Political party strength in Oregon

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oregon:

• Governor
• Oregon Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• State Treasurer
• Commissioner of Labor and Industries
• Superintendent of Public Instruction

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

• State Senate
• State House of Representatives
• State delegation to the U.S. Senate
• State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows:

•   Democratic (D)
•   Democratic–Populist fusion (DP)
•   Independent (I)[1]
•   Nonpartisan (NP) or none
•   Republican (R)
•   Whig (W).

Year	Executive offices						Legislative Assembly		United States Congress			Electoral College votes
	Governor[2]	Secretary of State[2]	Attorney General[2]	Treasurer[2]	Comm. of Labor[2][3]	Supt. of Pub. Inst.[2]	State Senate	State House	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House
Provisional Government of Oregon
1845	George Abernethy[4]
1846
1847
Oregon Territory
1848	Joseph Lane (D)[5]	Theophilus R. Magruder (W)		James Taylor
1849		Kintzing Prichette (D)									Samuel Thurston (D)
1850	Kintzing Prichette (D)[6]
	John P. Gaines (W)[7]	Edward D. Hamilton (W)
1851				Levi A. Rice							Joseph Lane (D)
				William W. Buck
1852				John D. Boon
1853
	Joseph Lane (D)[6]	George Law Curry (D)
	George Law Curry (D)[6]
	John W. Davis (D)[8]
1854
	George Law Curry (D)[8]
1855		Benjamin F. Harding (D)		Nathaniel H. Lane
1856				John D. Boon
1857
1858
State of Oregon
1859	John Whiteaker (D)	Lucien Heath (D)	[9]	John D. Boon (D)	[10]	[11]	14D, 2R	30D, 4R	Delazon Smith (D)	Joseph Lane (D)	La Fayette Grover (D)
									Vacant[12]		Lansing Stout (D)
1860												Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin (R) Y
									Edward D. Baker (R)[13]
1861							13D, 3R	24D, 10R		James W. Nesmith (D)	Andrew J. Thayer (D)[14]
									Benjamin Stark (D)[15]		George K. Shiel (D)
1862
	Addison C. Gibbs (R)	Samuel E. May (R)		Edwin N. Cooke (R)					Benjamin F. Harding (D)
1863							10R, 5D, 1I	33R, 1D			John R. McBride (R)
1864												Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson (NU) Y
1865							15R, 3D	33R, 5D	George Henry Williams (R)		James H. D. Henderson (R)
1866
	George L. Woods (R)
1867							17R, 7D, 1I	24R, 23D		Henry W. Corbett (R)	Rufus Mallory (R)
1868												Horatio Seymour and Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (D) N
1869							12D, 10R	25D, 18R			Joseph S. Smith (D)
1870
	La Fayette Grover (D)[16]	Stephen F. Chadwick (D)		L. Fleischner (D)
1871							13D, 9R	28D, 19R	James K. Kelly (D)		James H. Slater (D)
1872						Sylvester Simpson (D)[17]						Ulysses S. Grant and Henry Wilson (R) Y
1873							13R, 9D	32R, 17D		John H. Mitchell (R)	Joseph G. Wilson (R)[18]
1874											James W. Nesmith (D)
				A. H. Brown (D)		L. L. Rowland (R)
1875							18D, 11R, 1I	23I, 20D, 17R[19]			George A. La Dow (D)[20]
1876											Lafayette Lane (D)	Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler (R) Y
1877	Stephen F. Chadwick (D)[21]						18D, 10R, 2I	30R, 27D, 3I[22]	La Fayette Grover (D)		Richard Williams (R)
1878
	William W. Thayer (D)	Rockey Preston Earhart (R)		Edward Hirsch (R)		Leonard J. Powell[23] (R)
1879							18D, 10R, 2I	30D, 28R, 2I[24]		James H. Slater (D)	John Whiteaker (D)
