Election wrap-up
by Steve, November 6th, 2008Well, it was down to two nail-biters in Oregon, but the late count of Multnomah County made the difference.
Democrat Jeff Merkley appears to have unseated two-term Republican Gordon Smith for the US Senate.
Bill Sizemore’s Measure 64, which would prohibit public employee unions from defending their members from Bill Sizemore’s regressive ballot measures appears to be going down by a narrow margin. That makes Sizemore a five-time loser in this year’s ballot measure sweepstakes.
My only vote that was rejected by the people of Oregon was my “yes” vote on Measure 65, which would have given our state a top-two primary for state-wide offices, which would have effectively given us non-partisan elections. This was opposed by both major parties and most minor parties, so I expected it would fail.
Otherwise, I’m glad to see Oregon voted along with me!
