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Minnis race too close to call

06:41 PM PST on Wednesday, November 8, 2006

By Vince Patton, for kgw.com and The Associated Press

The highest ranking republican in Oregon, House Speaker Karen Minnis, was close to winning her race for re-election Wednesday night.

At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the race with Democrat Ron Brading was still too close to call. Elections officials said they hoped to have final numbers by about 9:30

But even with a victory, Minnis said she would not seek a leadership post with the House Republican caucus, clearing the way for a house-cleaning in the GOP.

The east Multnomah County race has set records for spending in a statehouse race. Minnis has spent more than $1 million to seek re-election.

Multnomah County Elections office expects to post the next updated ballot count at 5:30pm Wednesday.