2016 Oregon Secretary of State election

none February 2026 September 2023 2016 Oregon Secretary of State election 43.21% Democratic Party (United States) Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Richardson Republican Party (United States) 814,089 Brad Avakian Oregon presidential 2012 Oregon Secretary of State election 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election 2020 File:Brad_Avakian_2008_Color (cropped).jpg File:Secretary_Richardson_and_Ashish_Puri_(34450141971)_(cropped).jpg 150x150px Dennis Richardson Republican Party (United States) 892,669 47.38% No 260px County results 260px Precinct results Richardson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Avakian: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #808080 No data 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. thumb|229x229px|The incumbent in 2016, Jeanne Atkins. Her term expired on January 2, 2017. 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 , this remains the last statewide election in Oregon won by a Republican. Democratic primary Candidates Brad Avakian, Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, former state senator and state representativeCandidate Filing Search Results – Secretary of State https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cfFilings.do Oregon Secretary of State February 18, 2016Jaquiss, Nigel October 6, 2015 Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian Makes It Official: He’s Running for Secretary of State Willamette Week Portland, Oregon http://www.wweek.com/2015/10/06/labor-commissioner-brad-avakian-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-secretary-of-state/ dead February 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084445/http://www.wweek.com/2015/10/06/labor-commissioner-brad-avakian-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-secretary-of-state/ March 4, 2016February 18, 2016 Secretary of State candidates due at Dems brunch Hillsboro Tribune Hillsboro, Oregon http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/293946-170819-secretary-of-state-candidates-due-at-dems-brunch February 18, 2016 candidate for 2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election Richard Devlin, state senator and former state representativeTimes news staff September 2, 2015 Tualatin state senator Richard Devlin to run for secretary of state Tigard-Tualatin Times Tigard, Oregon http://portlandtribune.com/ttt/89-news/271447-146990-tualatin-state-senator-richard-devlin-to-run-for-secretary-of-state https://web.archive.org/web/20150904113110/http://portlandtribune.com/ttt/89-news/271447-146990-tualatin-state-senator-richard-devlin-to-run-for-secretary-of-state dead September 4, 2015 February 18, 2016 Val Hoyle, state representativeJaquiss, Nigel October 15, 2015 Strong Fundraising Buoys Val Hoyle as She Officially Enters Secretary of State Race Willamette Week Portland, Oregon http://www.wweek.com/2015/10/15/strong-fundraising-buoys-val-hoyle-as-she-officially-enters-secretary-of-state-race/ dead February 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302201047/http://www.wweek.com/2015/10/15/strong-fundraising-buoys-val-hoyle-as-she-officially-enters-secretary-of-state-race/ March 2, 2016 Results thumb|Democratic primary results by county:Brad Avakian #9999ffff 45–50%#afb0ffff 40–45%#cdcdffff 35–40%#e1e1ffff 30–35% Val Hoyle #309630ff 55–60%#98f998ff 35–40%#b2ffb2ff 30–35% Devlin–Hoyle tie #dcf8a5ff 30–35% Richard Devlin #ffe48aff 35–40%#fff29bff 30–35% Democratic primary resultsOfficial Results - May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873801 May 26, 2016 Oregon Secretary of State State of Oregon May 5, 2021 May 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200524102715/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873801 dead Brad Avakian Democratic Party (United States) 204,135 38.88% Val Hoyle Democratic Party (United States) 178,829 34.06% Richard Devlin Democratic Party (United States) 137,612 26.21% 4,462 0.85% 511,627 100.0% Republican primary Candidates Sid Leiken, Lane County commissionerJaquiss, Nigel June 29, 2015 GOP Candidate For Governor Sid Leiken Lowers Sights, Will Run for Secretary of State Willamette Week Portland, Oregon http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33404-gop_candidate_for_governor_sid_leiken_lowers_sight.html dead February 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081503/http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33404-gop_candidate_for_governor_sid_leiken_lowers_sight.html March 4, 2016 Dennis Richardson, former state representativeFriedman Gordon October 29, 2015 Dennis Richardson announces Secretary of State bid Statesman Journal Salem, Oregon http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/29/dennis-richardson-announces-secretary-state-bid/74806216/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= live February 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009233205/http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/10/dennis_richardson_for_oregon_s.html#incart_2box_opinion October 9, 2016Anderson, Taylor W. October 19, 2015 Dennis Richardson changes tune, mulls run for secretary of state The Bulletin Bend, Oregon http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/3610561-151/dennis-richardson-changes-tune-mulls-run-for-secretary February 18, 2016Cooper, Jonathan J. October 29, 2015 Dennis Richardson announce run for Oregon secretary of state The Washington Times Washington, D.C. