The Washington County Elections Division released the certified election results on Tuesday from the May 20 special district election, including precinct-level data for the election that saw contested school board races in the Forest Grove School District and a Gales Creek resident win election to the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District.
Elections
Elections results: Three new members will take seats on Forest Grove School Board
In this newspaper’s territory, voters chose school and fire board members for the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District and the Forest Grove School Board.
Two unopposed candidates win seats on Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board
Initial results from the May 20 2025 Special District Elections were posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the results show two candidates winning their uncontested seats on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board.
Forest Grove School Board initial election results show Franco, Truax and Lozano in lead
Forest Grove School Board initial election results show Franco, Truax and Lozano in lead.
School, fire board races: Vote by 8 p.m. to be counted
The Washington County Elections Division is urging those who wish to vote in Tuesday’s special district election to vote by 8 p.m.
(and read up on how we’re covering the election).
Gales Creek-area voters will vote for candidates on fire, school boards May 20
On May 20, the final ballots will be cast for the special district elections, with Gales Creek-area voters selecting candidates to take seats on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board and the Forest Grove School Board. Here’s who’s running and information on when and where to vote.
Voter registration deadline is April 29
The May 20 Special District Elections will determine who sits on school, fire, and other local boards for the next few years, and the Washington County Elections Division is reminding would-be voters to register to vote in advance of the April 29 voter registration deadline.
Oregon DMV discloses discovery of an additional 118 noncitizens in voter file
In a report released April 11, DMV said all but one of the new discoveries are people who were erroneously put into the voter registration system between 2010 and 2023.
The new discoveries are in effect “legacy” errors.
Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senator’s attempt to end mail ballots
Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the state’s decades-old mail voting law, swamping the Legislature’s website on Monday. Three people who said they were Gales Creek residents submitted testimony.
Oregon election officials ask justice department to investigate three noncitizen voters
Three people who were mistakenly registered to vote at Oregon’s Motor Vehicle Services Division could face a criminal investigation for voting despite not being U.S. citizens.