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BREAKING: Beer Drops Out of Race for Oregon's State Food

Marionberries, Dungeness crab now face off in 36-hour election

Huge breaking news today on the campaign trail to become Oregon's official state food.

It turns out beer is not a food.

A spokesman for the popular barley-based beverage, which had languished in third place in our poll to determine what food should represent Oregon in our 50 plates project, confirms it has bowed out of the race.

Beer, our sources indicate, will instead seek to be elected Oregon's official state beverage at a later time.

Now, with a mere 37 hours left in this contest, we're re-setting the results and pitting the marionberry against the Dungeness crab. The winner will receive a lobbying effort in Salem on its behalf. 

You can vote below.


Polls are closed.


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