Secession-Minded Voters in Oregon Upend State’s Gubernatorial Race

A gubernatorial race that had leaned Democratic all summer is now considered a toss-up, and Oregon could elect its first GOP governor since 1982.

AP/Noah Berger, file
Portland's social unrest and left-wing politics are leading residents on the eastern fringes of Oregon to contemplate secession. AP/Noah Berger, file

In Oregon’s unusual three-way competition for the governor’s office, voters who are dead set on becoming part of Idaho could make the difference.

The race is between the Democratic state speaker of the house, Tina Kotek, a Republican state house minority leader, Christine Drazan,  and a gun-wielding independent, Betsy Johnson.

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