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/29/dennis-richardson-announce-run-for-oregon-secretar/ February 18, 2016 Results thumb|Republican primary results by county: Dennis Richardson #640000ff 85–90%#8b0000ff 80–85%#b40000ff 75–80%#f0676cff 60–65% Sid Leiken #ffde71ff 50–55% Republican primary results Dennis Richardson Republican Party (United States) 269,790 77.95% Sid Leiken Republican Party (United States) 74,237 21.45% 2,086 0.60% 346,113 100.0% Independent Party primary Nominee Paul Damian Wells, machinist and perennial candidate Results Independent Party primary results Paul Damian Wells Independent Party of Oregon 17,124 64.94% 9,245 35.06% 26,369 100.0% Other candidates 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 VegasAlan Zundel for Oregon Secretary of State http://www.voteforalan.org/about-alan/ dead September 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160917005546/http://www.voteforalan.org/about-alan/ September 17, 20162016 PACIFIC GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES http://www.pacificgreens.org/candidates_nominated_at_21_may_2016_nominating_convention September 1, 2016 General election Endorsements Dennis Richardson (R) Elected officials Betsy Johnson, State Senator (D)http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/09/30/two-longtime-democratic-lawmakers-endorse-dennis-richardson-gop-candidate-for-secretary-of-state/ Two Longtime Democratic Lawmakers Endorse Dennis Richardson, GOP Candidate for Secretary of State wweek.com September 30, 2016 Brad Witt, State Representative (D) Philip D. Lang, former Speaker of the House (D)https://twitter.com/DRichardsonOR/status/783462662940205056 Today, I'm incredibly honored to have received the endorsement of Representative Phil Lang, former Democratic... Twitter October 4, 2016 Newspapers Statesman Journalhttp://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/10/02/richardson-earns-vote-secretary-state/91404108/ Richardson earns our vote for secretary of state Statesman Journal October 2, 2016 The Oregonianhttp://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/10/dennis_richardson_for_oregon_s.html#incart_2box_opinion Dennis Richardson for Oregon secretary of state: Editorial Endorsement 2016 The Oregonian October 2, 2016 News-Registerhttp://newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=richardson-earns-nod-for-secretary-of-state--1474651055--23070--editorials Richardson earns nod for Secretary of state News-Register September 23, 2016 The Register-Guardhttp://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34870958-78/secretary-of-state-richardson.html.csp Secretary of state: Richardson The Register-Guard October 9, 2016 East Oregonianhttp://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/editorials/20161011/our-view-richardson-for-secretary-of-state Our view: Richardson for Secretary of State East Oregonian October 11, 2016 Willamette Weekhttp://www.wweek.com/news/2016/10/12/wws-fall-2016-endorsements-state-of-oregon/ WW’s Fall 2016 Endorsements: State of Oregon Willamette Week October 12, 2016 The Daily Astorianhttp://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20161014/endorsement-richardson-is-best-suited-for-secretary-of-state Endorsement: Richardson is best suited for secretary of state The Daily Astorian October 14, 2016 The Bulletinhttp://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20161014/endorsement-richardson-is-best-suited-for-secretary-of-state Editorial: Dennis Richardson for Secretary of State The Bulletin October 14, 2016 Portland Tribunehttp://portlandtribune.com/pt/10-opinion/328036-207385-our-endorsement-richardsons-skills-track-record-shine https://web.archive.org/web/20161020154801/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/10-opinion/328036-207385-our-endorsement-richardsons-skills-track-record-shine dead October 20, 2016 Our Endorsement: Richardson's skills, track record shine Portland Tribune October 20, 2016 Mail Tribunehttp://www.mailtribune.com/opinion/20161025/our-view-richardson-for-secretary-of-state Our View: Richardson for secretary of state Mail Tribune October 25, 2016 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear Marginof error BradAvakian (D) DennisRichardson (R) PaulWells (I) SharonDurbin (L) Other UndecidedDHM ResearchFX12 Poll sponsored by Fox 12October 25–29, 2016504 (LV)± 4.4%27%32%3%3%7%Marsh (C), Zundel (PG) with 1%; "Somebody else/ May skip race" with 5%28%DHM ResearchOctober 6–13, 2016600 (LV)± 4.0%29%34%4%3%5%Marsh (C) with 3%; Zundel (PG) with 2%24%iCitizenSeptember 2–7, 2016610 (RV)± 4.0%29%26%4%2%3%Zundel (PG) with 2%; Marsh (C) with 1%36%Clout Research (R)July 9–13, 2016701 (LV)± 3.7%34%43%––10%12% Results 2016 Oregon Secretary of State electionOfficial Results 2016 General Election November 8, 2016 http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777 Oregon Secretary of State 27 November 2016 September 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922111443/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777 dead Oregon Republican Party Dennis Richardson 892,669 47.38% +4.18% Democratic Party of Oregon Brad Avakian 814,089 43.21% –8.07% Independent Party of Oregon Paul Damian Wells 64,956 3.45% N/A Pacific Green Party Alan Zundel 47,576 2.52% –0.11% Libertarian Party of Oregon Sharon Durbin 46,975 2.49% +1.05% Constitution Party of Oregon Michael Marsh 15,269 0.81% +0.29% 2,646 0.14% -0.01% 1,884,180 100.0% Oregon Republican Party Democratic Party of Oregon Notes References Secretary of State Category:Oregon Secretary of State elections Oregon Category:November 2016 in the United States