An open primary allows the top two candidates who garner the most votes to move on to the general election in November, no matter what party they belong to. This system could allow two candidates from the same party to advance t
Statewide voter turnout (as of 9:15 pm): 24.7% Multnomah County voter turnout (as of 8 pm): 21.57% Democrat: 8 pm drop, 228,363 votes in Tina Kotek: 84.81% Fora Alexander: 2.2% Republican: 8 pm drop, 185,304 votes in Christine Drazan: 44.37% Ed Diehl: 30.73% Chris Dudley: 15.8% Danielle Bethell: 2.04% David Medina: 4.67%
"It's no secret that the lieutenant governor rarely showed up for a full day of work, and there were plenty of times he didn't show up at all - even for the few initiatives he claimed were his big accomplishments."
