LOCAL CANDIDATE ROUNDUP

Final results won't be known for at least a week, but here are the trends we're seeing as of Wednesday morning:

Redmond voters appear to be supporting the $40 million bond to build a new police station; it’s passing with 55% of the vote.

In Sunriver, a $7 million levy to build a joint police and fire facility is also passing, with 70% voting yes.

However, in Crook County, a $66 million bond package to address health and safety needs in schools is failing, with 51% voting no.

Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone is leading in his Republican Primary. He’s expected to face Oliver Tatom in the fall, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Crook County Commissioner Brian Barney received over 71% of the vote, which puts him in line to remain in his seat on the County Court.

And in an upset, Jefferson County voters appear to have ousted Sheriff Marc Heckathorn. His challenger Jason Pollock received over 52% of the vote in that three-way race.

 

CONGRESSIONAL RACES

Redistricting split Central Oregon into two Congressional Districts for Tuesday's Primary.

Again, these results are still early, but Second District Congressman Cliff Bentz appears to have secured the Republican nomination for his seat by an overwhelming margin. He has 75% of the vote.

Joe Yetter leads the Democrat contest for CD-2, 69% to 28% over Adam Prine.

 

In the Fifth District, Jamie McLeod-Skinner appears to have unseated incumbent Congressman Kurt Schrader in the Democratic primary. McLeod-Skinner has nearly 61% of the vote, over Schrader's 38%.  

In that Republican contest, Lori Chavez-DeRemer has the lead with almost 42% of the votes in a five-way race.