2020 Oregon state elections

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2020.[1]

Federal

President of the United States

The winner of this election will receive Oregon's 7 electoral votes in the US presidential election. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, first elected in 2016, is running for a second term in office.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2014. He is running for a third term in office.[2]

United States House of Representatives

All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for re-election in 2020. These seats are currently represented by four Democrats and one Republican. In October 2019, incumbent Republican Representative Greg Walden of the 2nd district announced that he would not seek a twelfth term.[3] All of the other incumbent Representatives are seeking re-election in their respective districts.

Attorney General

Main article: 2020 Oregon Attorney General election

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum was originally appointed to the role by former Governor John Kitzhaber on June 29, 2012 to finish the term of her predecessor John Kroger, who resigned from office.[4] She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. This office is not subject to term limits, and Rosenblum is running for a third full term.

Democratic Primary

Declared Candidates

• Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent Attorney General[5][6]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Rosenblum (incumbent)	472,708	98.96%
	Democratic	write-ins	4,948	1.04%
Total votes			477,656	100.00%

Republican Primary

Declared Candidates

• Michael Cross, professional driver and software designer, leader of an unsuccessful attempt to recall Governor Kate Brown in 2019[7][8]

Withdrawn Candidates

• Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer and Republican nominee for Attorney General in 2016 (withdrew candidacy effective March 13, 2020)[7][9]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Cross	274,387	96.67%
	Republican	write-ins	9,438	3.33%
Total votes			283,825	100.00%

General Election

Results

Attorney General of Oregon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Rosenblum (incumbent)
	Republican	Michael Cross
		write-ins
Total votes				100.00%

Secretary of State

Main article: 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Bev Clarno was originally appointed to the role by Governor Kate Brown on March 31, 2019 to finish the term of her predecessor, Dennis Richardson, who died in office.[10] Brown announced that she was only interested in appointing a successor to Richardson who wanted the day-to-day responsibilities of the office and would not run for election to a full term, a condition to which Clarno agreed upon her appointment.[11]

Republican Primary

Declared Candidates

• Dave Stuaffer, environmental engineer, candidate for Governor of Oregon in 2016 (as a Democrat) and in 2018 (as a Republican)[12]
• Kim Thatcher, state Senator representing District 13[13]

Declined

• Rich Vial, former state Representative for District 26, former deputy Secretary of State[14]

Endorsements

Kim Thatcher
Newspapers The Bulletin[15]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Thatcher	306,126	85.65%
	Republican	Dave Stauffer	47,705	13.35%
	Republican	write-ins	3,604	1.01%
Total votes			357,435	100.00%

Democratic Primary

Declared Candidates

• Shemia Fagan, state Senator representing District 24[16]
• Mark Hass, state Senator representing District 14[5][6][17][18]
• Jamie McLeod-Skinner, environmental attorney and Democratic nominee for the 2018 election for Oregon's 2nd congressional district[5][6][17][18]

Withdrawn Candidates

• Jamie Morrison (withdrew candidacy effective February 28, 2020 to run for District 18 in the Oregon House of Representatives)[19]
• Cameron Smith, former Director of Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services and Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (withdrew candidacy effective March 10, 2020)[20][21]
• Jennifer Williamson, former Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives and former state Representative for District 36 (withdrew candidacy effective February 26, 2020)[22][23]
• Ryan Wruck, office manager (withdrew candidacy effective November 8, 2019, endorsed Mark Hass)[24][25]

Endorsements

Shemia Fagan

Statewide officials Barbara Roberts, former Governor of Oregon[26] Unions Oregon AFL-CIO[26] American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees[27] American Federation of Teachers[26] Oregon Education Association[26] Oregon School Employees Association[26] Oregon State Building & Construction Trades Council[26] Oregon State Firefighters Council[26] Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters[26] PCUN[26] Service Employees International Union[26] Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association[26] Organizations NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon PAC[26] Oregon League of Conservation Voters[26] Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon[26] Newspapers The Bulletin[28]

Mark Hass

Statewide Officials Bill Bradbury, former Oregon Secretary of State (served 1999-2009)[29] Susan Castillo, former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction (served 2003-2012)[29] Phil Keisling, former Oregon Secretary of State (served 1991-1999)[30] State Legislators Ginny Burdick, state Senator representing District 18, Majority Leader of the Oregon State Senate[29] James Manning Jr., state Senator representing District 7[29] Caddy McKeown, state Representative representing District 9[29] Kathleen Taylor, state Senator representing District 21[29] Carolyn Tomei, former state Representative representing District 41 (served 2001-2015)[29] Local Officials Ben Bowman, Tigard-Tualatin School Board Member[29] Anne Bryan, Beaverton School Board Member[29] Deborah Kafoury, Multnomah County Commission Chair[29] LeeAnn Larsen, Beaverton School Board Member[29] Maria Reyes, Tualatin City Councilor[29] Donna Tyner, Beaverton School Board Member[29] Maureen Wolf, Chair, Tigard-Tualatin School Board[29] Party Officials Maria Smithson, former Vice-Chair, Democratic Party of Oregon[29] Individuals Jennifer Mohr Colett, music teacher, Beaverton School District[29] Nafisa Fai, Pan African Planning Group[29] Sheila Hamilton, author and journalist[29] Lupita Maurer, engineer, Latino rights advocate[29] Megan McMillan, Oregon Emerge graduate[29] Betty Reynolds, Clackamas Community College Board Member[29] Ryan Wruck, former 2020 candidate for Oregon Secretary of State[25] Newspapers Willamette Week[31]

