Oregon

Maxine Dexter easily winning race to replace U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Blumenauer issued a statement Tuesday night congratulating her: “Maxine has proven herself to be a serious and effective legislator,” he said. “I am confident she’ll take this success with her to Washington D.C.”

The physician was not always a sure bet in the contentious race to replace Blumenauer. She announced her candidacy later than either Morales or Jayapal, and didn’t seem to bring any special advantage in terms of name recognition or political connections. That was a partial contrast to Jayapal, who was viewed as an early frontrunner in part because her younger sister, Pramila Jayapal, is a congresswoman from Seattle.