Blurry Barcodes Delay Oregon Congressional District Race Results

Blurry Barcodes Delay Oregon Congressional District Race Results
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) questions witnesses during a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 23, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Pool via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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A ballot printing error in Clackamas County, the third-most-populous county in Oregon, is delaying results of a key congressional primary race in the state.

Thousands of ballots with blurry barcodes have stalled vote counting in the primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, where seven-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader is facing a stiff challenge from progressive candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner.

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