1880												James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur (R) Y
1881							16R, 14D	40R, 20D			Melvin Clark George (R)
1882
	Zenas F. Moody (R)					E. B. McElroy (R)
1883								37R, 21D, 2I	Joseph N. Dolph (R)
1884												James G. Blaine and John A. Logan (R) N
1885							17R, 13D	35R, 25D		Vacant[25]	Binger Hermann (R)
										John H. Mitchell (R)
1886
1887	Sylvester Pennoyer (DP)	George W. McBride (R)		G. W. Webb (D)			19R, 11D	34R, 26D
1888												Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton (R) Y
1889							21R, 9D	51R, 9D
1890
1891			Phil Metschan (R)				23R, 7D	43R, 17D
				George Earle Chamberlain (D)[26]
1892												Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid (R) N
1893							16R, 13D, 1P	38R, 19D, 3P			2R
1894
1895	William Paine Lord (R)	Harrison R. Kincaid (R)		Cicero M. Idleman (R)		G. M. Irwin (R)	19R, 8D, 3P	53R, 7P	George W. McBride (R)
1896												William McKinley and Garret Hobart (R) Y
1897							24R, 3D, 3P	39R, 17P, 4D		Vacant[27]
1898
										Joseph Simon (R)
1899	T. T. Geer (R)	Frank L. Dunbar (R)	D. R. N. Blackburn (R)	Charles S. Moore (R)		J. H. Ackerman (R)		42R, 17P, 1D
1900												William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt (R) Y
1901							21R, 4 Cit., 3P, 1D, 1 Union	35R, 13 Cit., 7D, 3 Union, 1P, 1 vac.	John H. Mitchell (R)[28]
1902
1903	George Earle Chamberlain (D)[29]		Andrew M. Crawford (R)				21R, 3D, 3 Cit., 2 Union, 1P	48R, 11D, 1 Cit.		Charles W. Fulton (R)
					O. P. Hoff (R)[30]
1904												Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks (R) Y
1905							25R, 5D	50R, 10D
1906									John M. Gearin (D)[31]
1907		Frank W. Benson (R)[32]		George A. Steel (R)			24R, 6D	59R, 1D	Frederick W. Mulkey (R)
									Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (R)
1908												William Howard Taft and James S. Sherman (R) Y
1909	Frank W. Benson (R)[33][34]							53R, 7D		George Earle Chamberlain (D)
1910
	Jay Bowerman (R)[35]
1911	Oswald West (D)			Thomas B. Kay (R)		L. R. Alderman (R)[36]	27R, 3D	58R, 2D
		Ben W. Olcott (R)[37][38]
1912												Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall (D) Y
1913							28R, 2D	48R, 7Pg, 5D	Harry Lane (D)[39]		3R
						J. A. Churchill (R)[40][41]
1914
1915	James Withycombe (R)[42]		George M. Brown (R)[43]					56R, 4D
1916												Charles Evans Hughes and Charles W. Fairbanks (R) N
1917							24R, 5D, 1I	55R, 4D, 1I
									Charles L. McNary (R)[44]
1918
									Frederick W. Mulkey (R)[45]
1919				O. P. Hoff (R)[46]	C. H. Gram (R)		24R, 3D, 3I	54R, 6D	Charles L. McNary (R)[47][48]
	Ben W. Olcott (R)[49]
1920												Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge (R) Y
		Sam A. Kozer (R)[50][51]	Isaac H. Van Winkle (R)[52][53]
1921							27R, 2I, 1D	58R, 2D		Robert N. Stanfield (R)
1922
1923	Walter M. Pierce (D)						26R, 4D	51R, 9D			2R, 1D
1924												Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes (R) Y
				Jefferson Myers (D)[54]
1925				Thomas B. Kay (R)[55]				57R, 3D			3R
1926
						R. R. Turner (D)[56]
1927	Isaac L. Patterson (R)[57]					Charles A. Howard (R)[58]	27R, 3D	56R, 4D		Frederick Steiwer (R)[59]
1928												Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis (R) Y
