Tina Kotek won the Oregon Democratic gubernatorial primary on May 18.
With 84 percent of the precincts reporting at 3:59 a.m. ET, Kotek received 57 percent of the vote, defeating Tobias Reed by 14 percentage points, according to Decision Desk HQ.
After two terms in office, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, a progressive Democrat, could seek reelection because of term limits. That made 2022 the first election in Oregon in more than 20 years with no former or current governor on the ballot.
Republicans see what could be their best opportunity to win the office since Vic Atiyeh was elected in 1982. The heated GOP primary race, which featured more than a dozen candidates, was too close to call with 67 percent of the votes counted at 4:02 a.m. ET on May 18….