DeBonis
May 20, 2020 at 10:39 a.m. PDT

Oregon Republicans on Tuesday elected a Senate nominee who believes in QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that has taken root among some far-right supporters of President Trump.

Jo Rae Perkins bested three other candidates to win the GOP nomination to face Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in November.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/believer-in-qanon-conspiracy-theory-wins-republican-senate-nomination-in-oregon/2020/05/20/bf2d910a-9aaa-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter