Oregon 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Oregon 2022 General Election

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Oregon
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 17 May 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Tuesday 8 March 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 17 May 2022 - 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 30 August 2022 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - 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
2020 Census:	4,241,500	(1.37% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	8	(1.49% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	6	(1.38% of 435)
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

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

The Oregon Independent Party will nominate by TBD.

The primary is for the Democrat or Republican parties.

Candidate Filing form from the Oregon Secretary of State.

Candidates for 2022 General Election from the Oregon Secretary of State.

Run for Public Office from the Oregon Secretary of State.

17 May 2022 Primary: Reports state that about 60,000 Clackamas County ballots have defective bar codes and will require manual handling which could delay election returns until as late as 13 June. Returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source.

8 November 2022 election night returns from the Oregon Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 certified returns from the Oregon Secretary of State. Votes totals last updated 15 December 2022 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon	1,076,424	55.83%	Senator Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden • FEC S6OR00110; 31 Dec 22; Tot $10,512,321; Dsb $9,392,744

		Republican; Constitution	788,991	40.92%	Jo Rae Perkins • FEC S4OR00156; 28 Nov 22; Tot $116,086; Dsb $146,834

		Progressive Party of Oregon	36,883	1.91%	Chris Henry • FEC S2OR00234

		Pacific Green	23,454	1.22%	Daniel J. "Dan" Pulju • FEC S2OR00176

		Scattering	2,197	0.11%	Misc.
Total			1,927,949	100.00%

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

Open		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
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Working Families	917,074	46.96%	former state Representative Tina Kotek • 21 January 2022: Resigning from the state Legislature to focus on her campaign.

		Republican	850,347	43.54%	former state Representative Christine Drazan • 31 January 2022: Resigned from state House of Representatives.

		Non Affiliated	168,431	8.62%	former state Senator Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson • Democratic state Senator (Scappoose)

		Constitution	8,051	0.41%	Donice Noelle Smith

		Libertarian	6,867	0.35%	R. Leon Noble

		Scattering	2,113	0.11%	Misc.
Total			1,952,883	100.00%

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (2 Renominated, 1 Open, 1 Lost / No longer running); 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Suzanne M. Bonamici • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected in a Special Election: 31 January 2012 re: resignation of Member of Congress David Wu • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	210,682	67.91%	Member of Congress Suzanne M. Bonamici • FEC H2OR01133; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,037,675; Dsb $965,260

		Republican	99,042	31.92%	Christopher Allan "Chris" Mann • FEC H2OR01273

		Scattering	519	0.17%	Misc.
Total			310,243	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Cliff Bentz • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	208,369	67.50%	Member of Congress Cliff Bentz • FEC H0OR02127; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,184,428; Dsb $601,567

		Democratic	99,882	32.36%	Joseph Frederick "Joe" Yetter, III • FEC H2OR02156; 31 Dec 22; Tot $100,292; Dsb $100,292

		Scattering	425	0.14%	Misc.
Total			308,676	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Earl Blumenauer • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	212,119	69.93%	Member of Congress Earl Blumenauer • FEC H6OR03064; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,364,461; Dsb $1,350,035

		Republican	79,766	26.30%	Joanna M. Harbour • FEC H0OR03174; 31 Dec 22; Tot $14,925; Dsb $8,346

		Pacific Green; Independent Party of Oregon; Progressive	10,982	3.62%	David E. Delk • FEC H6OR03163

		Scattering	467	0.15%	Misc.
Total			303,334	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Peter Anthony "Pete" DeFazio • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 1 December 2021: "With humility and gratitude I am announcing that I will not seek re-election next year...."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	171,372	50.54%	Labor and Industries Commissioner Valerie "Val" Hoyle • FEC H2OR04095; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,610,019; Dsb $2,569,971

		Republican	146,055	43.07%	Alek R. Skarlatos • FEC H0OR04107; 31 Dec 22; Tot $4,538,041; Dsb $4,584,183

		Libertarian; Independent Party of Oregon	9,052	2.67%	Levi Leatherberry • FEC H2OR04228

		Constitution	6,075	1.79%	former School Superintendent James Milo "Jim" Howard • FEC H8OR04084

		Pacific Green; Progressive Party of Oregon	6,033	1.78%	former Corvallis City Council Member Michael Allan "Mike" Beilstein • FEC H8OR04134

		Scattering	490	0.14%	Misc.
Total			339,077	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5 Lost		Democratic	Member of Congress Walter Kurt "Kurt" Schrader • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	178,813	50.91%	former Happy Valley Mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer • aka Lori DeRemer • FEC H2OR05209; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,568,276; Dsb $2,558,814

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Working Families	171,514	48.83%	Jefferson County Education Service District Board Member Jamie McLeod-Skinner • FEC H8OR02161; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,670,804; Dsb $3,624,685

		Scattering	906	0.26%	Misc.
Total			351,233	100.00%

No Incumbent - New Seat in 118th Congress / 2020 apportionment - First election in 2022
CD 6			• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Working Families	147,156	49.99%	state Representative Andrea Salinas • FEC H2OR06066; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,405,187; Dsb $3,398,903

		Republican	139,946	47.54%	Michael K. "Mike" Erickson • FEC H2OR06124; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,957,227; Dsb $3,953,687

		Constitution	6,762	2.30%	Larry D. McFarland • FEC H2OR06140

		Scattering	513	0.17%	Misc.
Total			294,377	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Secretary of State Shemia P. Fagan • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum • Appointed: 29 June 2012; first elected: 6 November 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Treasurer Tobias Read • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 17 May 2022: Ran for but did not receive his party's nomination for Governor. 27 September 2021: "I'm announcing my candidacy for Governor."

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]

Open		Nonpartisan; (Democratic)	Labor and Industries Commissioner Valerie "Val" Hoyle • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - Ran for an won the for U.S. House CD 4 in 2022.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Nonpartisan; (Democratic)	916,455	60.74%	Christina E. Stephenson • Received 47.5% in the primary, advances to an 8 November runoff.
		Nonpartisan; (Republican)	582,609	38.61%	Cheri Helt • Received 19.2% in the primary, advances to an 8 November runoff.

		Scattering	9,826	0.65%	Write-inMisc.
Total			1,508,890	100.00%
	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): 11 incumbents, 2 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 9 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): 4 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
	• 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
	• Non Affiliated: 1 candidate
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 9 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.