2012 Oregon elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 Oregon elections Oregon presidential no 2010 Oregon elections 2010 2014 Oregon elections 2014 November 6, 2012 On November 6, 2012, the U.S. state of Oregon held statewide general elections for four statewide offices (secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and commissioner of labor), both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and several state ballot measures. The primary elections were held on May 15, 2012. Both elections also included national races for President of the United States and five U.S. House Representatives. Numerous local jurisdictions — cities, counties, and regional government entities — held elections for various local offices and ballot measures on these days as well. 3 Federal President of the United States 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon 2012 United States presidential election Democratic incumbent Barack Obama defeated his Republican opponent Mitt Romney in the national presidential election. In Oregon, the voters also chose Obama, giving him all of Oregon's 7 electoral votes. Hales wins mayor race; Obama wins presidency http://gov.oregonlive.com/election/ OregonLive The Oregonian November 7, 2012 November 7, 2012 United States House of Representatives 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon 2012 United States House of Representatives elections All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2012. All five incumbents ran for and won re-election, including Democrat Suzanne Bonamici who won a special election in District 1 earlier in the year to replace Democrat David Wu. Statewide Attorney General 2012 Oregon Attorney General election 56.17% Democratic Party (United States) Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Democratic Party (United States) Ellen Rosenblum Democratic Party (United States) 917,627 Ellen Rosenblum Oregon presidential 2008 Oregon Attorney General election 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 Oregon elections#Attorney General 2016 3x4.svg Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum addresses attendees at the conference (15478927731) (cropped).jpg 150x150px James Buchal Republican Party (United States) 639,363 39.14% No 260px County results 260px Congressional district results Rosenblum: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Buchal: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Incumbent Oregon Attorney General John Kroger, first elected in 2008, announced in October 2011 that he would not seek a second term, citing undisclosed medical issues.http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/10/john_kroger_cites_significant.html John Kroger cites 'significant but not life threatening medical condition' for opting out of 2012 AG race Har Jamie The Oregonian October 18, 2011 May 17, 2012 In April 2012, he announced would resign his office in June to become president of Reed College.http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/04/reed_college_chooses_oregon_at.html Reed College chooses Oregon Attorney General John Kroger as new president Graves Bill The Oregonian April 24, 2012 May 3, 2018 On June 29, Democrat Ellen Rosenblum was sworn in as interim attorney general.http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/oregon_gov_john_kitzhaber_name_2.html Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general June 6, 2012 June 27, 2012 The Oregonian Michelle Colehttp://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/ag_handoff_timber_payments_olc.html AG handoff, timber payments, OLCC and tsunami debris is coming: Oregon Politics Roundup June 29, 2012 June 29, 2012 Har Janie The Oregonian Rosenblum, a former judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals, also defeated former U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton in the Democratic primary and will compete for a full term in November against Republican attorney James Buchal, who had a successful write-in campaign in the Republican primary.http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/oregon_republicans_now_have_ca.html Oregon Republicans now have candidates for attorney general and treasurer, courtesy of write-in votes June 6, 2012 June 29, 2012 The Oregonian Jeff Mapes Democratic primary Candidates Dwight Holton, former interim U.S. Attorney for Oregonhttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2012&cfElection=413&cfOffice=AG&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, Attorney General Oregon Secretary of State May 17, 2012 Ellen Rosenblum, former Oregon Court of Appeals judge Results Democratic Primary resultshttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 Official Results: May 15, 2012 Primary Election Oregon Secretary of State June 29, 2012 October 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 dead Ellen Rosenblum Democratic Party (United States) 202,935 64.5 Dwight Holton Democratic Party (United States) 110,891 35.3 Democratic Party (United States) write-ins 657 0.2 305,545 100 Republican primary Candidates No Republican filed to run in the primary, but a few weeks before the primary election, party officials sent postcards to Republicans urging them to write in Portland lawyer James Buchal. Buchal qualified for the general election with more than half the more than 25,000 write-in votes cast. Results Republican Primary results James Buchal (write-in candidate) Republican Party (United States) 12,816 50.4 other write-ins Republican Party (United States) 12,622 49.6 25,438 100 General election Candidates James Buchal (Republican), attorneyhttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2012&cfElection=415&cfOffice=AG&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, Attorney General Oregon Secretary of State June 29, 2012 Chris Henry (Progressive), truck driver James E. Leuenberger (Constitution, Libertarian), attorney Ellen Rosenblum (Democrat), interim attorney general, former Oregon Court of Appeals judge Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror EllenRosenblum (D) JamesBuchal (R) UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 21–24, 2012 686 ± 3.7% 46% 33% 20% Results Official Results - November 2012 General Electionhttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes Oregon Elections Division December 5, 2012 October 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 dead Ellen Rosenblum Democratic Party (United States) 917,627 56.17 James Buchal Republican Party (United States) 639,363 39.14 James E. Leuenberger Constitution Party of Oregon 45,451 2.78 Chris Henry Oregon Progressive Party 28,187 1.73 write-ins 2,975 0.18 1,633,603 100 Secretary of State 2012 Oregon Secretary of State election Incumbent Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown, first elected in 2008, is seeking a second term. She defeated perennial candidate Paul Damian Wells in the Democratic primary and faces Republican orthopedic surgeon Knute Buehler in the general election.http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/kate_brown_knute_buehler_to_fa.html Kate Brown, Knute Buehler to face off in November for Oregon secretary of state (2012 primary election) May 15, 2012 June 27, 2012 The Oregonian Jeff Mapes Buehler was unopposed in the Republican primary and also won the Independent Party nomination. Democratic primary Candidates Kate Brown, incumbenthttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2012&cfElection=413&cfOffice=SOS&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, Secretary of State Oregon Secretary of State May 17, 2012 Paul Damian Wells, machinist Results Democratic Primary resultshttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 May 15, 2012 Primary Election: Secretary of State Official Election Results Oregon Secretary of State May 17, 2012 October 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 dead Kate Brown Democratic Party (United States) 284,470 91.1 Paul Damian Wells Democratic Party (United States) 26,177 8.4 write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,510 0.5 312,157 100 Republican primary Candidates Knute Buehler, surgeon Results Republican Primary results Republican Party (United States) Knute Buehler 199,179 97.76 Republican Party (United States) write-ins 4,558 2.24 203,737 100 Independent Party of Oregon 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.http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/07/knute_buehler_wins_independent.html Knute Buehler wins Independent Party nod, as do several Oregon House Democratic candidates July 18, 2012 July 18, 2012 Mapes The Oregonian Jeff Candidates Kate Brown, incumbent Knute Buehler, surgeon Results Independent Party of Oregon primary resultshttp://www.indparty.com/election/2012results.html Primary election results Independent Party of Oregon July 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121002022808/http://www.indparty.com/election/2012results.html October 2, 2012 dead mdy-all Knute Buehler Republican Party (United States) 348 55.68 Kate Brown Democratic Party (United States) 277 44.32 625 100 General election thumb|Results by county Candidates Kate Brown (Democrat, Working Families), incumbenthttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2012&cfElection=415&cfOffice=SOS&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, Secretary of State Oregon Secretary of State June 29, 2012 Knute Buehler (Republican, Independent), orthopedic surgeon Bruce Alexander Knight (Libertarian), store manager Robert Wolfe (Progressive), wine salesman Seth Woolley (Pacific Green), software engineer Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror KateBrown (D) KnuteBuehler (R, I) UndecidedThe OregonianThe Oregonian October 25–28, 2012 405 ± 5% 38% 23% 36%DHM ResearchDHM Research October 18–20, 2012 500 ± 2.6%–4.4% 43% 37% 15%Public Policy Polling June 21–24, 2012 686 ± 3.7% 48% 30% 21% Results Oregon Secretary of State - General Election Results Kate Brown Democratic Party (United States) 863,656 51.28 Knute Buehler Republican Party (United States) 727,607 43.20 Seth Woolley Pacific Green Party 44,235 2.63 Bruce Alexander Knight Libertarian Party of Oregon 24,273 1.44 Robert Wolfe Oregon Progressive Party 21,783 1.29 write-ins 2,561 0.15 1,684,115 100 State Treasurer Incumbent Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler was appointed to the position in March 2010 following the death of Ben Westlund. Wheeler subsequently won a November 2010 special election to complete the remainder of Westlund's term. He is seeking re-election to a full term in 2012. Tom Cox, a management consultant who ran for governor as the Libertarian nominee in 2002, won the Republican nomination as a write-in candidate. Democratic primary Candidates Ted Wheeler, incumbenthttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2012&cfElection=413&cfOffice=TR&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, State Treasurer Oregon Secretary of State May 17, 2012 Results Democratic Primary resultshttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 May 15, 2012 Primary Election: State Treasurer Official Election Results Oregon Secretary of State June 29, 2012 October 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 dead Ted Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 272,278 99.50 Democratic Party (United States) write-ins 1,365 0.50 273,643 100 Republican primary Candidates No Republican filed to run in the primary, but a few weeks before the primary election, party officials sent postcards to Republicans urging them to write in Tom Cox, who won 5% of the vote as the Libertarian candidate for governor in 2002. Cox won the majority of the more than 24,000 write-in votes to advance to the November general election. Results Republican Primary results Tom Cox (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 12,885 53.2 other write-ins Republican Party (United States) 11,337 46.8 24,222 100 General election thumb|Results by county Candidates Tom Cox (Republican), management consultanthttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2012&cfElection=415&cfOffice=TR&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, State Treasurer Oregon