Oregon 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Oregon 2020 General Election

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Oregon
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 19 May 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Tuesday 10 March 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 19 May 2020 - Primary . Polling hours end at 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC) / 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Oregon votes by mail. Ballots must be in the hands of election workers or in an official drop-off location no later than 8 PM local time. OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM Pacific.
✓ Tuesday 25 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours end at 8:00p MST (0300 UTC) / 8:00p PST (0400 UTC). Oregon votes by mail. Ballots must be in the hands of election workers or in an official drop-off location no later than 8 PM local time. OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM Pacific.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	3,848,606	(1.24% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
Capital:	Salem

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Oregon State and Local Government

Oregon 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

20 March 2020: Referring to the COVID-19 virus, Secretary of State Bev Clarno stated that since Oregon votes by mail, the state does not have to be concerned about social distancing issues at polling places. The 19 May primary will proceed as planned.

The Constitution, Libertarian, Pacific Green, Progressive, and Working Families parties may nominate by convention.

The Oregon Independent Party will nominate by a 28 April to 12 May party run primary in 2020.

May 19, 2020 Primary Election and Elections in Oregon from the Oregon Secretary of State.

Candidates from the Oregon Secretary of State.

19 May 2020 Returns from an official source.
Results and more results from media sources.

Independent Party of Oregon Party run Primary. President: Joe Biden; Secretary of State: Kim Thatcher; Treasurer: Chris Henry.

3 November 2020 returns from the Oregon Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 7 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,340,383	56.45%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris (7 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Republican	958,448	40.37%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Libertarian	41,582	1.75%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Scattering	17,089	0.72%	Misc.

		Pacific Green	11,831	0.50%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095

		Progressive Party of Oregon	4,988	0.21%	Dario David Hunter • for Vice President: Dawn Neptune Adams • FEC P00010124; 23 Nov 20; Tot $33,396; Dsb $31,461
Total			2,374,321	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Working Families	1,321,047	56.91%	Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley • FEC S8OR00207; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,342,495; Dsb $4,182,974

		Republican	912,814	39.32%	Jo Rae Perkins • FEC H6OR04203; 23 Nov 20; Tot $137,377; Dsb $122,249

		Libertarian	42,747	1.84%	Gary Dye • FEC S0OR00378

		Pacific Green; Progressive	42,239	1.82%	Ibrahim A. Taher • FEC S0OR00329

		Scattering	2,402	0.10%	Misc.
Total			2,321,249	100.00%

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 30 January 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert Packwood (Republican): 1 October 1995 (Oregon state law does not permit the state's Governor to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the United States Senate)]; elected to a full term: 1998; re-elected: 2004, 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden* • FEC S6OR00110

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Kate Brown • Ascended to the Governor's chair 18 February 2015 re: resignation of John A. Kitzhaber (Democratic); first elected in a Special Election: 2016; re-elected 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (4 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Open)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Suzanne M. Bonamici • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a Special Election: 31 January 2012 re: resignation of Member of Congress David Wu • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	297,071	64.59%	Member of Congress Suzanne M. Bonamici • FEC H2OR01133; 23 Nov 20; Tot $954,972; Dsb $833,384

		Republican	161,928	35.21%	Christopher C. "Chris" Christensen • FEC H0OR01194; 20 Nov 20; Tot $244; Dsb $772

		Scattering	900	0.20%	Misc.
Total			459,899	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Gregory Paul "Greg" Walden • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 28 October 2019: "... the time has come to pursue new challenges and opportunities ... I will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, nor election to any other office ..."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	273,835	59.86%	former state Senator Cliff Bentz • FEC H0OR02127; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,425,054; Dsb $1,316,192

		Democratic	168,881	36.92%	Alex Spenser • FEC H0OR02267; 23 Nov 20; Tot $20,640; Dsb $5,089

		Libertarian	14,094	3.08%	Robert Werch • FEC H0OR02291

		Scattering	623	0.14%	Misc.
Total			457,433	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Earl Blumenauer • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a special election (re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Ronald L. Wyden): 21 May 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	343,574	73.02%	Member of Congress Earl Blumenauer • FEC H6OR03064; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,823,420; Dsb $1,910,992

		Republican	110,570	23.50%	Joanna M. Harbour • FEC H0OR03174; 31 Dec 20; Tot $17,681; Dsb $14,502

