A general election was held in the U.S. state of
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...
on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2020.
Federal
President of the United States
Former
Democratic
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Vice President Joseph Biden beat incumbent
Republican President
Donald Trump
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, first
elected in 2016, to receive Oregon's 7 electoral votes.
United States Senate
Incumbent
Democratic
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Senator
Jeff Merkley
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who was first
elected in 2008 and
re-elected in 2014 was re-elected for a third term in office.
United States House of Representatives
All five of Oregon's seats in the
United States House of Representatives
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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
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of the
2nd district announced that he would not seek a twelfth term. All of the other incumbent Representatives won in their respective districts and Republican
Cliff Bentz
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won in the 2nd district.
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General
Ellen Rosenblum was originally appointed to the role by former
Governor
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John Kitzhaber
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on June 29, 2012 to finish the term of her predecessor
John Kroger
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, who resigned from office. 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
*
Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent Attorney General
Results
Republican primary
Declared candidates
*Michael Cross, professional driver and software designer, leader of an unsuccessful attempt to
recall
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Governor
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Kate Brown
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in 2019
Withdrawn candidates
*Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer and Republican nominee for Attorney General in
2016 ''(withdrew candidacy effective March 13, 2020)''
Results
General election
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State
Bev Clarno was originally appointed to the role by Governor
Kate Brown
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on March 31, 2019 to finish the term of her predecessor,
Dennis Richardson, who died in office. 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.
Republican primary
Declared candidates
*Dave Stuaffer, environmental engineer, candidate for
Governor of Oregon
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in
2016 (as a Democrat) and in
2018
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(as a Republican)
*
Kim Thatcher
Kim Thatcher (born 1964) is an American politician serving as member of the Oregon State Senate from the 13th district, which is currently assembled for the 81st legislative session. She previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Repr ...
, state Senator representing
District 13
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Declined
*
Rich Vial
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, former state Representative for
District 26
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, former deputy Secretary of State
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Declared candidates
*
Shemia Fagan
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, state Senator representing
District 24
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*
Mark Hass, state Senator representing
District 14
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*Jamie McLeod-Skinner, environmental attorney and Democratic nominee for the
2018 election
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for
Oregon's 2nd congressional district
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Withdrawn candidates
*Jamie Morrison ''(withdrew candidacy effective February 28, 2020 to run for
District 18
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in the
Oregon House of Representatives
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)''
*Cameron Smith, former Director of
Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
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and
Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs
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The ...
''(withdrew candidacy effective March 10, 2020)''
*
Jennifer Williamson
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B ...
, former Majority Leader of the
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and former state Representative for
District 36
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''(withdrew candidacy effective February 26, 2020)''
*Ryan Wruck, office manager ''(withdrew candidacy effective November 8, 2019, endorsed Mark Hass)''
Endorsements
Results
General election
State Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer
Tobias Read
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, first
elected in 2016, was reelected to a second term in office.
Democratic primary
Declared candidates
*
Tobias Read
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, incumbent State Treasurer
Results
Republican primary
Declared candidates
*Jeff Gudman, former
Lake Oswego
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City Councilor
Results
General election
Legislative
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.
After the election Democrats held majority 18–12 in the Senate and 37–23 in the House of Representatives.
Judicial
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Ballot measures
Measure 109 would legalize certain providers offering the therapeutic use of
psilocybin mushroom
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s to individuals at least 21 years old.
Polling
;Measure 109
See also
*
Elections in Oregon
*
Portland, Oregon mayoral election, 2020
Notes
References
External links
Elections Divisionat the Oregon Secretary of State
Oregonat
Ballotpedia
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*
*
* (State affiliate of the U.S.
League of Women Voters)
;Official campaign websites for Attorney General candidates
Michael Cross (R) for Attorney General
Ellen Rosenblum (D) for Attorney General
;Official campaign websites for Secretary of State candidates
Shemia Fagan (D) for Secretary of StateKim Thatcher (R) for Secretary of State
;Official campaign websites for State Treasurer candidates
Jeff Gudman (R) for TreasurerTobias Read (D) for Treasurer
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Oregon elections by year