What Went Down During The May 17 Primary Elections

In Oregon’s 5th District, with 25 percent of the expected vote reporting, Jamie McLeod-Skinner has a wide lead over incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader, 65 percent to 35 percent. However, I’m not writing Schrader off yet. Most of the votes so far are coming from Bend’s Deschutes County, which was not in Schrader’s old district. No votes are reporting yet from his home county of Clackamas.

Oregon’s 6th District played host to the most expensive Democratic primary this cycle, but Carrick Flynn, the beneficiary of over $11 million in support from cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, is in a clear second place behind state Rep. Andrea Salinas with about 30 percent of the vote counted. Salinas leads, 37-19 percent.

And in Oregon’s 4th District, ABC News projects Val Hoyle as the Democratic nomination. Hoyle — who was previously the majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives — had support from many in the Democratic establishment, including sitting Oregon senator Jeff Merkley. Hoyle’s main competitor, climate change activist Doyle Canning, was endorsed by several regional progressive organizations, including the local branches of the Democratic Socialists of America and Sunrise Movement.

Ultimately, it wasn’t even close. With 47 percent reporting, Hoyle has 70 percent of the vote, while Canning has 15 percent.