merkley

NPR and NBC have just called the Oregon Senate race for Democrat Jeff Merkley.
Merkley trailed Republican Gordon Smith before early and absentee ballots were tallied. Most of these ballots came from Portland and other Democratic strongholds.
According to NPR, Merkley leads 48 percent to 46 percent, with 82 percent of precincts reporting.
Merkley represents the Democrats’ sixth [...]