2008 Oregon Secretary of State election

February 2026 February 2026 2008 Oregon Secretary of State election 2004 No 50.99% 873,968 Democratic Party (United States) Kate Brown File:Kate_Brown_cropped.jpg 150x150px File:3x4.svg 2012 2012 Oregon Secretary of State election November 4, 2008 2004 Oregon Secretary of State election 45.84% presidential Oregon Rick Dancer 785,740 Democratic Party (United States) Kate Brown Democratic Party (United States) Bill Bradbury Secretary of State 2008 Oregon secretary of state election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsBrown: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #584CDE 70–80%Dancer: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Republican Party (United States) thumb|209x209px|The incumbent in 2008, Bill Bradbury. His term expired on January 5, 2009. The 2008 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Bill Bradbury was term limited and could not run for a third consecutive term in office. Democratic state senator Kate Brown defeated Republican journalist Rick Dancer.Oregon Secretary of State - Elections History https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/electionhistory.aspx 2025-01-28 sos.oregon.gov en Democratic primary Candidates Kate Brown, state senator Rick Metsger, state senator Vicki Walker, state senator Paul Damian Wells, electrical engineer Debate + 2010 Oregon Secretary of State election Democratic primary debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Kate Brown Rick Metsger Vicki Walker1 May 2, 2008 City Club of Portland Rod Gramer YouTube P P P Results Democratic Primary results Kate Brown Democratic Party (United States) 227,853 46.78 Rick Metsger Democratic Party (United States) 145,820 29.93 Vicki Walker Democratic Party (United States) 96,835 19.88 Paul Damian Wells Democratic Party (United States) 14,696 3.01 write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,842 0.37 487,046 100 Republican primary Candidates Rick Dancer, journalistsnoadmin Emerald Daily 2008-09-30 Rick Dancer surprises as Secretary of State candidate https://dailyemerald.com/57388/archives/rick-dancer-surprises-as-secretary-of-state-candidate/ 2025-01-28 Daily Emerald Results Republican Primary results Republican Party (United States) Rick Dancer 253,334 98.72 Republican Party (United States) write-ins 3,281 1.27 256,615 100 Other candidates Seth Alan Woolley (Libertarian), software engineerSeth Woolley's Website https://swoolley.org/ 2025-01-28 swoolley.org en Results Oregon Secretary of State – General Election Results Kate Brown Democratic Party (United States) 873,968 50.99 Rick Dancer Republican Party (United States) 785,740 45.84 Seth Alan Woolley Pacific Green Party 51,271 2.99 write-ins 2,740 0.15 1,684,115 100 References Category:2008 Oregon elections Category:Oregon Secretary of State elections Category:November 2008 in the United States