Oregon 2024 General Election

The Green Papers: Oregon 2024 General Election

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Oregon
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 21 May 2024
✓ General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

✓ Thursday 14 September 2023 - Tuesday 12 March 2024 - Filing - Primary/Nonpartisan .
✓ Tuesday 21 May 2024 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 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.
✓ Wednesday 5 June - Tuesday 27 August 2024 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Tuesday 5 November 2024 - 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	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	6	(1.38% of 435)
Capital:	Salem

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Oregon State and Local Government

Oregon 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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

10 March 2023: The No Labels Party has qualified. They will nominate by convention.

The Oregon Independent Party will nominate by TBD.

The primary is for the Democrat or Republican parties.

2024 Primary Election and Manuals & Quick Guides from the Oregon Secretary of State.

21 May 2024 Primary Election returns from the Oregon Secretary of State.

Candidate Filing Search from the Oregon Secretary of State.

General Election 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: 8 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (7, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,226,558	55.28%	Vice President Kamala Devi Harris • for Vice President: Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz (8 Electoral Votes) • FEC P00009423; 16 Oct 24; Tot $997,236,360; Dsb $880,268,088

		Republican	909,173	40.97%	former President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Ohio Senator James D. "J.D." Vance • FEC P80001571; 08 Aug 24; Tot $29,134; Dsb $29,134

		We The People	33,291	1.50%	Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. • for Vice President: Nicole Ann Shanahan • FEC P40011793; 16 Oct 24; Tot $62,846,924; Dsb $61,628,901

		Pacific Green	18,768	0.85%	former Lexington Town Meeting Member Jill Ellen Stein • for Vice President: Rudolph T. "Butch" Ware, III • FEC P20003984; 30 Sep 24; Tot $2,582,503; Dsb $2,668,132

		Scattering	14,942	0.67%	Write-in

		Libertarian	8,903	0.40%	Chase Russell Oliver • for Vice President: Mike ter Maat • FEC P40011983; 16 Oct 24; Tot $441,081; Dsb $435,801

		Progressive	5,547	0.25%	Cornel Ronald West • FEC P40013708; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,345,338; Dsb $1,338,498

		Constitution	1,822	0.08%	Randall Allan Terry • FEC P40019218; 16 Oct 24; Tot $381,026; Dsb $363,591
Total			2,219,004	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118^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
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley* • FEC S8OR00207

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, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic			William Edward "Will" Barlow, III • FEC S2OR00127

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Tina Kotek • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (3 Renominated, 1 Open); 2 Republican (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Suzanne M. Bonamici • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected in a Special Election: 31 January 2012 re: resignation of Member of Congress David Wu • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	240,352	68.62%	Member of Congress Suzanne M. Bonamici • FEC H2OR01133; 16 Oct 24; Tot $889,440; Dsb $908,924

		Republican	98,429	28.10%	Bobby G. "Bob" Todd • FEC H4OR01147

		Libertarian	10,750	3.07%	Joseph William Christman • FEC H4OR01154; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,075; Dsb $119

		Scattering	752	0.21%	Write-in
Total			350,283	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Cliff Bentz • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Republican	222,909	63.95%	Member of Congress Cliff Bentz • FEC H0OR02127; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,088,675; Dsb $559,094

		Democratic; Progressive	114,257	32.78%	Daniel W. "Dan" Ruby • FEC H4OR02236; 16 Oct 24; Tot $20,214; Dsb $18,797

		Constitution	11,095	3.18%	Michael Kurt "Stetty" Stettler • FEC H4OR02251

		Scattering	316	0.09%	Write-in
Total			348,577	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Earl Blumenauer • 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 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 30 October 2023: Not seeking another term -- "I'm not certain that two more years in Congress in this climate is the best way to deal with things I care about...."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	224,735	67.79%	state Representative Maxine E. Dexter • FEC H4OR03192; 16 Oct 24; Tot $1,754,518; Dsb $1,658,554

		Republican	83,414	25.16%	Joanna M. Harbour • FEC H4OR03218 or H0OR03174 • FEC H0OR03174; 16 Oct 24; Tot $20,140; Dsb $25,073

		Independent Party of Oregon; Progressive	10,107	3.05%	David William Walker • FEC H4OR03135

		Pacific Green	10,006	3.02%	Joseph Anthony "Joe" Meyer • FEC H4OR03242; 15 Oct 24; Tot $528; Dsb $528

