The Green Papers: Oregon 2014 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 20 May 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
✓ Tuesday 11 March 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Tuesday 20 May 2014 - Primary. Polls close 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 26 August 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polls close 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 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


The Americans Elect, Constitution, Independent, Libertarian, Pacific Green, Progressive, and Working Families parties may nominate by convention rather than by primary.

The convention dates are:

  • The Pacific Green Party convention is 7 June 2014.
  • The Independent Party's party-organized primary date is 19 July 2014.
  • The Libertarian Party's party-organized primary date is 6 June 2014.
  • The Americans Elect date is pending.
  • The Constitution Party convention is 24 May 2014.
  • The Progressive Party date is pending.
  • The Working Families Party nominating caucus dates are 9 July 2014 (Congressional District 2), 10 July 2014 (Congressional District 5), 14 July 2014 (Congressional District 4) and 22 July 2014 (Congressional Districts 1 and 3).

20 May 2014 Primary Election certified returns from the Oregon Secretary of State.

4 November 2014 General Election certified returns from the Oregon Secretary of State.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Progressive; Working Families 814,537 55.73% Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley
• FEC S8OR00207; 24 Nov 14; Tot $9,627,129; Dsb $9,307,288
  Candidate Republican 538,847 36.87% Monica C. Wehby
• FEC S4OR00198; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,908,740; Dsb $3,888,063
  Candidate Libertarian 44,916 3.07% Mitchell L. "Mike" Montchalin
• FEC S4OR00222
  Candidate Pacific Green 32,434 2.22% Christina Jean "Chris" Lugo
• FEC S4OR00263
  Candidate Constitution 24,212 1.66% James E. "Jim" Leuenberger
• FEC S4OR00255
  Candidate Scattering 6,672 0.46% Misc.
Total 1,461,618 100.00%  

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.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden
• FEC S6OR00110

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor John A. Kitzhaber
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• First elected: 2010
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 733,230 49.89% Governor John A. Kitzhaber
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Oregon 648,542 44.13% state Representative Dennis Richardson
  Candidate Pacific Green 29,561 2.01% Jason Z. Levin
  Candidate Libertarian 21,903 1.49% Paul B. Grad
  Candidate Constitution 15,929 1.08% Aaron D. Auer
  Candidate Progressive 13,898 0.95% Chris Henry
  Candidate Scattering 6,654 0.45% Misc.
Total 1,469,717 100.00%  

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democratic (4 Renominated);
1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Suzanne M. Bonamici
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• First elected in a Special Election: 31 January 2012 re: resignation of Congressman David Wu
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 160,038 57.31% Congressman Suzanne M. Bonamici
• FEC H2OR01133; 24 Nov 14; Tot $969,524; Dsb $837,032
  Candidate Republican; Constitution 96,245 34.47% William Jason "Jason" Yates
• FEC H4OR01113; 15 Oct 14; Tot $15,341; Dsb $13,341
  Candidate Libertarian 11,213 4.02% James G. Foster
• FEC H2OR01224
  Candidate Pacific Green; Progressive 11,163 4.00% Steven Cody "Cody" Reynolds
• FEC H2OR01216
  Candidate Scattering 594 0.21% Misc.
Total 279,253 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Gregory Paul "Greg" Walden
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Republican 202,374 70.41% Congressman Gregory Paul "Greg" Walden
• FEC H6OR02116; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,464,727; Dsb $3,368,868
  Candidate Democratic 73,785 25.67% Aelea Christofferson
• FEC H4OR02178; 24 Nov 14; Tot $135,231; Dsb $134,500
  Candidate Libertarian 10,491 3.65% Sharon L. Durbin
• FEC H4OR02202
  Candidate Scattering 775 0.27% Misc.
Total 287,425 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Earl Blumenauer
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• First elected in a special election (re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Ronald L. Wyden): 21 May 1996
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic 211,748 72.33% Congressman Earl Blumenauer
• FEC H6OR03064; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,199,168; Dsb $1,130,857
  Candidate Republican; Constitution; Independent Party of Oregon 57,424 19.61% James Laurence Buchal
• FEC H4OR03101; 24 Nov 14; Tot $8,385; Dsb $8,378
  Candidate Pacific Green 12,106 4.14% Michael Meo
• FEC H8OR03052
  Candidate Libertarian 6,381 2.18% Jeffrey J. Langan
• FEC H4OR03127
  Candidate Non Affiliated 4,009 1.37% David Walker
• FEC H4OR03135
  Candidate Scattering 1,089 0.37% Misc.
Total 292,757 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Peter Anthony "Pete" DeFazio
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• First elected: 1986
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Progressive; Working Families 181,624 58.55% Congressman Peter Anthony "Pete" DeFazio
• FEC H6OR04047; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,238,331; Dsb $1,246,674
  Candidate Republican; Constitution 116,534 37.57% Arthur Brouhard "Art" Robinson
• FEC H0OR04081; 24 Nov 14; Tot $610,638; Dsb $607,059
  Candidate Pacific Green 6,863 2.21% Corvallis City Councilor Michael Allan "Mike" Beilstein
• FEC H8OR04134
  Candidate Libertarian 4,676 1.51% David L. Chester
• FEC H4OR04109
  Candidate Scattering 482 0.16% Misc.
Total 310,179 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Kurt Schrader
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic 150,944 53.70% Congressman Kurt Schrader
• FEC H8OR05107; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,635,140; Dsb $1,337,574
  Candidate Republican 110,332 39.25% Clackamas County Commissioner Tootie Smith
• FEC H4OR05239; 04 Dec 14; Tot $65,056; Dsb $62,513
  Candidate Independent Party of Oregon 7,674 2.73% Marvin Sannes
• FEC H4OR05247
  Candidate Constitution 6,208 2.21% Raymond Lee Baldwin
• FEC H2OR05175
  Candidate Libertarian 5,198 1.85% Daniel K. Souza
• FEC H4OR05262
  Candidate Scattering 732 0.26% Misc.
Total 281,088 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

