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Oregon: Sal Esquival

Wed, 12/10/2008 - 18:16

Oregon State House: 5 closest races

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

Republicans staved off an even bigger Democratic majority in the Oregon State House by pulling out three of the closest victories in the state, according to official election results released by the Secretary of State’s office.

However, Democrats pulled out two close wins in House Districts 51 and 52, which had been Republican seats during the last cycle.

The following are the five closest State House Races in campaigns containing two major-party candidates:

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 17:23

House Republicans: ‘It’s going to be difficult to have a bipartisan atmosphere’

By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter

A spokesman for the Oregon House Republicans said that several bitter State House campaigns would make it difficult to work together in a non-partisan fashion when the legislature reconvenes in 2009.

“It’s going to be very difficult to have a bipartisan atmosphere next session,” House Republican spokesman Nick Smith said. “It’s going to be very difficult because of the way FuturePAC ran their campaigns.”

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