Jamie McLeod-Skinner

Statewide Officials Jeanne Atkins, former Oregon Secretary of State (served 2015-2017)[32] Marilynne Keyser, former deputy Oregon Secretary of State (served 1989-1991)[32] State Legislators Jane Cease, former state Senator representing District 10 (served 1985-1991), former state Representative representing District 19 (served 1979-1985)[32] Jackie Dingfelder, former state Senator representing District 23 (served 2001-2009), former state Representative representing District 19 and District 45 (served 2009-2013)[32] Jeff Golden, state Senator representing District 3[32] Alissa Keny-Guyer, state Representative representing District 46[32] State Judicial Officials Nancy Campbell Mead, retired Circuit Court Judge, Washington County[32] Pete Runnels, Harney County judge[32] Local Officials Bill Baertlin, Tillamook County Commissioner[32] Tammy Baney, former Deschutes County Commissioner[32] Melissa Barnes-Dholakia, Bend-La Pine School Board Member[32] Roy Barron, Hermiston City Councilor[32] Victor Chang, Ashland School Board Member[32] Sumitra Chhetri, Centennial School Board Member[32] Serena Cruz, former Multnomah County Commissioner[32] Michelle DePass, Portland Public Schools Board of Education[32] Carrie Douglas, Co-Chair, Bend-La Pine School Board[32] Royce Embanks, Madras City Councilor, former Mayor[32] Sarah Finger McDonald, Vice Chair, Corvallis School Board[32] Dale Freeman, Pendleton School Board Member[32] Gena Goodman-Campbell, Bend City Councilor[32] Claire Hall, Lincoln County Commissioner[32] Roland Herrera, Keizer City Councilor[32] Ken Humberston, Clackamas County Commissioner[32] John Hummel, Deschutes County District Attorney[32] Nora Kent, Lane Education Service District Board Member[32] Chelsea King Martin, West Linn-Wilsonville School Board Member[32] Darcy Long-Strickler, The Dalles City Councilor[32] Mary Middleton, Vice-Chair, Southern Oregon ESD Board[32] Carina Miller, former Tribal Council Member, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs[32] Shimiko Montgomery, Bend-La Pine School Board Member[32] Eddy Morales, Gresham City Councillor[32] Daniel Nguyen, Lake Oswego City Councilor[32] Denise Piza, former Madras City Councilor[32] Dawn Rasmussen, North Wasco County School Board Member[32] Kathy Schwartz, Wasco County Commissioner[32] Stefani Seffinger, Ashland City Councilor[32] Caroline Skidmore, Bend-La Pine School Board Member[32] John Snider, Mayor of Tigard[32] Karen Starchvick, Medford School Board Member[32] Leonard Stoehr, Springfield City Councilor[32] Darby Stricker, Mayor of Talent[32] Claire Syrett, Eugene City Councilor[32] Lucy Vinis, Mayor of Eugene[32] Mary Walston, Eugene 4J School Board Member[32] Party Officials Valdez Bravo, former Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Oregon[32] Barbara Dudley, Senior Policy Advisor, Oregon Working Families Party[32] James Freed, former Vice Chair, Multnomah County Democrats[32] Linda Simmons, Vice Chair, Malheur Democratic Party[32] Organizations Josephine County Democratic Party[32] LGBTQ Victory Fund[32][33] The Vocal Seniority[32] Individuals Howard Arnett, attorney and University of Oregon law professor[32] Dave Eyler, retired teacher, Malheur County[32] Ryan Moore, candidate for Eugene City Council[32] Deb Porta, Executive Director, Pride Northwest[32] Grant Starr, College Democrats of Oregon[32]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shemia Fagan	204,154	36.13%
	Democratic	Mark Hass	200,942	35.57%
	Democratic	Jamie McLeod-Skinner	155,326	27.49%
	Democratic	write-ins	4,554	0.81%
Total votes			564,976	100.00%

General Election

Results

Secretary of State of Oregon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shemia Fagan
	Republican	Kim Thatcher
Total votes				00.00

State Treasurer

Main article: 2020 Oregon State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Tobias Read, first elected in 2016, is running for a second term in office.

