Incumbent Oregon District Attorneys Fend Off Well-Funded Progressive Challengers

An election worker directs voters to a ballot drop off location in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 2, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Of the only two contested district attorney races in Oregon, both incumbents won reelections against progressive challengers backed by a wealthy Portland donor.

In Washington County, the second populous county of Oregon, District Attorney Kevin Barton defeated Brian Decker in the nonpartisan race held on May 17.