Oregon’s pri­ma­ry elec­tions: Three things to watch on May 21

Oregon’s primary elections: Three things to watch on May 21

As Repub­li­cans look to main­tain their slim major­i­ty in the House, there are a hand­ful of races in Ore­gon that could deter­mine which par­ty will seize con­trol of the low­er cham­ber next year.
All six of Oregon’s House seats are up for grabs in Novem­ber. Although many of them are deemed to be uncom­pet­i­tive, there are at least two dis­tricts with high-pro­file pri­maries that could act as a bell­wether for how Repub­li­cans will fare in the gen­er­al elec­tion.
Vot­ers are already cast­ing bal­lots by mail ahead of the May 21 con­gres­sion­al and pres­i­den­tial pri­ma­ry races. Although the pres­i­den­tial pri­ma­ry is large­ly uncom­pet­i­tive, Pres­i­dent Joe Biden could see a grow­ing n …