This liveblog comes to you from the Democratic Party of Oregon (DPO) Election Night Party held at the Portland Convention Center
It is part of dKos's Election Day Live Blogging Project.
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UPDATE 19:22:03 PST:
Doors open in 8 minutes to the DPO Party.
I've been writing from the DPO HQ here in Portland and have been led to believe that Wi-Fi is to be spotty and uncertain.
I will update this liveblog as often as possible if I can jump on either a server or someone else's network laptop.
Suffice it to say, lines stretch at the Multnomah County Elections office nearby and I personally made a run to pick up a 19 y/o's ballot.
It was her first election and she got to vote because I drove out to pick up and drop off her ballot. SUPERSTAR! :D
UPDATE: 20:10:27 PST:
I have been issued a Press pass and given full internet access. I will be working the rooms tonight for Merkley and others while the crowd (A VERY LARGE CROWD!) enjoys the results.
CNN PROJECTS OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT!
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR03) offered a few words just now:
"Thank you for being here to celebrate one of the most exciting elections in history... Oregonians delivered...
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"I heard a rumor that I might be able to go back to the next Congress. And we’re going to have a stronger house and a stronger Senate and and Administartion we can be proud of!
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"We want you to savor this moment."
UPDATE 20:29:42 PST:
End of McCain's concession speech:
"The failure is mine, not yours."
"Every candidate makes mistakes, and I’m sure I’ve made my fair share of them."
"He will be my President."
The crowd here has taken up the chant, "WE. WE DID! WE. WE DID!"
UPDATE 20:42:03 PST:
Clackamas county... my residential county, has gone blue with 63% of the vote in and a 60%-O 40%M margin! :D :D :D :D :D :D
Photo of the event:
Oregon Results by county:
Current Results:
OREGON'S 7 Electoral Votes
| President (% Reporting) | 34% |
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) | 57% |
John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) | 41% |
U.S. Senate Race
| Senator (OR) (0% Reporting) | 33% |
Gordon Smith (Inc. R) | 46% |
Jeff Merkley (D) | 48% |
U.S. Congressional Race
| Oregon District 1 (0% Reporting) | 0% | | | Oregon District 2 (0% Reporting) | 0% |
David Wu (Inc. D) | % | | | Noah Lemas (D) | % |
NO OPPONENT (R) | % | | | Greg Walden (Inc. R) | % |
U.S. Congressional Race
| Oregon District 3 (0% Reporting) | 0% | | | Oregon District 4 (0% Reporting) | 0% |
Earl Blumenauer (Inc. D) | % | | | Peter DeFazio (Inc. D) | % |
Delia Lopez (R) | % | | | NO OPPONENT (R) | % |
U.S. Congressional Race
| Oregon District 5 (0% Reporting) | 31% |
Kurt Schrader (D) | 57% |
Mike Erickson (R) | 36% |
Oregon Secretary of State Race
| OR Secretary of State (0% Reporting) | 0% |
Kate Brown (D) | % |
Rick Dancer (R) | % |
Oregon State Treasurer
| OR State Treasurer (0% Reporting) | 0% |
Ben Westlund (D) | % |
Allen Alley (R) | % |