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The race between Democrats John Kroger and Rep. Greg Macpherson grabbed media attention last week after a series of Macpherson’s ads hit the airwaves, raising Kroger’s ire.

Kroger just released a new spot of his own – one that inquires if voters are “insulted” by Macpherson’s “wholly negative” and “misleading” campaign.

The field of candidates looking to secure the Democratic nomination for secretary of state has narrowed to two frontrunners, according to a poll commissioned by the Portland Tribune and FOX News 12.

Attorney General candidate Greg Macpherson

The presidential nominating contest is not the only heated race coming to Oregon on May 20. A poll conducted by the Portland Tribune and FOX News 12, shows the Democratic primary race for state attorney general is "in a dead heat."

State Sen. Greg Macpherson leads former federal prosecutor John Kroger by just two points, 28 percent to 26 percent, according to the poll. With a 4.8 percent margin of error and 46 percent of Democratic voters still undecided, pollster Tim Hibbits told the Tribune that Macpherson's two-point advantage "is no lead at all."

Portland businessman Sho Dozono has narrowed the lead held by Commissioner Sam Adams in the city's mayoral race, according to a poll conducted last week by the Portland Tribune and FOX News 12.

The poll, the first in three months, indicates that Adams leads the 13-candidate field with 41 percent of the vote, the same number he had in February. Dozono however has picked up six points, giving him 26 percent of the vote.

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A summary of The Oregonian’s endorsements in the May 20 primary election: the newspaper is backing Barack Obama for President, Steve Novick for U.S. Senate, Kate Brown for Secretary of State, Greg Macpherson for Attorney General, and Sam Adams for Mayor of Portland.

The Portland Business Journal released a poll today showing businessman Sho Dozono with a 53%-35% lead over City Councilman Sam Adams in the race for Mayor of Portland. 

Attorney General candidate Greg MacPherson's new ad: