East Lane County Commissioner Buch Leads Pelroy by 221 Votes in Oregon and Declares Victory
The latest returns released by the Lane County Elections Office in Oregon on November 13 show incumbent Heather Buch leading Jake Pelroy by 221 votes in the East Lane County Commissioner race, with 18,806 votes to Pelroy's 18,585. Buch has declared victory. Her lead stood at 196 votes a week earlier.
In percentage terms, Buch holds about 50.2 percent of the vote to Pelroy's 49.6 percent. The county elections office said 408 ballots in the East Lane district are still waiting to be processed because of signature challenges, and those ballots must be counted by hand.
Lane County is scheduled to release its final batch of returns on November 25 and to certify the results on November 30. The winner will be sworn in at the first Board of Commissioners meeting on January 5, 2027.
Buch is seeking a third term. The East Lane district, District 5, covers parts of west Eugene as well as Cottage Grove, Creswell, Oakridge, Lowell, Westfir, Coburg and the McKenzie River valley.
County commissioners are Lane County's elected executives, responsible for the county budget, land use and public services. The race stayed unresolved for days because of the narrow margin, until the latest count widened Buch's lead to 221 votes.
Source: Lane County Elections Office
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