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Midterm drama falls in Oregon, rises elsewhere
STORIES BY IA N VAfsl OROEN
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR
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Election n ight has passed, though in som e areas around’
th e country, m idterm dram a contin ues.
Here in O regon, however, the w inners have already been
decided. In th e race for th e O rego n ’ s representatives
in th e U .S . H ouse, there w ill be no ch an g in g o f han ds
com e Jan u ary. Across all five districts found in O regon
th e incum ben t representatives w on.
T h e c ld s e s t o f t h e s e ra ce s w a s O r e g o n ’ s 5th
C o n g re ssio n a l D istrict, w h ich in clu d es O rego n C ity .
T h e ïa ce saw Kurt-Schrader, th e dem ocratic incum bent,
ch allen g ed by M a rk C a lla h a n , a R ep u blican w ho h as
sought election in a number of different positions around
O regon and th e rest o f th e country. The voters clearly
favored Schrader, th o u g h , gran tin g h im a 55 percent
lead over C a lla h a n ’ s 42 percen t accordin g to results
fro m th e A ssociated Press.
T h e race fo r governor w as also decided, w ith Kate
Brown w in n in g réélection to th e position. The race was
perhaps closer than som e would have im agined, though,
w ith Brown w in n in g 49.9 percent to ch allenger Knute
B euhler’ s 43.8 percent. The race clearly h ighligh ted the
sp lit in Oregon’s politics, w ith only three counties clearly
favoring Brow n, and w ith Brown w in n in g only seven o f
th e 36 counties w ith in th e state. The largest divide was
found in M u ltn o m ah Co u n ty, w h ich includes Portland,
and is th e state’ s m ost populous county. There, Brown
w on w ith a 73.9 percent o f th e vote.
O f th e five ballot m easures th at were up for a vote on
election night, only one m anaged to accrue enough votes
to p ass. O regon M easure 102, w h ich sought to rem ove
th e req u irem en t th a t affo rd ab le h o u s in g fu n d ed by
state m on ey had to be owned by th e go vernm en t, was
passed by Oregon voters 56.69 percent to 43.31 p e rce n t
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O f the other m easures, only one could be considered a
close vote-. O regon M easure 103, w h ich sought to ban
taxes on groceries, w as voted down 5738 percent to
42.62 percent.
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B oth o f O regon’ s m ore controversial m easures were
also voted dow n, inclu din g the attem pt to repeal the
lon gstan d in g sanctuary state law , and th e attem pt to
ban public fu n ds fro m b ein g used to fu n d abortions
w ith in th e state.
T hough O regon ’ s elections have settled, elsew here
in th e country th e fig h t still rages on. Florida, w hich
previously saw th e bitter dispute betw een G eorge W .
Bush and A1 Gore in the 2000 presidential election, once
again fin d s its e lf in co n flict, as a recount is called for *
th e U .S . Senate race betw een G overnor Rick Scott and
Democratic incum bent Bill Nelson. Several irregularities
in th e race have led b o th Scott and President Donald
Trump to suggest that there m ight be voter fraud taking
place, specifically focusing on two o f the state’ s counties
where the irregularities have been the m ost pronounced.
The Florida state governor’ s race h as also found itself
in a co n flic te d p o sitio n . T h o u g h h e h ad p re vio u sly
conceded o n election n ig h t, Dem ocrat Andrew G illu m
h a s sin ce rescin ded th e co n c e ssio n , in ste a d s ta tin g
th at every vote should be counted before the decision is
m ade. Due to the race fa llin g w ithin a h a lf percent split,
Florida state law requires a m achine recount to be held.
Several other races also continue, including the Georgia
gubern atorial race, w h ich sees R ep u blican Secretary
o f State B rian K em p pitted again st D em o crat Stacey
A bram s. Though Kem p has already declared his victory,
A b ra m s co n tin u e s to d isp u te it an d re ce n tly file d a
lawsuit to stop the count from being finalized until every
BROWN
vote had been counted. Though Kem p currently holds a
sign ifican t lead o f nearly 60,000 votes, if h e falls below
th e 50 percent m argin , state law forces the election to
m ove to a ru n off. In th e ru n off, only Kem p and Abram s
w ould participate, w ith A bram s h op in g th a t she w ould
pick up enough votes from the th ird -p arty contestants
to push h er over the edge.
T h ou gh th is even tu ality rem ain s u n lik ely, A b ram s
has proven u n w illing to concede u n til th e bitter end.
These election s, as w ell as the senate race in A rizon a,
have future im plications for the 2020 Presidential race. If
Republicans retain control in som e o f these battleground
states, it m akes th e prospect o f reelection for President
Trum p sign ifican tly m ore likely.
U n til th e dust settles, th o u gh , we can only w ait and
see.
STAN LEE LEAVES BEHIND LEGACY OF HEROES AND VILLAINS
O n Nov. 12, Stanley Martin Lieber,
th e co m ic book icon popularly
know n as Stan Lee, passed away.
Over th e last year, Lee had been
battling pneum onia and had been
hospitalized earlier this year due to
the condition. -
A long w ith artist Jack Kirby, Lee
created som e o f th e m ost iconic
superheroes in history. Beginning
w ith the superhero team Fantastic
Four, Lee would go on to co-create
the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, the X -M en ,
Daredevil and Doctor Strange.
N ot th e least o f h is creations is
Spider-Man, a hero that would go on
to become Marvel’s m ost successful
superhero.
In recentyears, Lee became known
for his frequent cameos in the various
movies based on Marvel works. From
“ The Avengers” to “ V en o m /’ Lee
appeared in nearly every m od em
M arvel m o v ie , in clu d in g every
single entry in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe to date.
Throughout his life, Lee received a
num ber o f awards. H e was one o f
the first to receive the Inkpot Award,
which sought to commemorate those
who had impacted comics, animation,
and science fiction positively, as well
as the Life Career Award from the
Saturn Awards.
Though the concept o f superheroes
existed before Lee, it’s hard to deny
that he did not have an im m ense
im p act o n th e w orld o f co m ics.
Beyond creating m any o f the heroes
foundinthew orld of co m ics tod ay,
h is i n f l u e n c e h e lp e d s h a p e
h o w th e w o rld w o u ld se e b o th
su p erh ero es an d c o m ic s . L e e ’ s
in flu e n c e w ill be so rely m is se d .
“ E x c e ls io r!”
@TheRealStanLee Twitter
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