		Constitution	2,425	0.73%	David Kellogg Frosch

		Scattering	805	0.24%	Write-in
Total			331,492	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Valerie "Val" Hoyle • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	193,615	51.76%	Member of Congress Valerie "Val" Hoyle • FEC H2OR04095; 16 Oct 24; Tot $2,478,450; Dsb $2,199,417

		Republican; Constitution	164,450	43.96%	Monique DeSpain • FEC H4OR04125; 16 Oct 24; Tot $829,543; Dsb $737,594

		Pacific Green	10,009	2.68%	Justin Edwin Filip • FEC H4OR04141

		Libertarian	5,563	1.49%	Daniel Boyd "Dan" Bahlen • FEC H4OR04133

		Scattering	452	0.12%	Write-in
Total			374,089	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Lori Chavez-DeRemer • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic	186,859	47.56%	state Representative Janelle S. Bynum • FEC H4OR05304; 16 Oct 24; Tot $6,436,776; Dsb $5,924,153

		Republican	177,308	45.13%	Member of Congress Lori Chavez-DeRemer • FEC H2OR05209; 16 Oct 24; Tot $5,698,142; Dsb $5,094,033

		Independent Party of Oregon	18,213	4.64%	Brett Smith • FEC H4OR05338; 30 Sep 24; Tot $8,727; Dsb $7,907

		Libertarian	6,026	1.53%	Sonja Feintech • FEC H4OR05353; 16 Oct 24; Tot $4,005; Dsb $3,495

		Pacific Green	4,032	1.03%	Andrea Thorn Townsend • aka Andrea Portlandrea • FEC H4OR05379

		Scattering	484	0.12%	Write-in
Total			392,922	100.00%

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Andrea Salinas • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024 • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon	179,106	53.31%	Member of Congress Andrea Salinas • FEC H2OR06066; 16 Oct 24; Tot $5,007,770; Dsb $3,713,516

		Republican	156,291	46.52%	Michael K. "Mike" Erickson • FEC H2OR06124; 16 Oct 24; Tot $544,612; Dsb $423,520

		Scattering	601	0.18%	Write-in
Total			335,998	100.00%

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

Open		Democratic	Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade • 28 June 2023: Governor Tina Kotek (Democrat) appointed former Portland Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade (Democrat) to as Secretary of State [re: resignation of Shemia P. Fagan (Democratic)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - Not running for election in 2024.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Working Families	1,154,820	54.47%	Treasurer Tobias J. Read

		Republican; Constitution	888,467	41.90%	state Senator Dennis B. Linthicum

		Pacific Green; Progressive	74,825	3.53%	Nathalie Paravicini

		Scattering	2,119	0.10%	Write-in
Total			2,120,231	100.00%
	2 May 2023: As a result of an ethics investigation, Secretary of State Shemia P. Fagan (Democratic) announced her resignation effective 8 May. She was first elected in 2020. Deputy Secretary of State Cheryl Meyers will become acting Secretary until Governor Tina Kotek (Democratic) appoints replacement to serve out the remainder of the term which ends in January 2025. State law requires her to appoint a Democrat. 8 May 2023: Deputy Secretary of State Cheryl Myers assumes the title of Acting Secretary of State at 1:00 PM as Secretary of State Shemia Fagan's resignation occurs. 28 June 2023: Governor Tina Kotek (Democrat) appointed former Portland Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade (Democrat) to fill the vacant seat.

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

Open		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 • Open Seat - 19 September 2023: "I want to let you know I will not be seeking a fourth term as Oregon's Attorney General in 2024."
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Democratic; Working Families	1,144,620	54.37%	state Representative Daniel A. "Dan" Rayfield

		Republican	957,930	45.50%	Will Lathrop

		Scattering	2,745	0.13%	Write-in
Total			2,105,295	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

Open		Democratic	Treasurer Tobias J. Read • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - Candidate for Secretary of State in 2024.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,039,785	49.39%	state Senator Elizabeth Steiner

		Republican; Constitution	910,377	43.24%	state Senator Brian J. Boquist

		Pacific Green; Working Families	153,108	7.27%	Mary King

		Scattering	1,989	0.09%	Write-in
Total			2,105,259	100.00%

Commissioner of Labor and Industries 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be elected for a term of four years [ORS 651.030]

		(Democratic)	Labor and Industries Commissioner Christina E. Stephenson • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	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: 2 incumbents, 1 candidate
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: 4 candidates
	• Pacific Green (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Independent Party of Oregon: 1 candidate
	• Justice Party
	• Progressive: 1 candidate
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
	• We The People: 1 candidate
	• Working Families: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• 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.

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