2020 Oregon Secretary of State election

The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State, the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term.[1] Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson, who died of cancer during his term.[2][3]

2020 Oregon Secretary of State election

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Nominee Shemia Fagan Kim Thatcher
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,146,370 984,587
Percentage 50.3% 43.2%

Fagan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Thatcher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data

Secretary of State before election

Bev Clarno
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Shemia Fagan
Democratic

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Kim Thatcher
Organizations
Newspapers

Results edit

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Thatcher 312,296 85.62%
Republican Dave Stauffer 48,839 13.39%
Write-in 3,625 0.99%
Total votes 364,760 100.0%

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Withdrawn edit

Endorsements edit

Shemia Fagan
Statewide officials
Unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Mark Hass
Statewide Officials
State Legislators
Local Officials
Party Officials
Individuals
  • Jennifer Mohr Colett, music teacher, Beaverton School District[26]
  • Nafisa Fai, Pan African Planning Group[26]
  • Sheila Hamilton, author and journalist[26]
  • Lupita Maurer, engineer, Latino rights advocate[26]
  • Megan McMillan, Oregon Emerge graduate[26]
  • Betty Reynolds, Clackamas Community College Board Member[26]
  • Ryan Wruck, former 2020 candidate for Oregon Secretary of State[21]
Newspapers
Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Statewide Officials
State legislators
State judicial officials
Local officials
Party officials
Organizations
Individuals

Results edit

Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shemia Fagan 209,682 36.23%
Democratic Mark Hass 205,230 35.46%
Democratic Jamie McLeod-Skinner 159,430 27.55%
Write-in 4,395 0.76%
Total votes 578,737 100.0%

General election edit

Debate edit

2020 Oregon Secretary of State debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Pacific Green Libertarian
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Kim Thatcher Shemia Fagan Nathalie Paravicini Kyle Markley
1 October 1, 2020 City Club of Portland John Schrag YouTube P P N N

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[31] Likely D (flip) June 25, 2020

Endorsements edit

Shemai Fagan

Results edit

2020 Oregon Secretary of State election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Shemia Fagan 1,146,370 50.31% +6.84%
Republican Kim Thatcher 984,597 43.21% -3.85%
Pacific Green Nathalie Paravicini 82,211 3.61% +1.06%
Libertarian Kyle Markley 62,985 2.77% +0.29%
Write-in 2,340 0.10% -0.09%
Total votes 2,278,503 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Gordon R. Friedman | The (February 27, 2019). "Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson dies of brain cancer". oregonlive. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ VanderHart, Dirk. "Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State". www.opb.org. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Monahan, Rachel (February 6, 2020). "Sen. Kim Thatcher Enters the Race for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Candidate Information: David W Stauffer". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Hammond, Betsy; Davis, Rob (January 9, 2020). "Rich Vial resigns as deputy Oregon secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "NRA-PVF | Grades | Oregon". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Editorial: Kim Thatcher for secretary of state in the Republican primary". The Bulletin. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "May 19, 2020, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. May 19, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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  11. ^ a b Monahan, Rachel (September 12, 2019). "Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Files for Reelection in 2020". Willamette Week. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Selsky, Andrew (September 13, 2019). "Oregon's 2020 election season is officially underway". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Visser, Brenna (October 21, 2019). "Secretary of State candidates debate public trust, election integrity". East Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Selsky, Andrew (September 13, 2019). "Jamie McLeod-Skinner files to run for secretary of state". The Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Candidate Information: Jamie A Morrison". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  16. ^ Monahan, Rachel (March 10, 2020). "Former State Agency Director Cameron Smith Withdraws from Secretary of State's Race". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "Candidate Information: Cameron Smith". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  18. ^ Monahan, Rachel; Jaquiss, Nigel (February 10, 2020). "Former House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson Abruptly Ends Campaign for Secretary of State In Advance of WW Story". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
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  20. ^ "Candidate Information: Ryan F Wruck". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  21. ^ a b Wruck, Ryan (November 10, 2019). "Readers respond: An SOS candidate bows out". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Endorsements". Shemia Fagan for Oregon. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  23. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (March 1, 2020). "Just Days After Entering Secretary of State's Race, State Sen. Shemia Fagan Scores a Key Endorsement". Willamette Week. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  24. ^ "2020 Endorsement" (PDF). United Association Local 290. April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  25. ^ "Editorial: Vote Shemia Fagan in the Democratic primary for secretary of state". The Bulletin. April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Mark Hass: Endorsements". Mark Hass for Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  27. ^ "Mark Haas Endorsement: Phil Keisling". Twitter. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  28. ^ "WW's May 2020 Endorsement for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be "Jamie McLeod-Skinner: Endorsements". Jamie McLeod-Skinner for Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  30. ^ Keith, Jarod (January 22, 2020). "Victory Fund Endorses 32 New LGBTQ Candidates for 2020". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  31. ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Secretary of State Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  32. ^ "2020 General Election Endorsements". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  33. ^ "Editorial endorsement 2020: Shemia Fagan for secretary of state". The Oregonian. September 30, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  34. ^ "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2020.