		Hal E. Hoss (R)[60][61]
1929							28R, 2D	58R, 2D
1930	A. W. Norblad (R)[62]
1931	Julius Meier (I)						29R, 1D	53R, 7D			2R, 1D
				Rufus C. Holman (R)[63][64]
1932												Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner (D) Y
1933							22R, 8D	42R, 17D, 1I			2D, 1R
1934		Peter J. Stadelman (R)[65]
1935	Charles H. Martin (D)	Earl Snell (R)					17R, 13D	38D, 22R			2R, 1D
1936
1937							18R, 12D	38D, 21R, 1I			2D, 1R
						Rex Putnam (D)[66]
1938
										Alfred E. Reames (D)[67]
										Alexander G. Barry (R)
1939	Charles A. Sprague (R)			Walter E. Pearson (D)[68]			22R, 8D	46R, 13D, 1I		Rufus C. Holman (R)	2R, 1D
1940												Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace (D) Y
1941				Leslie M. Scott (R)			25R, 5D	38R, 22D
1942
1943	Earl Snell (R)[69]	Robert S. Farrell, Jr. (R)[69]			W. E. Kimsey (R)	Rex Putnam (NP/D)[70][71]	27R, 3D	51R, 9D			4R
1944			George Neuner (R)[72]									Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (D) Y
									Guy Cordon (R)[73]
1945							25R, 5D	50R, 10D		Wayne Morse (R)
1946
1947								58R, 2D
	John H. Hall (R)[74]	Earl T. Newbry (R)[75]
1948												Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren (R) N
1949	Douglas McKay (R)[76]			Walter J. Pearson (D)			20R, 10D	51R, 9D
1950
1951							21R, 9D
1952												Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon (R) Y
1953	Paul L. Patterson (R)[77][78]		Robert Y. Thornton (D)	Sig Unander (R)[79]			26R, 4D	49R, 11D		Wayne Morse (I)[80]
1954
1955					Norman O. Nilsen (D)		24R, 6D	35R, 25D	Richard L. Neuberger (D)[81]	Wayne Morse (D)[82]	3R, 1D
1956	Elmo Smith (R)[83]
1957	Robert D. Holmes (D)	Mark Hatfield (R)[84]					15D, 15R[85]	37D, 23R			3D, 1R
1958
1959	Mark Hatfield (R)	Howell Appling, Jr. (R)[86]					19D, 11R	33D, 27R
1960				Howard C. Belton (R)[87]								Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) N
									Hall S. Lusk (D)[88]
1961						Leon P. Minear (NP)[89][90][91]	20D, 10R	31D, 29R	Maurine Neuberger (D)		2D, 2R
1962
1963							21D, 9R				3D, 1R
1964												Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey (D) Y
1965		Tom McCall (R)[92]		Robert W. Straub (D)			19D, 11R	33R, 27D
1966
1967	Tom McCall (R)	Clay Myers (R)[93]						38R, 22D	Mark Hatfield (R)		2D, 2R
1968												Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew (R) Y
						Jesse V. Fasold (NP)[94][95]
						Dale Parnell (NP)[96][97]
1969							16D, 14R
			Lee Johnson (R)							Bob Packwood (R)[98]
1970
1971								34R, 26D
1972
1973				James Redden (D)			18D, 12R	33D, 27R
1974
						Jesse V. Fasold (NP)[99]
1975	Robert W. Straub (D)				Bill Stevenson (D)	Verne A. Duncan (NP)[100]	22D, 7R, 1I	38D, 22R			4D
1976												Gerald Ford and Bob Dole (R) N
1977		Norma Paulus (R)	James Redden (D)[101]	Clay Myers (R)[102]			24D, 6R[103]	37D, 23R
1978
1979	Victor G. Atiyeh (R)				Mary Wendy Roberts (D)		23D, 7R	34D, 26R
1980												Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush (R) Y
			James M. Brown (D)[104]
1981			David B. Frohnmayer (R)[105]				22D, 8R	33D, 27R			3D, 1R
1982
1983							21D, 9R	36D, 24R			3D, 2R
1984
				Bill Rutherford (R)[106][107]
1985		Barbara Roberts (D)[108]					18D, 12R	34D, 26R
1986
1987	Neil Goldschmidt (D)
				Tony Meeker (R)[109]			17D, 13R	31D, 29R
