Ballots continue to come in to area election offices a week ahead of the May 21 Oregon primary election, ahead of the pace of two years ago but behind the rate of the last presidential primary year in 2020.  In Wasco County, 2,488 ballots had been received as of Monday, 13.34% of those that were sent out.  That is a little more than 200 above the number received at the same point of the 2022 election, but nearly 1,000 behind four years ago.  In Hood River County, the turnout rate is now at 14.83% with 2,454 ballots received.  It’s over 400 ballots more than the same point two years ago, and 813 back of 2024.