OREGON CITY -- Clackamas County Chairwoman Charlotte Lehan's campaign has ruled out a legal challenge to her Nov. 6 election loss as the

at the county elections office.

"It's pretty clear that the results of the election weren't in our favor," said Lehan's campaign manager, Chris Edmonds.

"You won't see a legal challenge from us," he said. "We'll accept whatever the results are once the Secretary of State and the Department of Justice conclude their investigation," barring the discovery of significant irregularities.

pending the conclusion of the investigation, he said.

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Lehan has not returned messages seeking comment since last week and has not been seen publicly since the Nov. 6 election.

Her official Board of County Commissioners schedule marked her down as "out of office all week," though she was reportedly in the office at least once this week. She also did not attend the Association of Oregon Counties 2012 Annual Conference in Eugene that several other commissioners attended.

Edmonds said Lehan was "taking vacation" though he did not know if she officially took the week off as paid vacation.

Lehan will continue to draw her county paycheck through the end of the year, when her term expires.

"It was a 16-month campaign during which she didn't get any vacation," Edmonds said. "Charlotte has taken some time to recuperate because there is significant business before the commission before the end of the year."

He added that he had spoken to her a number of times this week and believed she was at home as of Friday afternoon.

Both Lehan and Commissioner Jamie Damon were absent from the Nov. 8 business meeting. Commissioner Paul Savas, who ran the meeting as vice-chair, said he was just told the two were unavailable for the meeting.

Damon reportedly attended the Association of Oregon Counties conference in Eugene this week, though she also has not returned messages since last week. Damon lost her Position 4 seat to former state Rep. Tootie Smith in the Nov. 6 election.

Lehan and Damon have yet to concede amid the state investigation into ballot tampering.

, a temporary elections worker, allegedly filled in down-ballot races left blank to cast additional votes for Republicans.

, though state officials have released few other details of the investigation.

Lehan and Damon are Democrats.

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