A general election was held in the U.S. state of
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2020.
Federal
President of the United States
Former
Democratic Vice President Joseph Biden beat incumbent
Republican President
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
, first
elected in 2016, to receive Oregon's 7 electoral votes.
United States Senate
Incumbent
Democratic Senator
Jeff Merkley
Jeffrey Alan Merkley (born October 24, 1956) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley served as the 64th speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives ...
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 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
Cliff Stewart Bentz (born January 12, 1952) is an American lawyer, rancher, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he is the ranking member on the House Natura ...
won in the 2nd district.
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General
Ellen Rosenblum
Ellen F. Rosenblum (born January 6, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Oregon Attorney General since 2012. She is the first female state attorney general in Oregon's history, and previously was a judge on the Oregon ...
was originally appointed to the role by former
Governor
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John Kitzhaber
John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American former politician who served as the 35th governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003, and as the 37th governor of Oregon from 2011 until his resignation in 2015. A member of the Democratic Party ...
on June 29, 2012 to finish the term of her predecessor
John Kroger, 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
Ellen F. Rosenblum (born January 6, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Oregon Attorney General since 2012. She is the first female state attorney general in Oregon's history, and previously was a judge on the Oregon ...
, 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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* ''ReCALL'' (journal), an academic journal about computer-assisted language learning
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Governor
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Kate Brown in 2019
Withdrawn candidates
*Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer and Republican nominee for Attorney General in
2016
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''(withdrew candidacy effective March 13, 2020)''
Results
General election
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State
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 th ...
was originally appointed to the role by Governor
Kate Brown 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 in
2016
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(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 Oregon's 13th Senate district, 13th district, which is currently assembled for the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly, 81st legislative session. ...
, state Senator representing
District 13
Declined
*
Rich Vial
Armand Richard Vial (born September 28, 1954) is an American lawyer, farmer, small business owner, and Nonpartisan candidate for Oregon's State Senate District 18, which covers parts of Washington County, in the November 2022 midterm election. ...
, former state Representative for
District 26
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, former deputy Secretary of State
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Declared candidates
*
Shemia Fagan
Shemia Patricia Fagan (born September 20, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Oregon secretary of state. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing Senate District 24 from in 2019 to 20 ...
, state Senator representing
District 24
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*
Mark Hass
Mark Hass (born December 10, 1956) is an American politician from the US state of Oregon. A Democrat, he was the representative for District 14 in the Oregon State Senate from November 21, 2007, until January 10, 2021. He sought the office of ...
, state Senator representing
District 14
*Jamie McLeod-Skinner, environmental attorney and Democratic nominee for the
2018 election 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 in the
Oregon House of Representatives
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
)''
*Cameron Smith, former Director of
Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
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and
Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs
The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs and benefits for citizens of the state who are veterans of the U.S. armed services, their dependents and survivors.
The ...
''(withdrew candidacy effective March 10, 2020)''
*
Jennifer Williamson, former Majority Leader of the
Oregon House of Representatives
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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, first
elected in 2016, was reelected to a second term in office.
Democratic primary
Declared candidates
*
Tobias Read, incumbent State Treasurer
Results
Republican primary
Declared candidates
*Jeff Gudman, former
Lake Oswego 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 mushrooms to individuals at least 21 years old.
Polling
;Measure 109
See also
*
Elections in Oregon
Elections in Oregon are all held using a Vote by Mail (VBM) system. This means that all registered voters receive their ballots via postal delivery and can vote from their homes. A state Voters’ Pamphlet is mailed to every household in Oregon a ...
*
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
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)
;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