Secretary of State June 29, 2012 John F. Mahler (Libertarian), retired plant engineer Michael Paul Marsh (Constitution), retired landscaper, custodian, and paralegal Ted Wheeler (Democrat, Working Families), incumbent Cameron Whitten (Progressive), student Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror TedWheeler (D) TomCox (R) UndecidedPublic Policy Polling June 21–24, 2012 686 ± 3.7% 46% 34% 19% Results Oregon State Treasurer - General Election Results Ted Wheeler Democratic Party (United States) 955,213 57.84 Tom Cox Republican Party (United States) 609,989 36.93 Cameron Whitten Oregon Progressive Party 38,762 2.36 John Mahler Libertarian Party of Oregon 30,002 1.83 Michael Paul Marsh Constitution Party of Oregon 15,415 0.94 write-ins 2,181 0.13 1,643,350 100 Labor Commissioner 2012 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election The Oregon Commissioner of Labor serves as the head of the state Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), and is a nonpartisan position. Brad Avakian, a Democrat who has served as Commissioner since 2008, is running for re-election.http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/02/after_bruising_congressional_l.html After bruising congressional loss, Brad Avakian kicks off re-election race for labor commissioner February 2, 2012 June 27, 2012 The Oregonian Jeff Mapes Republican state Senator Bruce Starr is challenging Avakian. General election thumb|Results by county Candidates Brad Avakian, incumbenthttps://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do?cfSearchButtonName=&cfName=&cfyearActive=2012&cfElection=415&cfOffice=BOLI&cfOfficeGrp=&cfPartyAffiliation=&cfFilingFromDate=&cfFilingToDate=&cfWithDrawFromDate=&cfWithDrawToDate= Candidate Filings, State Treasurer Oregon Secretary of State June 29, 2012 Bruce Starr, state senator Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BradAvakian (D) BruceStarr (R) UndecidedThe Oregonian October 25–28, 2012 405 ± 5% 26% 20% 53%DHM Research October 18–20, 2012 500 ± 2.6%–4.4% 22% 19% 60%Public Policy Polling June 21–24, 2012 686 ± 3.7% 21% 23% 56% Results Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries - General Election Results Brad Avakian Democratic Party (United States) 681,987 52.53 Bruce Starr Republican Party (United States) 606,735 46.73 write-ins 9,616 0.74 1,298,338 100 Legislative Oregon legislative elections, 2012 The Democrats had a 16–14 majority in the Oregon State Senate in the previous session. 16 of the 30 senate seats were up for election. In the Oregon House of Representatives, which was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, all 60 seats were up for election. Democrats retained their 16–14 majority in the Senate, and took a 34–26 majority in the House.2012 Election Results: Oregon Legislature http://gov.oregonlive.com/election/2012/Legislature/ OregonLive.com November 7, 2012 December 11, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181211032057/https://gov.oregonlive.com/election/2012/Legislature/ dead Ballot measures Nine measures appeared on the November ballot. Two were legislative referrals, four were initiated constitutional amendments, and three were initiated state statutes.https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=1739 2012 Measure Assignment Elections Division Oregon Secretary of State 2010-08-02 October 2, 2012 Measure 77 thumb|Results by county Referred by the legislature. Amends Constitution: Governor may declare "catastrophic disaster;" requires legislative session; authorizes suspending specified constitutional spending restrictions. Measure 77 957646 673468 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 78 thumb|Results by county Referred by the legislature. Amends Constitution: Changes constitutional language describing governmental system of separation of powers; makes grammatical and spelling changes. Measure 78 1165963 458509 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 79 thumb|Results by county Initiated constitutional amendment. Amends Constitution: Prohibits real estate transfer taxes, fees, other assessments, except those operative on December 31, 2009. Measure 79 976587 679710 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 80 Oregon Ballot Measure 80 thumb|Results by county Initiated statute. Allows personal marijuana, hemp cultivation/use without license; commission to regulate commercial marijuana cultivation/sale. Measure 80 810538 923071 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 81 thumb|Results by county Initiated statute. Prohibits commercial non-tribal fishing with gillnets in Oregon "inland waters," allows use of seine nets. Measure 82 567996 1072614 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 82 thumb|Results by county Initiated constitutional amendment. Amends Constitution: authorizes establishment of privately owned casinos; mandates percentage of revenues payable to dedicated state fund. Measure 82 485240 1226331 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 83 thumb|Results by county Initiated statute. Authorizes privately owned Wood Village Casino at the closed Multnomah Greyhound Park; mandates percentage of revenues payable to dedicated state fund. Measure 83 500123 1207508 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 84 thumb|Results by county Initiated statute. Phases out existing inheritance taxes on large estates, and all taxes on intra-family property transfers. Measure 84 776143 912541 Oregon State Elections Division Measure 85 thumb|Results by county Initiated constitutional amendment. Amends Constitution: allocates corporate income/excise tax "kicker" refund to additionally fund K–12 public education. Measure 85 1007122 672586 Oregon State Elections Division See also Elections in Oregon References 2 External links Elections Division at the Oregon Secretary of State Oregon at Ballotpedia Oregon judicial elections, 2012 at Judgepedia Oregon 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets Oregon Congressional Races in 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation Oregon Category:Oregon elections by year