Oregon is typically a safely Democratic state. But this election has turned the existing paradigm on its head.
, an Oregon state legislator and a onetime aide to U.S. Senator Harry Reid from Portland's southwestern suburbs.
In recent weeks, Erickson—a perennial candidate in the region who once lost a 1992 congressional race to current Oregon Governor Kate Brown—has spent more than $2 million on television advertisements in the region, with the lion's share of his campaign funded from his own wallet. However, Erickson has also drawn interest from the National Republican Congressional Committee as part of its Young Guns program, with the NRCC announcing the 6th Congressional District as a target all the way back in June.
Salinas, meanwhile, has gone on the offensive in the campaign, running television advertisements highlighting a 2016 citation that Erickson received for driving under the influence in nearby Hood River County.
Erickson has also been dogged by old allegations from nearly two decades ago in which a friend of Erickson's former girlfriend accused Erickson of paying her $300 to get an abortion, claims the campaign has denied, though they were taken seriously enough to derail his 2008 congressional bid.
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