A winner has been declared by The Associated Press in one of the most closely watched House races in the country between Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her Democratic challenger, state Rep.

Questions about the process stemmed from two "unofficial" documents released by the state showing a discrepancy in the number of ballots counted.

Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning.

Democrat Janelle Bynum wins election to U.S. House in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, beating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer

U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has conceded to Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum in the hotly contested race for Oregon’s 5th District.

State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Democrat Janelle Bynum won election to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. The district, which includes the Portland suburbs and stretches through Bend,

Democrat Lesly Muñoz has won the Woodburn-area seat in the Oregon House in a come-from-behind victory, delivering a supermajority for her party and sealing Democrat control over both legislative branches.

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday that it responded to a threat against U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican selected by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the federal Department of Labor.

Oregon Democrats have regained the supermajority in the House of Representatives after labor organizer and political newcomer Lesly Muñoz declared victory Wednesday in House District 22, which includes Woodburn, north Salem, Gervais, Brooks and Labish Village.

As of Friday, labor organizer Lesly Muñoz was leading incumbent Rep. Tracy Cramer, R-Gervais, in the Oregon House District 22 race by 149 votes.

Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer narrowly lost a re-election bid for Oregon's 5th Congressional District to challenger Janelle Bynum. But national media outlets report that she's in the running to head up the U.S. Department of Labor. Beth Nakamura