Deschutes County Republicans
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Officials Look Back on a Higher-Voter Turnout Election 

Unofficial results show that primary election saw a 2% increase from 2024
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

Officials from the Deschutes Republican and Democratic Party say a statewide measure on a gas tax and expansion of the County Commissioner race were two main factors driving voter participation in the primary.   This primary election day, Deschutes County saw 70,597 voters turn in ballots. Though the count is still unofficial until mid June, results show a 2% increase in voter turnout from recent primaries. Election day resulted in a […]

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The Invisible Audit

A small but dedicated chatroom is coordinating a grassroots “audit” of Oregon’s elections, with help from local Republican officials
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

On June 22 Deschutes County Republican Party Chair Phil Henderson and Precinct Committeeperson Mark Knowles spoke to the Gateway Pundit, a far-right news website, after touring the Maricopa County, Arizona, audit. The Arizona audit has been criticized for indulging conspiracy theories, like searching for traces of bamboo in ballots to determine if they were imported […]

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The Center Must Hold. Oregon Politicians Should Return to It.

Going far afield with wild claims about pedophilia is way too out there.
by The Source Staff

Not long ago, the Deschutes Republicans sent out an email that demonstrated some wild swings in rationality. At the top of the email, it came out in favor of a bill—now defeated in the Oregon House—by Rep. Jack Zika (R-Redmond) that aimed to restore the balance of power in state government by allowing the state […]

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Registered Republicans Should Support Incumbents for Deschutes County Commission

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The Source Staff

Not every primary race sees a challenger entering the race against an incumbent—but in the case of the two open Deschutes County Commissioner seats in the 2018 primary election, each incumbent is facing an opponent. Still, with both those county commission Republican primaries, the challengers bear the burden of proving they can do better than […]

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