Democratic Primary

Declared Candidates

• Tobias Read, incumbent State Treasurer[5][6][34]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobias Read (incumbent)	454,147	98.67%
	Democratic	write-ins	6,131	1.33%
Total votes			460,288	100.00%

Republican Primary

Declared Candidates

• Jeff Gudman, former Lake Oswego City Councilor[35]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gudman	299,512	98.88%
	Republican	write-ins	3,383	1.12%
Total votes			302,895	100.00%

General Election

Results

State Treasurer of Oregon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobias Read (incumbent)
	Republican	Jeff Gudman
		write-ins
Total votes				100.00%

Legislative

Main Articles:

• 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election
• 2020 Oregon State Senate election

In the current legislative session, Democrats hold majority of 18-12 in the Senate and 38-22 in the House of Representatives. Of the 30 seats in the Senate, 16 are up for re-election. All 60 seats in the House of Representatives are up for re-election.[6]

See also

• Elections in Oregon
• Portland, Oregon mayoral election, 2020

References

1. "Multnomah County Elections Calendar". Multnomah County. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
2. Sullivan, Sean (March 5, 2019). "Sen. Jeff Merkley opts out of Democratic presidential contest and will run for reelection to Oregon seat". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
3. Bresnahan, John; Zanona, Melanie; Mutnick, Ally (October 28, 2019). "Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House". Politico. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
4. Cole, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
5. Monahan, Rachel (September 12, 2019). "Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Files for Reelection in 2020". Willamette Week. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
6. Selsky, Andrew (September 13, 2019). "Oregon's 2020 election season is officially underway". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
7. Mapes, Jeff (March 18, 2020). "Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Faces Just One Opponent: A Non-Lawyer". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
8. "Candidate Information: Michael J Cross". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
9. "Candidate Information: Daniel Zene Crowe". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
10. Manning, Jeff (April 1, 2019). "Gov. Brown names Bev Clarno, 83, as new secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
11. VanderHart, Dirk (March 29, 2019). "Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
12. "Candidate Information: David W Stauffer". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
13. Monahan, Rachel (February 6, 2020). "Sen. Kim Thatcher Enters the Race for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
14. Hammond, Betsy; Davis, Rob (January 9, 2020). "Rich Vial resigns as deputy Oregon secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
15. "Editorial: Kim Thatcher for secretary of state in the Republican primary". The Bulletin. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
16. Monahan, Rachel (February 27, 2020). "State Sen. Shemia Fagan Officially Enters the Race for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
17. Visser, Brenna (October 21, 2019). "Secretary of State candidates debate public trust, election integrity". East Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
18. Selsky, Andrew (September 13, 2019). "Jamie McLeod-Skinner files to run for secretary of state". The Bulletin. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
19. "Candidate Information: Jamie A Morrison". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
20. Monahan, Rachel (March 10, 2020). "Former State Agency Director Cameron Smith Withdraws from Secretary of State's Race". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
21. "Candidate Information: Cameron Smith". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
22. Monahan, Rachel; Jaquiss, Nigel (February 10, 2020). "Former House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson Abruptly Ends Campaign for Secretary of State In Advance of WW Story". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
23. "Candidate Information: Jennifer A Williamson". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. February 26, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
24. "Candidate Information: Ryan F Wruck". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
25. Wruck, Ryan (November 10, 2019). "Readers respond: An SOS candidate bows out". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
26. "Endorsements". Shemia Fagan for Oregon. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
27. Jaquiss, Nigel (March 1, 2020). "Just Days After Entering Secretary of State's Race, State Sen. Shemia Fagan Scores a Key Endorsement". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
28. "Editorial: Vote Shemia Fagan in the Democratic primary for secretary of state". The Bulletin. April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
29. "Mark Hass: Endorsements". Mark Hass for Secretary of State. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
30. "Mark Haas Endorsement: Phil Keisling". Twitter. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
31. "WW's May 2020 Endorsement for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
32. "Jamie McLeod-Skinner: Endorsements". Jamie McLeod-Skinner for Secretary of State. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
33. Keith, Jarod (January 22, 2020). "Victory Fund Endorses 32 New LGBTQ Candidates for 2020". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
34. Peel, Sophie (December 18, 2019). "Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read Announces Bid for Re-Election with a Video Encouraging Personal Savings". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
35. Stites, Sam (February 3, 2020). "LO's Gudman jumps into state treasurer race". Portland Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

External links

• Elections Division at the Oregon Secretary of State
• Oregon at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites for Attorney General candidates

• Michael Cross (R) for Attorney General
• Ellen Rosenblum (D) for Attorney General

Official campaign websites for Secretary of State candidates

• Shemia Fagan (D) for Secretary of State
• Kim Thatcher (R) for Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for State Treasurer candidates

• Jeff Gudman (R) for Treasurer
• Tobias Read (D) for Treasurer