A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.
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Main article: United States presidential election in Oregon, 2016 |
Hillary Clinton won the state's 7 electoral votes.
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Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2016 |
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 |
All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2016. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, won re-election.
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Main article: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2016 |
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See also: United States Senate elections, 2016 |
Incumbent Democratic senior Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a fourth full term in office.[1]
Incumbent attorney general Ellen Rosenblum (D) was re-elected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum | 414,643 | 98.88 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 4,690 | 1.12 | |
| Total votes | 419,333 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Daniel Zene Crowe | 220,454 | 98.64 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 3,038 | 1.36 | |
| Total votes | 223,492 | 100 | ||
No Independent Party candidates filed to run in the primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Write-ins | 7,842 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 7,842 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum | 1,035,361 | 55.18% | |
| Republican | Daniel Crowe | 776,664 | 41.39% | |
| Libertarian | Lars Hedbor | 59,629 | 3.18% | |
| Write-ins | 4,828 | 0.26% | ||
| Total votes | 1,876,482 | 100% | ||
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Main article: 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election |
This election determined who fills the remaining two years of the term of Democratic governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in 2015. The incumbent governor is Democrat Kate Brown, who succeeded to the governor's office as Oregon Secretary of State. Brown won re-election; the next gubernatorial election is in 2018.
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Main article: 2016 Oregon Secretary of State election |
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown's ascension to the governorship.[6]
Dennis Richardson (R) defeated Brad Avakian (D), to become the first Republican to win a statewide election in Oregon since 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Brad Avakian | 199,214 | 38.94 | |
| Democratic | Val Hoyle | 173,915 | 33.99 | |
| Democratic | Richard Devlin | 134,388 | 26.27 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 4,110 | 0.80 | |
| Total votes | 511,627 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dennis Richardson | 260,622 | 77.89 | |
| Republican | Sid Leiken | 71,992 | 21.51 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 2,006 | 0.60 | |
| Total votes | 334,620 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Paul Damian Wells | 16,458 | 65.89 | |
| Independent | Write-ins | 8,519 | 34.11 | |
| Total votes | 24,977 | 100 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brad Avakian (D) |
Dennis Richardson (R) |
Paul Damian Wells (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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| DHM Research[31] | October 25–29, 2016 | 504 | ± 4.4% | 27% | 32% | 3% | 5%[32] | 28% |
| DHM Research[33] | October 6–13, 2016 | 600 | ± 4% | 29% | 34% | 4% | 8%[34] | 24% |
| iCitizen[35] | September 2–7, 2016 | 610 | ± 4.0% | 29% | 26% | 4% | 5%[36] | 36% |
| Clout Research[37] | July 9–13, 2016 | 701 | ± 3.71% | 36% | 41% | — | — | 12% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dennis Richardson | 903,623 | 47.06% | |
| Democratic | Brad Avakian | 834,529 | 43.47% | |
| Independent | Paul Wells | 66,210 | 3.45% | |
| Pacific Green | Alan Zundel | 48,946 | 2.55% | |
| Libertarian | Sharon Durbin | 47,675 | 2.48% | |
| Constitution | Michael Marsh | 15,372 | 0.80% | |
| Write-ins | 3,594 | 0.19% | ||
| Total votes | 1,919,949 | 100% | ||
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Main article: 2016 Oregon State Treasurer election |
Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) is term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.
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Main article: 2016 Oregon legislative election |
The Democrats have an 18–12 majority in the Oregon State Senate in the previous session. Of 30 Senate seats, 16 were up for election. In the Oregon House of Representatives, in which Democrats hold a 35–25 majority, all 60 seats were up for election.
There were seven statewide Oregon ballot measures on the November 2016 ballot:[39]