The year
2022
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Oregon involved several major events.
Politics and Government
Incumbents
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Governor:
Kate Brown (D)
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Secretary of State:
Shemia Fagan (D)
Elections
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2022 Oregon elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2022.
Federal
United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a fifth term. Wyden was first e ...
primaries on May 17 general election November 8
Events
February
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81st Oregon Legislative Assembly short session February 1-March 4
*February 19:
Normandale Park shooting
On February 19, 2022, Benjamin Jeffrey Smith approached and assaulted a small group of women, at the edge of Normandale Park in Portland, Oregon, United States. He murdered one, caused the paralysis of another from the shoulders down, and seriou ...
June
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June 2:
Murder of Daniel Brophy
*June 4:
2022 Pacific Office Automation 147
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2022 Portland 112
The 2022 Portland 112 was an ARCA Menards Series West race that was held on June 4, 2022, at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. It was contested over 57 laps on the road course. It was the fourth race of the 2022 ARCA Menards ...
*June 8–11:
2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships was the 100th NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the 40th NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field in Eugene, O ...
*June 23–26:
2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held in Eugene, Oregon organized by USA Track and Field. It was serving as the national championships in track and field for the United States.
The results of the event determined qualificati ...
July
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2022 Oregon wildfires
The 2022 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Oregon.
On August 28, 2022, Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency because multiple wildfires, including the Rum Creek Fire. That same month, Go ...
start
*July 15–24:
2022 World Athletics Championships
The 2022 World Athletics Championships was the eighteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships. It was held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from July 15–24, 2022, with the country hosting that competition for the f ...
August
*August 1-November 2:
Cedar Creek Fire
The Cedar Creek Fire is a large wildfire in the U.S. state of Oregon that began on August 1, 2022, with a series of lightning strikes in the Willamette National Forest approximately east of Oakridge.
By September 8, the fire had reached over ...
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August 28:
2022 Bend, Oregon shooting
September
*September 4:
2022 Grand Prix of Portland
References
{{Years in Oregon