ElectionsFriday, November 6
Lane County's ballot sorter is working again, with the next results due at 5 p.m. today
The Daily Eugene team
If you're waiting on Lane County election results, the next tally is due at 5 p.m. today. Ballot-sorting equipment stopped working Wednesday morning, which delayed updated results. Processing has resumed. The county said counting by hand wasn't feasible given turnout.
- Cause: a clog in an inkjet line that prints date and time
- Envelope stamps: suspended; barcodes still log the time and date
- Clerk Tommy Gong: older equipment may have contributed
Lane County will post ballot tallies Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, with official results Nov. 25
- Nov. 4Sorting equipment stops, pausing processing and delaying updated results.
- Nov. 5Processing resumes; results expected at 5 p.m.
- Nov. 6Next ballot tally due at 5 p.m.
- Nov. 13Another ballot tally due at 5 p.m.
- Nov. 25Official 2026 results will be posted at 5 p.m.
Sources: The Register-Guard, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Want to see it for yourself? Gong said the elections office has a livestream, and you'll see lots of activity there. Results stay unofficial until certification.
“It's important voters know there have been no issues with our counting machines and we are confident we'll be able to count every vote accurately and efficiently.”
165,737ballots returned, per the county's dashboard on Wednesday
That figure will change as postmarked ballots arrive and cured ballots come back.
Source: Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Sources: The Register-Guard, Lookout Eugene-Springfield, KMTR