MultiState Elections listed Democrat Ben Bowman as the winner of the Oregon House District 25 race over Republican Bob Niemeyer. All results from the Nov. 3 general election remain unofficial.
Specific vote totals and percentages for the race were not available on county or state results pages as of 6:45 a.m. Thursday. Bowman, the incumbent, was one of several Democrats leading in their races across Oregon.
Washington County turnout
Across Washington County, 177,556 ballots had been counted as of Thursday morning. Voter turnout stood at 43.32% of the county's 409,853 active registered voters, according to Washington County's unofficial results page.
Statewide, turnout reached 52.70%, with 1,638,442 ballots counted out of 3,109,086 active registered voters, according to the Oregon Secretary of State's office.
Election officials will continue processing ballots received by 8 p.m. on Election Day or postmarked by that date, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported. Current leads, especially in close races, could still change.
Democrats gain ground statewide
Democrats led in all 37 House districts they controlled before the election and in two districts previously held by Republicans, according to the Capital Chronicle. The party is on track to start the 2027 legislative session with slightly larger supermajorities in both the House and Senate.
The only close House races statewide were in Linn County, where Republican Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis led Democrat Joanna Robinson by more than 3 points, and on the North Coast, where Democratic Rep. Cyrus Javadi led Republican Max Sherman by 4 points. District 25 was not among them.
Washington County's voter turnout of 43.32% trailed the statewide rate of 52.70% as ballot processing continued.
