With 200,000 votes left to count, Democrat Tina Kotek declared victory on Thursday morning in the highly contested Oregon governor’s race.
Republican Christine Drazan has not conceded.
“With several hundred thousand ballots yet to be counted, we continue to exercise patience as we await additional clarity regarding the final outcome of this race,” the Drazan Campaign wrote to the Epoch Times on Thursday afternoon.
“Oregonians should have confidence that their votes will be counted, as our county clerks continue their diligent work.”
The Drazan campaign “continues to monitor returns with the expectation that this race will tighten.”
Kotek has held a slim lead over Drazan since the first set of results were reported Tuesday evening….