Piercy, Handy, Merkley Win Election

Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, Lane County Commission candidate Rob Handy and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley have all won their tough and pivotal election fights.

In unofficial final results, Piercy beat Jim Torrey by 2 percentage points. Handy beat Bobby Green by just one percentage point.

Merkley leads by three percent with 79 percent of the statewide vote counted. Smith reportedly plans to concede shortly.