{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-249.088","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 249.088","heading":"Nomination or election of candidate at nominating election.","body":"(1) Except as provided in ORS 249.091, at the nominating election held on the date of the primary election:\n      (a) Unless a candidate for nonpartisan office receives a majority of the votes cast for the office, the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes are nominated.\n      (b) If a candidate for nonpartisan office receives a majority of votes cast for the office, that candidate is elected.\n      (2) The application of this section is subject to the provisions of a home rule charter.","path":["06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections","23. Elections","Chapter 249 — CANDIDATES; RECALL"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors249.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"b7b534236004817c0f8c42df4a4e4787554662dd3b44f8313a1cf8a9f6c18dc1","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-249.085","next":"us-or/ors-249.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}