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The 2016 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown 's ascension to the governorship.
Oregon allows candidates to be cross-nominated by up to three political parties. The Independent Party of Oregon holds a month-long online primary to select which candidate receives their nomination. The party chose candidates in a number of legislative and local races but only one statewide race, secretary of state. [13]
The Democrats have an 18–12 majority in the Oregon State Senate in the previous session. Of 30 Senate seats, 16 were up for election. Of 30 Senate seats, 16 were up for election. In the Oregon House of Representatives , in which Democrats hold a 35–25 majority, all 60 seats were up for election.
Brian Boquist, 65, of Dallas, is a graduate of Western Oregon University and Oregon State University and has served in the Oregon Senate since 2009. Boquist also was a state representative from ...
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama won 56.7% of Oregon's vote in 2008, soundly defeating Republican candidate John McCain. Most rural counties favored McCain, though Obama improved the Democratic tickets performance than John Kerry did in 2004 , and Obama's strong support in the more urban Willamette Valley allowed him to win the ...
Obama carried Oregon with 54.24% of the vote to Romney's 42.15%, a Democratic victory margin of 12.09%. The Democrats have won the state in every presidential election since 1988, and the Republicans would never seriously contest the state after the 2004 election. Though Romney won a majority of counties, his best performances were in the most ...
The 2016 United States Senate election in Oregon was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oregon, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Republican Party candidate Dick Anderson is running for Oregon State Senator for the 5th District, the south coastal region. Anderson had received a total of $537,229 in campaign contributions.