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As voting nears its end for
Oregon's May 15 Primary, re
cent polls have shown Portland’s
race for mayor is the closest the
city has seen in more than 60-
years.
Three recent polls show a
tight race between the leading
contenders, Eileen Brady, Charlie
H ales, and Jefferson Sm ith.
Because none of the candidates
are expected to win more than
50 percent of the vote, the two
leading contenders will likely face
off in November.
Eric Sample, a spokesman for
the Multnomah County Elections
Division, said many registered
voters have taken their time to
cast their ballots. Nearly 11 per
cent, close to 44,000, of the vote-
by-mail ballots had been returned
through Monday.
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Jefferson Smith
“Every election is different,
but typically in the primary elec
tion you don’t see above 50 per
cent turnout,” Sample said. “But
more ballots keep coming in.”
Although registered voters in
Multnomah County were mailed
a ballot on April 27, several indi
viduals we spoke with said they
were still undecided or have yet
to open the envelope.
“I haven’t had a chance to
read through the stuff,” said
n o rth east P o rtlan d resid e n t
Raymond Annable, 32. “But I
will.”
Annable said he has yet to
decide who he will vote for mayor,
but he knows he wants the next
mayor to be liberal and have a
strong focus on jobs.
Roger Foggia, 56, another
northeast Portland resident, said
the inability to trust all politicians
has made him question whether
or not he will cast a vote.
“It’s an important election, but
I am becoming more and more
complacent because I feel like
people across the board are will
ing to say whatever it takes to
get elected,” he said. “It has little
to do with what they are about.”
Darlene Burks, 79, said she
doesn’t know about any of the
candidates.
“I want to vote, but I don’t
want to vote for the wrong per
son,” she said.
Anthony Bates, also a resident
of northeast Portland, said he
wished that Mayor Sam Adams
would run again, because he felt
he did a good job while in office.
He said, however, out of the
three leading candidates, he will
probably vote for Jefferson Smith
because he has heard some of
his “rhetoric.”
Election officials are expect
ing increased interest in the elec
tion in the coming days, but not
as m uch as w hen B arack
Obama and Hillary Clinton were
on the ballot four years ago.
Every election has its ups and
downs, and every election is
unique, Sample said.
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Shots Fired at Broadway Bar
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Portland Police on Sunday responded to gun
shots fired at the local bar 715 Club, located on
Northeast Seventh and Broadway, which left a
man and a woman injured.
Two cars were headed westbound on Broad
way, when gunfire was exchanged outside of the
packed sports bar, where customers were hang-
ing out both inside and outside the establishment
after 2:17 am, less than 15 minutes to closing
time.
A 60-year-old woman who was a regular at
the bar was one of the people hit. Club owner
Dalian Hoffer said she is a “sweet” lady. The
other injured individual wandered into an area
hospital following the incident, who Lt. Robert
King said was extremely uncooperative. Both
are expected to recover from their injuries.
Hoffer said the incident also damaged his bar
and a car.
The Gang Enforcement Task Force is cur
rently investigating the shooting. There are no
suspects at this time.