1988												Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen (D) N
1989							19D, 11R	32D, 28R
1990						John Erickson (NP)[110][111]
						Norma Paulus (NP/R)[112]
1991	Barbara Roberts (D)	Phil Keisling (D)[113][114]					20D, 10R	31R, 29D			4D, 1R
1992			Charles S. Crookham (R)[115]									Bill Clinton and Al Gore (D) Y
1993			Ted Kulongoski (D)	Jim Hill (D)			16D, 14R	32R, 28D
1994
1995	John Kitzhaber (D)				Jack Roberts (R)		19R, 11D	33R, 27D			3D, 2R
1996
										Ron Wyden (D)[116]
1997			Hardy Myers (D)				20R, 10D	31R, 29D	Gordon Smith (R)		4D, 1R
1998
1999					Jack Roberts (NP/R)[117]	Stan Bunn (NP/R)	17R, 13D	34R, 25D, 1I
2000		Bill Bradbury (D)[118]										Al Gore and Joe Lieberman (D) N
2001				Randall Edwards (D)			16R, 14D	32R, 27D, 1I
2002
2003	Ted Kulongoski (D)				Dan Gardner (NP/D)[119]	Susan Castillo (NP/D)[120]	15D, 15R[121]	35R, 25D
2004												John Kerry and John Edwards (D) N
2005							17D, 11R	33R, 27D
2006
2007							19D, 11R	31D, 29R
2008												Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D) Y
					Brad Avakian (NP/D)[122]
2009		Kate Brown (D)	John Kroger (D)	Ben Westlund (D)[123]			18D, 12R	36D, 24R	Jeff Merkley (D)
2010				Ted Wheeler (D)[124]
2011	John Kitzhaber (D)[125]						16D, 14R	30D, 30R[126]
2012			Ellen Rosenblum (D)[127]			[128]
2013								34D, 26R
2014
2015							18D, 12R	35D, 25R
	Kate Brown (D)[129]	Jeanne Atkins (D)[130]
2016												Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (D) N
2017		Dennis Richardson (R)[131]		Tobias Read (D)			17D, 13R
2018
2019					Val Hoyle (NP/D)[132]		18D, 12R	38D, 22R
		Beverly Clarno (R)[133]
2020												To be determined in the 2020 United States presidential election in Oregon
Year	Governor	Secretary of State	Attorney General	Treasurer	Comm. of Labor	Supt. of Pub. Inst.	State Senate	State House	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. Senator (Class III)	U.S. House	Electoral College votes
	Executive offices						Legislative Assembly		United States Congress

Notes and references

1. Indicates a politician independent of party affiliation, not to be confused with the Independent Party of Oregon, Independence Party of America, or other similarly named parties.
2. Except where otherwise noted, names, term dates, and circumstances of transition were sourced from: Oregon Secretary of State, Archives Division. "Earliest Authorities in Oregon History" (PDF). Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
3. The exact title of the official chiefly responsible for enforcement of labor and related laws has varied through its existence, beginning with Labor Commissioner in 1903, becoming Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Inspector of Factories and Workshops in 1918, then Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor in 1930, and finally Commissioner of Labor and Industries in 1979.
4. Meetings at Champoeg led up to the first constitution of the Oregon Country, and several petitions for U.S. territorial status. The resulting acts also created this body as a provisional government for the region. The first executives of this government were a three-person elected committee known as the Executive Committee. In 1845, elections for a chief executive were held.
