2010 Oregon State Treasurer special election

none September 2023 2010 Oregon State Treasurer special election 721,795 presidential no 2008 Oregon State Treasurer election 2008 2012 Oregon State Treasurer election 2012 November 2, 2010 File:Ted Wheeler portrait.jpg 150x150px Ted Wheeler Democratic Party of Oregon Oregon File:3x4.svg 52.93% Chris Telfer Oregon Republican Party 571,105 41.88% File:2010 Oregon state treasurer special election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsWheeler: #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80%Telfer: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% State Treasurer Ted Wheeler Democratic Party of Oregon Ted Wheeler Democratic Party of OregonThe 2010 Oregon State Treasurer special election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Oregon State Treasurer.Oregon Secretary of State https://sos.oregon.gov/ 2023-08-31 sos.oregon.gov en This election determined who would fill the remaining two years of the term of Ben Westlund, who died in office from lung cancer earlier in the year. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, who was appointed by Governor Ted Kulongoski to serve until this special election could be held, ran for election to the office. In primary elections held on May 18, Wheeler captured the Democratic nomination, and the Republicans picked State Senator Chris Telfer.Oregonian/OregonLive Jeff Mapes The 2010-03-10 Ted Wheeler's appointment as state treasurer sets off filing day frenzy https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2010/03/ted_wheelers_appointment_as_st.html 2023-08-30 oregonlive en Wheeler won the election, defeating Telfer and two third-party candidates handily.Content Manager WebDrawer - 2010 Primary Election Official Results http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873663 2023-08-31 records.sos.state.or.usContent Manager WebDrawer - 2010 General Election Official Results http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 2023-08-31 records.sos.state.or.us August 31, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230831080329/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 dead Democratic primary Oregon State Treasurer Democratic primary, 2010 Ted Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 216,214 64.91 Rick Metsger Democratic Party (United States) 114,597 34.40 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 2,273 0.68 273,643 100 Republican primary Oregon State Treasurer Republican primary, 2010 Chris Telfer Republican Party (United States) 214,318 98.67 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 2,875 1.32 273,643 100 Results Oregon State Treasurer special election, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Ted Wheeler (incumbent) 721,795 52.93% Republican Party (United States) Chris Telfer 571,105 41.88% Oregon Progressive Party Walter F. "Walt" Brown 38,316 2.81% Constitution Party of Oregon Michael Marsh 30,489 2.23% 1,738 0.12% 1,363,443 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Oregon state treasurer elections Category:Oregon special elections Category:2010 Oregon elections