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Oregon state elections, 2016

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Oregon state elections, 2016

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.

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President of the United States

Hillary Clinton won the state's 7 electoral votes.

United States House of Representatives

All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2016. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, won re-election.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic senior Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a fourth full term in office.

Attorney General

Incumbent Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum (D) was re-elected.

Democratic primary

  • Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent Attorney General

    • Republican primary

  • Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer

    • Independent Party primary

    No Independent Party candidates filed to run in the primary.

    Governor

    This election determined who fills the remaining two years of the term of Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in 2015. The incumbent governor is Democrat Kate Brown, who succeeded to the governor's office as Oregon Secretary of State. Brown won re-election; the next gubernatorial election is in 2018.

    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.

    Dennis Richardson (R) defeated Brad Avakian (D), marking the first time a Republican was elected to statewide office in Oregon since 2002.

    Democratic primary

  • Brad Avakian, Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, former State Senator and Representative
  • Richard Devlin, State Senator and former State Representative
  • Val Hoyle, State Representative

    • Republican primary

  • Sid Leiken, Lane County Commissioner
  • Dennis Richardson, former State Representative

    • Independent Party primary

  • Paul Damian Wells, machinist and perennial candidate

    • Other candidates

  • Sharon Durbin, candidate for U.S. House District 2 in 2014 (Libertarian)
  • Michael P. Marsh, perennial candidate (Constitution)
  • Alan Zundel, former political scientist and former professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Pacific Green)

    • State Treasurer

    Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) is term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.

    Democratic primary

  • Tobias Read, State Representative

    • Republican primary

  • Jeff Gudman, Lake Oswego City Councilor

    • Independent Party primary

  • Chris Telfer, former State Senator

    • Legislative

    The Democrats have a 18–12 majority in the Oregon State Senate in the previous session. 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.

    Ballot measures

    There are seven statewide Oregon ballot measures on the November 2016 ballot:

  • Measure 94 — Amends Constitution: Eliminates mandatory retirement age for state judges
  • Measure 95 — Amends Constitution: Allows investments in equities by public universities to reduce financial risk and increase investments to benefit students
  • Measure 96 — Amends Constitution: Dedicates 1.5% of state lottery net proceeds to funding support services for Oregon veterans
  • Measure 97 — Increases corporate minimum tax when sales exceed $25 million; funds education, healthcare, senior services
  • Measure 98 — Requires state funding for dropout-prevention, career and college readiness programs in Oregon high schools
  • Measure 99 — Creates "Outdoor School Education Fund," continuously funded through Lottery, to provide outdoor school programs statewide
  • Measure 100 — Prohibits purchase or sale of parts or products from certain wildlife species; exceptions; civil penalties

    • References

    Oregon state elections, 2016 Wikipedia
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