In 2016, the Oregon Elections Division reported that on Election Day, offices received ballots from 463,000 people, or about 18% of registered voters, setting a state record.

Oregon voter turnout trailing far behind 2016, 2020. Updated: Nov. 07, ... Voter turnout in Oregon reached at least 69%, the Oregon Elections Division reported Wednesday morning, ...

The ballots of more than 65% of registered voters in Oregon had been returned as of 7 p.m. on Election Day, according to the secretary of state’s unofficial ballot returns report.

He won election in 2016 and ran unopposed in 2020. The Polk County Sheriff’s department has a $17 million budget, and 71 employees, including 24 patrol deputies and 32 deputies at the jail.