5. Governor of Oregon Territory appointed by President James Polk.
6. Acting territorial governor.
7. Governor of Oregon Territory appointed by President Zachary Taylor.
8. Governor of Oregon Territory appointed by President Franklin Pierce.
9. Office of Attorney General established by statute on May 20, 1891.
10. Office of Labor Commissioner established by statute on June 2, 1903.
11. Prior to 1872, the governor was ex officio the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Legislative Assembly established Superintendent of Public Instruction as a separate office by statute in February 1872. "Oregon Department of Education Administrative Overview" (PDF). Oregon State Archives. April 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
12. Legislature failed to elected a Senator from March 4, 1859 to October 2, 1860.
13. Killed in the Battle of Ball's Bluff October 21, 1861.
14. Election successfully contested by George K. Shiel July 30, 1861.
15. Appointed to office October 29, 1861. Never elected.
16. Resigned February 1, 1877.
17. Appointed to office February 1872. Oregon Department of Education. "Superintendent Tenures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07. Never elected.
18. Died in office July 2, 1873.
19. An Democrat-turned-Independent, John C. Drain, was elected Speaker, and the Independents organized the chamber with the help of Democrats. p.98-100
20. Died in office May 1, 1875.
21. Succeeded to office February 1, 1877.
22. A Democrat, James Knox Weatherford, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents and renegade Republicans.
23. Form of name sourced from: Oregon Department of Education. "Superintendent Tenures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
24. A Democrat, John M. Thompson, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents.
25. Legislature failed to elected a Senator from March 4, 1885 to December 17, 1885.
26. Appointed to office May 20, 1891. Subsequently elected in 1892.
27. Legislature failed to elected a Senator from March 4, 1897 to October 7, 1898.
28. Died in office December 8, 1905.
29. Resigned February 28, 1909.
30. Appointed to office June 2, 1903. Subsequently elected in 1906.
31. Appointed to office December 13, 1905. Never elected.
32. Died in office April 14, 1911.
33. Succeeded to office March 1, 1909.
34. Resigned June 17, 1910.
35. Succeeded to office June 17, 1910.
36. Resigned June 28, 1913. Oregon Department of Education. "Superintendent Tenures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
37. Appointed to office April 17, 1911. Subsequently elected in 1912.
38. Resigned May 28, 1920, after succession to governor in 1919.
39. Died in office May 23, 1917.
40. Appointed to office July 1, 1913. Subsequently elected in 1914.
41. Resigned June 1, 1926.
42. Died in office March 3, 1919.
43. Resigned October 14, 1920.
44. Appointed to office May 29, 1917. Subsequently elected in 1918 for the term beginning March 4, 1919.
45. Resigned December 17, 1918.
46. Died in office March 18, 1924.
47. Appointed to office December 18, 1918. Previously elected for the term beginning March 4, 1919.
48. Died in office February 25, 1944.
49. Succeeded to office March 3, 1919.
50. Appointed to office May 28, 1920. Subsequently elected in 1920.
51. Resigned September 24, 1928.
52. Appointed to office October 14, 1920. Subsequently elected in 1920.
53. Died in office December 14, 1943.
54. Appointed to office March 18, 1924. Never elected.
55. Died in office April 29, 1931.
56. Appointed to office June 1, 1926. Never elected.
57. Died in office December 21, 1929.
58. Resigned September 1, 1937.
59. Resigned January 31, 1938.
60. Appointed to office September 24, 1928. Subsequently elected in 1928.
61. Died in office February 6, 1934.
62. Succeeded to office December 22, 1929.
63. Appointed to office May 1, 1931. Subsequently elected in 1932.
64. Resigned December 27, 1938.
65. Appointed to office February 9, 1934. Never elected.
66. Appointed to office September 1, 1937. Subsequently elected in 1938.
67. Appointed to office February 1, 1938. Never elected.
68. Appointed to office December 27, 1938. Never elected.
69. Died in airplane crash October 28, 1947.
70. Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the Legislative Assembly, effective with the 1942 election.
