Voter Voices

Portland’s suburbs and East Portland could prove key battlegrounds on Tuesday when votes are counted in the Oregon Democratic Primary. Will those areas go for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? Four Oregonian reporters — Michael Rollins, Joseph Rose, Esmeralda Bermudez and Casey Parks — recorded these interviews to try to give a sense of how residents are voting and what is driving their choices.
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Kathy King
Beaverton
Obama

Gary Brezai
Oregon City
Clinton

Jason Keller
Tigard
Clinton

Jimmie Kirkpatrick
Southeast Portland
Obama

John Murphy
Gresham
Clinton

Mary Jo Olson
Lake Oswego
Obama

Victor Castellon
Gresham
Obama

Kathy Erickson
Colton
Obama

Cindy Romaine
Aloha
Clinton
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Alice Redhead
Southeast Portland
Clinton

Bob Robson
Parkrose
Obama

Faith Valdes
Southeast Portland
Obama

Alex Bradley
West Linn
Obama

Michelle Bristow
Milwaukie
Clinton

Steve Couch
Oregon City
Obama

Tim Dugan
Oregon City
Clinton

Richard Conachan
East Portland
Clinton

Tom Phillips
East Portland
Obama
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Charles Maes
Milwaukie
Clinton

Brad Patterson
Molalla
Obama

Guy Thompson
Lake Oswego
Obama

Will Tucker
Milwaukie
Obama

Matthew Lewis
Southeast Portland
Clinton

Barb Dworschak
Southwest Portland
Obama

Brian Woodward
Beaverton
Obama

Gary Frank
Gresham
Obama

Morgan Perry
Southeast Portland
Obama
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Bruce Uppinghouse
Portland
Obama

Libby Calhoun
Aloha
Clinton

Javier Torres
Gresham
Obama

Pferron Doss
Portland
Obama

Shelley Woodward
Beaverton
Obama

Eric Henderson
Southeast Portland
Obama

Gayle Valentine
Gresham
Obama

Kari Martinez
Gladstone
Clinton

Ruth Culham
Beaverton
Clinton
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Wendy Doss
Beaverton
Obama

Margaret Nelson
Tigard
Clinton

Cyndia Smith
Gresham
Clinton

Ralph Merrill
East Portland
Obama

Andrew Fries
Gresham
Obama
Click on a voter to the left for a short video response