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A general election was 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

Main article: United States presidential election in Oregon, 2020

See also: United States presidential election, 2020

Former Democratic Vice President Joseph Biden beat incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, first elected in 2016, to receive Oregon's 7 electoral votes.[2]

United States Senate

Main article: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2020

See also: United States Senate elections, 2020

Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2014 was re-elected for a third term in office.[2][3]

United States House of Representatives

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2020

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2020

All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2020. These seats were 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.[4] All of the other incumbent Representatives won in their respective districts and Republican Cliff Bentz won in the 2nd district.[2]

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.[5] She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. This office is not subject to term limits, and Rosenblum was reelected to a third full term.

Democratic primary

Declared candidates

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

Withdrawn candidates

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

Attorney General of Oregon
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Rosenblum (incumbent) 1,264,716 55.97%
Republican Michael Cross 934,357 41.35%
Libertarian Lars D H Hedbor 52,087 2.30%
write-ins 8,600 0.38%
Total votes 2,259,760 100.00%

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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.[12] 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.[13]

Republican primary

Declared candidates

Declined

Endorsements

Kim Thatcher
Newspapers

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

Withdrawn candidates

Endorsements

Shemia Fagan
Statewide officials
Unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Mark Hass
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Party officials
Individuals
  • Jennifer Mohr Colett, music teacher, Beaverton School District[31]
  • Nafisa Fai, Pan African Planning Group[31]
  • Sheila Hamilton, author and journalist[31]
  • Lupita Maurer, engineer, Latino rights advocate[31]
  • Megan McMillan, Oregon Emerge graduate[31]
  • Betty Reynolds, Clackamas Community College board member[31]
  • Ryan Wruck, former 2020 candidate for Oregon secretary of state[27]
Newspapers
Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Statewide officials
State legislators
State judicial officials
Local officials
Party Officials
Organizations
Individuals

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

Secretary of State of Oregon
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shemia Fagan 1,146,370 50.31%
Republican Kim Thatcher 984,597 43.21%
Green Nathalie Paravicini 82,211 3.61%
Libertarian Kyle Markley 62,985 2.76%
write-ins 2,362 0.10%
Total votes 2,278,525 100.00

[11]

State treasurer

Main article: 2020 Oregon State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tobias Read, first elected in 2016, was reelected to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Declared candidates

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

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

State Treasurer of Oregon
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tobias Read 1,166,703 51.68%
Republican Jeff Gudman 936,916 41.50%
Green Chris Henry 99,870 4.42%
Constitution Michael P Marsh 51,894 2.30%
write-ins 2,106 0.09%
Total votes 2,257,489 100.00%

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Legislative

Main articles: 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election and 2020 Oregon State Senate election

In the previous legislative session, Democrats held majority of 18–12 in the Senate and 38–22 in the House of Representatives. Of the 30 seats in the Senate, 16 were up for re-election. All 60 seats in the House of Representatives are up for re-election.[7] After the election Democrats held majority 18–12 in the Senate and 37–23 in the House of Representatives.[38]

Judicial

Supreme Court

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Court of Appeals

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Ballot measures

Measure 109 would legalize certain providers offering the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms to individuals at least 21 years old.[39]

Polling

Measure 109
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For Measure 109 Against Measure 109 Undecided
DHM Research/Oregon Public Broadcasting/The Bulletin/Oregon Psylocobin Society[b] Released August 16, 2019[c] 600 (RV) ± 4.9% 47% 46% 7%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ The Oregon Psylocobin Society supported legalisation of psylocobin as laid out by Measure 109 prior to this poll's sampling period
  3. ^ Conducted in winter of 2018

References

  1. ^ "Multnomah County Elections Calendar". Multnomah County. June 20, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Oregon Secretary of State". results.oregonvotes.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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  8. ^ a b Mapes, Jeff (March 18, 2020). "Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Faces Just One Opponent: A Non-Lawyer". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  11. ^ a b c "Oregon Secretary of State". results.oregonvotes.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  12. ^ Manning, Jeff (April 1, 2019). "Gov. Brown names Bev Clarno, 83, as new secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Candidate Information: David W Stauffer". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  15. ^ Monahan, Rachel (February 6, 2020). "Sen. Kim Thatcher Enters the Race for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
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  18. ^ Monahan, Rachel (February 27, 2020). "State Sen. Shemia Fagan Officially Enters the Race for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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  20. ^ a b Selsky, Andrew (September 13, 2019). "Jamie McLeod-Skinner files to run for secretary of state". The Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  21. ^ "Candidate Information: Jamie A Morrison". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  22. ^ Monahan, Rachel (March 10, 2020). "Former State Agency Director Cameron Smith Withdraws from Secretary of State's Race". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  23. ^ "Candidate Information: Cameron Smith". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ "Candidate Information: Jennifer A Williamson". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. February 26, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  26. ^ "Candidate Information: Ryan F Wruck". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  27. ^ a b Wruck, Ryan (November 10, 2019). "Readers respond: An SOS candidate bows out". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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  35. ^ Keith, Jarod (January 22, 2020). "Victory Fund Endorses 32 New LGBTQ Candidates for 2020". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  36. ^ 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.
  37. ^ Stites, Sam (February 3, 2020). "LO's Gudman jumps into state treasurer race". Portland Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
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  39. ^ Parfitt, Jamie (July 8, 2020). "OREGON PSILOCYBIN THERAPY MEASURE OFFICIALLY QUALIFIES FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT". KDRV. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

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