Oregon Governor’s Race Between Kotek and Drazan Too Close to Call

The Oregon governor’s race, which has been a cakewalk for the Democratic candidate for the past 40 years, is too close to call.
With polls closed and 63 percent of the votes counted, Democrat Tina Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan are in a dead heat, with unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson failing to break 10 percent.
Drazan hopes to become the state’s first Republican governor since the original Top Gun was in theaters.
“Oregonians have spoken and we are waiting. We’re waiting for the votes to be counted, but we are confident that they will demand change, that they will vote for balance,” Drazan said to her supporters late Tuesday. “They will create the accountability that we haven’t seen in our state for far too long.”…}