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2016 Oregon Secretary of State election

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.

2016 Oregon Secretary of State election
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Nominee Dennis Richardson Brad Avakian
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 892,669 814,089
Percentage 47.4% 43.2%
Richardson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Avakian:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      No data
Secretary of State before election

Jeanne Atkins
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Dennis Richardson
Republican

Republican Dennis Richardson defeated Democrat Brad Avakian to become the first Republican elected to statewide office in Oregon since 2002, and the first to hold this office since 1985. As of 2024, this remains the last statewide election in Oregon won by a Republican.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results by county:
Brad Avakian
  •   45–50%
      40–45%
      35–40%
      30–35%
Val Hoyle
  •   55–60%
      35–40%
      30–35%
Devlin–Hoyle tie
  •   30–35%
Richard Devlin
  •   35–40%
      30–35%
Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Avakian 204,135 38.88%
Democratic Val Hoyle 178,829 34.06%
Democratic Richard Devlin 137,612 26.21%
Write-in 4,462 0.85%
Total votes 511,627 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results by county:
Dennis Richardson
  •   85–90%
      80–85%
      75–80%
      60–65%
Sid Leiken
  •   50–55%
Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Richardson 269,790 77.95%
Republican Sid Leiken 74,237 21.45%
Write-in 2,086 0.60%
Total votes 346,113 100.0%

Independent Party primary

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Nominee

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  • Paul Damian Wells, machinist and perennial candidate

Results

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Independent Party primary results [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Party Paul Damian Wells 17,124 64.94%
Write-in 9,245 35.06%
Total votes 26,369 100.0%

Other candidates

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  • Sharon Durbin (Libertarian), candidate for U.S. House District 2 in 2014
  • Michael P. Marsh (Constitution), perennial candidate
  • Alan Zundel (Pacific Green), former political scientist and former professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas[11][12]

General election

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Endorsements

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Dennis Richardson (R)
Elected officials
Newspapers

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Brad
Avakian (D) 		Dennis
Richardson (R) 		Paul
Wells (I) 		Sharon
Durbin (L) 		Other Undecided
DHM Research[A] October 25–29, 2016 504 (LV) ± 4.4% 27% 32% 3% 3% 7%[b] 28%
DHM Research October 6–13, 2016 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 29% 34% 4% 3% 5%[c] 24%
iCitizen September 2–7, 2016 610 (RV) ± 4.0% 29% 26% 4% 2% 3%[d] 36%
Clout Research (R) July 9–13, 2016 701 (LV) ± 3.7% 34% 43% – – 10% 12%

Results

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2016 Oregon Secretary of State election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dennis Richardson 892,669 47.38% +4.18%
Democratic Brad Avakian 814,089 43.21% –8.07%
Independent Party Paul Damian Wells 64,956 3.45% N/A
Pacific Green Alan Zundel 47,576 2.52% –0.11%
Libertarian Sharon Durbin 46,975 2.49% +1.05%
Constitution Michael Marsh 15,269 0.81% +0.29%
Write-in 2,646 0.14% -0.01%
Total votes 1,884,180 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

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  1. ^
    • Key:
    • A – all adults
    • RV – registered voters
    • LV – likely voters
    • V – unclear
  2. ^ Marsh (C), Zundel (PG) with 1%; "Somebody else/ May skip race" with 5%
  3. ^ Marsh (C) with 3%; Zundel (PG) with 2%
  4. ^ Zundel (PG) with 2%; Marsh (C) with 1%
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Fox 12

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Candidate Filing Search Results – Secretary of State". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (October 6, 2015). "Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian Makes It Official: He's Running for Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Secretary of State candidates due at Dems brunch". Hillsboro Tribune. Hillsboro, Oregon. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Times news staff (September 2, 2015). "Tualatin state senator Richard Devlin to run for secretary of state". Tigard-Tualatin Times. Tigard, Oregon. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (October 15, 2015). "Strong Fundraising Buoys Val Hoyle as She Officially Enters Secretary of State Race". Willamette Week. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Official Results - May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. State of Oregon. May 26, 2016.
  7. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (June 29, 2015). "GOP Candidate For Governor Sid Leiken Lowers Sights, Will Run for Secretary of State". Willamette Week. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Friedman, Gordon (October 29, 2015). "Dennis Richardson announces Secretary of State bid". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Anderson, Taylor W. (October 19, 2015). "Dennis Richardson changes tune, mulls run for secretary of state". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Cooper, Jonathan J. (October 29, 2015). "Dennis Richardson announce run for Oregon secretary of state". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Alan Zundel for Oregon Secretary of State". Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "2016 PACIFIC GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES". Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Two Longtime Democratic Lawmakers Endorse Dennis Richardson, GOP Candidate for Secretary of State". wweek.com. September 30, 2016.
  14. ^ "Today, I'm incredibly honored to have received the endorsement of Representative Phil Lang, former Democratic..." Twitter. October 4, 2016.
  15. ^ "Richardson earns our vote for secretary of state". Statesman Journal. October 2, 2016.
  16. ^ "Dennis Richardson for Oregon secretary of state: Editorial Endorsement 2016". The Oregonian. October 2, 2016.
  17. ^ "Richardson earns nod for Secretary of state". News-Register. September 23, 2016.
  18. ^ "Secretary of state: Richardson". The Register-Guard. October 9, 2016.
  19. ^ "Our view: Richardson for Secretary of State". East Oregonian. October 11, 2016.
  20. ^ "WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements: State of Oregon". Willamette Week. October 12, 2016.
  21. ^ "Endorsement: Richardson is best suited for secretary of state". The Daily Astorian. October 14, 2016.
  22. ^ "Editorial: Dennis Richardson for Secretary of State". The Bulletin. October 14, 2016.
  23. ^ "Our Endorsement: Richardson's skills, track record shine". Portland Tribune. October 20, 2016.
  24. ^ "Our View: Richardson for secretary of state". Mail Tribune. October 25, 2016.
  25. ^ "Official Results 2016 General Election November 8, 2016". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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