71. Resigned January 31, 1961.
72. Appointed to office December 21, 1943. Subsequently elected in 1944.
73. Appointed to office March 4, 1944. Subsequently elected in 1944.
74. Succeeded to office October 30, 1947.
75. Appointed to office November 3, 1947. Subsequently elected in 1948.
76. Resigned December 27, 1952.
77. Succeeded to office December 27, 1952. Subsequently elected in 1954.
78. Died in office January 31, 1956.
79. Resigned December 31, 1959.
80. Changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent in 1952.
81. Died in office March 9, 1960.
82. Changed party affiliation from Independent to Democratic in 1955.
83. Succeeded to office February 1, 1956.
84. Resigned on January 12, 1959, after election as governor.
85. After 11 days of tied votes over organization of the chamber, one the twelfth day the two parties elected Democrat Boyd Overhulse as President, and organized the chamber on a bipartisan basis.
86. Appointed to office January 12, 1959. Subsequently elected in 1960.
87. Appointed to office January 4, 1960. Subsequently elected in 1960.
88. Appointed to office March 16, 1960. Never elected.
89. Appointed to office February 1, 1961. Subsequently elected in 1966.
90. No election for Superintendent of Public Instruction held in 1962, due to legislative statute making the office appointive. Elections resumed in 1966 after the Oregon Supreme Court overturned the statute in 1965.
91. Resigned March 31, 1968.
92. Resigned on January 9, 1967, after election as governor.
93. Appointed to office January 9, 1967. Subsequently elected in 1968.
94. Appointed to office April 8, 1968. Never elected.
95. Resigned June 30, 1968.
96. Appointed to office July 1, 1968. Subsequently elected in 1968.
97. Resigned March 31, 1974.
98. Resigned October 1, 1995.
99. Appointed to office April 1, 1974. Never elected.
100. Resigned November 15, 1989.
101. Resigned March 24, 1980.
102. Resigned April 1, 1984.
103. The Independent from the 1975 session switched to Democrat.
104. Appointed to office March 24, 1980. Never elected.
105. Resigned December 31, 1991.
106. Appointed to office April 1, 1984. Subsequently elected in 1984.
107. Resigned July 9, 1987.
108. Resigned on January 14, 1991, after election as governor.
109. Appointed to office July 9, 1987. Subsequently elected in 1988.
110. Appointed to office December 18, 1989. Never elected.
111. Resigned September 30, 1990.
112. Appointed to office October 1, 1990, after election in 1990 but before normal commencement of term.
113. Appointed to office January 14, 1991. Subsequently elected in 1992.
114. Resigned November 8, 1999.
115. Appointed to office January 2, 1992. Never elected.
116. First elected in special election.
117. Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the 1995 Legislative Assembly.
118. Appointed to office November 8, 1999. Subsequently elected in 2000.
119. Resigned April 7, 2008.
120. Resigned June 29, 2012.
121. A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with Democrats choosing Peter Courtney to be the President, Republicans choosing Lenn Hannon as President Pro Tempore, and all committees and chairmanships split evenly between the parties.
122. Appointed to office April 8, 2008. Subsequently elected in 2008.
123. Died in office March 7, 2010. Mapes, Jeff (March 9, 2010). "Governor Ted Kulongoski names Ted Wheeler as next Oregon treasurer". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
124. Appointed to office March 11, 2010. Mapes, Jeff (March 9, 2010). "Governor Ted Kulongoski names Ted Wheeler as next Oregon treasurer". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
125. Won re-election to fourth term in 2014 but resigned on February 13, 2015 effective February 18, 2015
126. A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with Democrats choosing Arnie Roblan to be their Co-Speaker, Republicans choosing Bruce Hanna as their Co-Speaker, and all committees and chairmanships split evenly between the parties.
127. Appointed to office June 29, 2012.Cole, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general". The Oregonian.
128. Elected position eliminated by state law. Governor serves as Superintendent and appoints a deputy to oversee the duties of the office."Senate Bill 552 (text): Relating to Superintendent of Public Instruction". Oregon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
129. Ascended to the office following the resignation of John Kitzhaber
130. Appointed to replace Kate Brown
131. Died in office February 26, 2019.
132. "2018 Oregon Election Results" (PDF).
133. Appointed to fill vacancy following Richardson's death.

See also

• Politics in Oregon
• Politics of Oregon
• Elections in Oregon