- Bend Bulletin main site
- Bend Bulletin archives
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
- Contact the Bulletin
- Comments/Questions?
Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
June 1, 2006
For a depressing display of the power of incumbency, look no further than the 2004 general election, when Oregonians selected 17 members of the state Senate. In five of those races - the term "race" hardly seems appropriate - incumbents faced no opposition whatsoever. In a....