PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Recounts won’t change the outcome of two Oregon state Senate, leaving Democrats with a 16-14 majority.
Republican Dave Dotterrer conceded Tuesday that he had lost to the Democratic incumbent, Dr. Alan Bates, in Jackson County.
Dotterrer, though, will still be going to Salem this winter — as a legislative aide to Republican Rep. Dennis Richardson.
Democrats have said Tuesday that they won’t seek a broader recount in the Clackamas County race between incumbent Democrat Martha Schrader and Republican victor Alan Olsen.
A partial recount matched the initial vote tally exactly, and Senate Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum said the party wouldn’t seek a broader recount.