		Pacific Green	8,872	1.89%	Alex C. DiBlasi • FEC H0OR03190

		Libertarian	6,869	1.46%	Josh Solomon • FEC H0OR03216

		Scattering	621	0.13%	Misc.
Total			470,506	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Peter Anthony "Pete" DeFazio • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Working Families	240,950	51.52%	Member of Congress Peter Anthony "Pete" DeFazio • FEC H6OR04047; 23 Nov 20; Tot $5,240,265; Dsb $5,720,922

		Republican	216,081	46.20%	Alek Skarlatos • FEC H0OR04107; 31 Dec 20; Tot $5,436,910; Dsb $5,166,452

		Pacific Green	10,118	2.16%	Daniel Hoffay • FEC H0OR03208

		Scattering	556	0.12%	Misc.
Total			467,705	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Walter Kurt "Kurt" Schrader • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	234,863	51.89%	Member of Congress Walter Kurt "Kurt" Schrader • FEC H8OR05107; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,033,380; Dsb $1,905,599

		Republican	204,372	45.15%	Amy Ryan Courser • FEC H0OR05104; 31 Dec 20; Tot $232,125; Dsb $221,542

		Libertarian	12,640	2.79%	Matthew James Rix • FEC H0OR05138

		Scattering	771	0.17%	Misc.
Total			452,646	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Beverly A. "Bev" Clarno • Appointed 29 March 2020 [re: passing of Secretary of State Dennis Richardson (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Working Families	1,146,370	50.31%	state Senator Shemia P. Fagan

		Republican; Independent Party of Oregon	984,597	43.21%	state Senator Kim Thatcher

		Pacific Green; Progressive	82,211	3.61%	Nathalie Paravicini

		Libertarian	62,985	2.76%	Kyle Markley

		Scattering	2,340	0.10%	Misc.
Total			2,278,503	100.00%
	26 February 2019: Secretary of State Dennis Richardson (Republican), 69, died of brain cancer. He was first elected in 2016. Governor Kate Brown (Democratic) will appoint a successor from the party of the previous office holder. 29 March 2019: Governor Kate Brown (Democratic) appoints former legislator and House Speaker Bev Clarno (Republican). 31 March 2019: Bev Clarn (Republican) is sworn. She will not run for election in 2020.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Appointed: 29 June 2012; first elected: 6 November 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Working Families	1,264,716	55.97%	Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum

		Republican	934,357	41.35%	Michael Cross

		Libertarian	52,087	2.31%	Lars D. H. Hedbor

		Scattering	8,490	0.38%	Misc.
Total			2,259,650	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Treasurer Tobias Read • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Working Families	1,166,703	51.68%	Treasurer Tobias Read

		Republican	936,916	41.50%	Jeff Gudman

		Pacific Green; Independent Party of Oregon; Progressive	99,870	4.42%	Chris Henry

		Constitution	51,894	2.30%	Michael P. Marsh

		Scattering	2,072	0.09%	Misc.
Total			2,257,455	100.00%

Commissioner of Labor and Industries 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be elected for a term of four years [ORS 651.030]

		Nonpartisan; (Democratic)	Labor and Industries Commissioner Val Hoyle • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Non-vacancy case: This office can be won at the Primary Election if; only one (1) candidate files for this office in the Primary or two (2) or more candidates file for this office and one (1) receives 50% +1 of vote. A candidate will be nominated at the Primary Election and go forward to the General Election if; two (2) or more candidates file for this office and no one receives the majority of votes at the Primary. The top two (2) vote getters are then nominated to go forward to the General Election. That is, if one candidate receives more than 50% in the primary, that person is declared the winner. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff in November. Vacancy special cases: IF this office becomes vacant due to retirement, resignation, recall or death AND 1 or 2 candidate(s) file for the Primary THEN the primary is cancelled and the candidate(s) proceed to the November election. 3 or more candidate(s) file for the Primary THEN all candidates compete in the May primary. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote that candidate proceeds to the November election. Otherwise, the top two vote getters go to a runoff in November. [OR Revised Statutes 249.088]

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 10 incumbents, 1 candidate
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 7 candidates
	• Pacific Green (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Independent Party of Oregon: 1 candidate
	• Progressive: 1 candidate
	• Progressive Party of Oregon: 1 candidate
	• Working Families: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 10 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.