Special Elections Tonight: MN & OR

We have a couple of special elections tonight, which SSP community members have already created diaries for. In MN, MinnesotaMike is covering a state Senate special election, while Oregon has a couple of tax-related measures on the ballot, which tietack is on top of. Check those links out for full coverage.

UPDATE: We’ve lost in Minnesota, where Mike says of the results: “Disapointing, but a 6.5 point loss is as close as a Dem has come to winning this seat in decades.”

On the plus side, the ballot measures in Oregon look like they are winning by pretty decent margins, with 79% of the vote tallied:

Measure 66

Yes: 55.3%

No: 44.7%

Measure 67

Yes: 54.6%

No: 45.4%

What do these measures do?

Measures 66 & 67 raise the $10 corporate minimum for the first time since 1931, and increase the marginal tax rate on the richest Oregonians (those who make more than $250,000 a year).

UPDATE: The Oregonian has called both measures – they both pass. More analysis here.

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