The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the

Oregon Secretary of State The secretary of state of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in the line of succession to the List of Governors of Oregon, governor. The duties of the offi ...

, the highest office in the state after the

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. Incumbent Republican

Bev Clarno Beverly A. Clarno (born March 29, 1936) is an American politician who served as the 27th Oregon Secretary of State from 2019 to 2021. She was the only Republican statewide official in Oregon at the time. Clarno previously served as a member of t ...

had agreed not to run for a full term. Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson, who died of cancer during his term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Dave Stuaffer, environmental engineer, candidate for

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(as a Democrat) and in

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(as a Republican) *

Kim Thatcher Lona Kim Thatcher (born 1964) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 11th district since 2023. She previously represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2023, and served as a member of the Oreg ...

, state senator for

Oregon's 13th Senate district District 13 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Clackamas, Washington, and Yamhill counties centered around Sherwood, Tigard, and Wilsonville. It contains Oregon House districts 25 and 26. Following the death of Democrat Aaron Wo ...

Declined

Rich Vial Armand Richard Vial (born September 28, 1954) is an American lawyer, farmer, small business owner, and Nonpartisan (United States), Nonpartisan candidate for Oregon's State Senate District 18, which covers parts of Washington County, in the Novemb ...

, former state representative for

Oregon's 26th House district District 26 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the boundary for the district contains portions of Clackamas County, Oregon, Clackamas and Washington County, Oregon, ...

and former deputy Secretary of State

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Shemia Fagan Shemia Patricia Fagan (born September 20, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Oregon secretary of state from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing Senate District ...

, state senator for Oregon's 24th Senate district *

Mark Hass Mark Hass (born December 10, 1956) is an American politician from the US state of Oregon. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was the representative for District 14 in the Oregon State Senate from November 21, 2007, until January ...

, state senator for Oregon's 14th Senate district *

Jamie McLeod-Skinner Jamie McLeod-Skinner (born May 31, 1967) is an American attorney, engineer, and politician who has run for office in Oregon on multiple occasions. She was the Democratic nominee for in the 2022 election. In an upset, McLeod-Skinner defeated s ...

, environmental attorney and nominee for in

Withdrawn

* Jamie Morrison ''(withdrew candidacy effective February 28, 2020, to run for

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in the

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)'' * Cameron Smith, former Director of

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and

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''(withdrew candidacy effective March 10, 2020)'' * Jennifer Williamson, former Majority Leader of the

and former state Representative for District 36 ''(withdrew candidacy effective February 26, 2020)'' * Ryan Wruck, office manager ''(withdrew candidacy effective November 8, 2019, endorsed Mark Hass)''

Endorsements

Results

General election

Debate

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Thatcher won 3 of 5 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.

References

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Results

General election

Debate

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

By congressional district

See also

References