  Democratic Secretary of State Kate Brown
• First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

  Democratic Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum
• Appointed: 29 June 2012; first elected: 6 November 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

  Democratic Treasurer Ted Wheeler
• Appointed 9 March 2010 by Governor Kulongoski re: the 7 March 2010 passing of Treasurer Ben Westlund. First elected in a special election: 2 November 2010; re-elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Commissioner of Labor and Industries  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be elected for a term of four years [ORS 651.030]

Seat up for regular election Nonpartisan Labor and Industries Commissioner Bradley P. "Brad" Avakian
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Appointed: 13 March 2008; first elected in a special election: 2008; re-elected: 2012
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary (ran unopposed and hence, re-elected)
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list
  Elected Nonpartisan     Labor and Industries Commissioner Bradley P. "Brad" Avakian
  

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.

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
 • Democratic (affiliates): 10 incumbents, 8 candidates
 • Republican: 1 incumbent, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 6 candidates
 • Libertarian: 7 candidates
 • Pacific Green (affiliate of Green): 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Independent Party of Oregon: 4 candidates
 • Justice Party
 • Progressive: 4 candidates
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
 • Working Families: 4 candidates
Independents
 • Non Affiliated: 1 candidate
 • Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 • Scattering: 7 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

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.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Constitution of Oregon (2004 Edition)
Election Authority
 • Oregon Secretary of State: Voting
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Oregon State Legislature
 • Senate Democratic Leadership Fund
Democratic
 • Democratic Party of Oregon
 • Oregon House Democrats
Republican
 • Oregon Republican Party
Third Party
 • Independent Party of Oregon
 • Justice Party of Oregon
 • Libertarian Party of Oregon
 • Libertarian Party of Oregon
 • Oregon Patriot Party of the American Patriot Party
 • Oregon Progressive Party Prior to 2009, was called the "Peace Party".
 • Oregon Right To Life
 • Pacific Green Party of Oregon
 • The Constitution Party of Oregon Effective 2006 the Oregon affiliate of the Constitution Party voted to disaffiliate from the national Constitution Party. September 2013: Voted to join the National Alliance of Independent American Parties.
 • The Unity Party of Oregon
Media & others
 • Albany Democrat-Herald
 • Ashland Daily Tidings
 • BlueOregan - Progressive Politics
 • Gazette-Times - Corvallis
 • KATU TV - ABC - Portland
 • KGW TV - NBC - Portland
 • KMTR TV - NBC - Eugene
 • KVAL TV - CBS - Eugene
 • Newport Times-News
 • News-Register - McMinnville
 • Nugget Newspaper - Sisters
 • Politics1.com - Oregon
 • Portland Tribune
 • Seaside Signal
 • The Business Journal - Portland
 • The Curry Coastal Pilot - Brookings
 • The Daily Astorian
 • The East Oregonian - Pendleton
 • The Hermiston Herald
 • The News Guard - Lincoln City
 • The News-Review - Roseburg
 • The Oregonian - Portland
 • The World - Coos Bay

 


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