2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election

{{Infobox election

| type = presidential

| country = Oregon

| title = Commissioner of Labor and Industries

| election_name = 2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries election

| previous_year = 2018

| previous_election = 2018 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election

| ongoing = no

| next_year = 2026

| next_election = 2026 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| turnout =

| image1 = File:Christina Stephenson (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Christina Stephenson

| color1 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote1 = 916,455

| percentage1 = 60.74%

| image2 = File:Cheri Helt 2.png

| nominee2 = Cheri Helt

| color2 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote2 = 582,609

| percentage2 = 38.61%

| map_image = {{switcher |260px |Runoff county results |260px | Runoff congressional district results}}

| map_caption = Stephenson: {{legend0|#afb0ffff|50–55%}} {{legend0|#9999ffff|55–60%}} {{legend0|#7777ffff|60–65%}} {{legend0|#5555ffff|65–70%}} {{legend0|#3235e6ff|70–75%}} {{legend0|#00008bff|80–85%}}
Helt: {{legend0|#f8b3b6ff|50–55%}} {{legend0|#f48d91ff|55–60%}} {{legend0|#f0676cff|60–65%}}

| after_party =

| after_election = Christina Stephenson

| before_party =

| before_election = Val Hoyle

}}

The 2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries election was held on November 8, 2022, in order to elect the Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries. The election was held on a nonpartisan basis. Nevertheless, Christina Stephenson was favored by the Democrats while Cheri Helt was favored by the Republicans.

Incumbent Commissioner Val Hoyle did not seek reelection in order to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Christina Stephenson was decisively elected to succeed her in the November runoff, defeating former state representative Cheri Helt.

Primary election

The primary election was held on May 17, 2022. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, the top two placing candidates advanced to the general election in November.

=Candidates=

Aaron Baca, reforestation company owner{{cite news|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/04/21/election-2022-meet-candidates-oregon-labor-commissioner-voters-choosing-key-enforcer-workers-rights/65348766007/|title=Election 2022: Meet the candidates for Oregon labor commissioner|last=Withycombe|first=Claire|newspaper=The Statesman Journal|date=April 21, 2022|accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
Brent Barker, real estate broker
Cheri Helt, former state representative
Chris Henry, truck driver and perennial candidate{{cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/09/oregon-bureau-labor-industries-boli-election-may-2022/|title=Race for Oregon labor commissioner attracts candidates with legal, government experience|author=Manning, Rob|publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting|date=May 9, 2022|accessdate=March 30, 2024}}
Casey Kulla, Yamhill County commissioner
Robert Neuman, business manager
Christina Stephenson, lawyer

Prior to the election, Chris Henry withdrew from the race and endorsed Christina Stephenson. However, his name remained on the ballot.

While the position of Labor Commissioner is nonpartisan, Barker, Helt, and Neuman have run for office as Republicans, while Kulla and Stephenson are Democrats. Henry is a member of the Oregon Progressive Party.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=975528|title=OR Commissioner of Labor - 2022|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=March 30, 2024}}

=Results=

[[File:2022 Oregon Labor Commissioner primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|Primary results by county:

{{collapsible list

|title=Christina Stephenson

|{{legend|#0013b4ff|65–70%}}{{legend|#5555ffff|55–60%}}{{legend|#7777ffff|50–55%}}{{legend|#9999ffff|45–50%}}{{legend|#afb0ffff|40–45%}}{{legend|#cdcdffff|35–40%}}{{legend|#e1e1ffff|30–35%}}{{legend|#ebebffff|25–30%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

|title=Cheri Helt

|{{legend|#ffcdcdff|35–40%}}{{legend|#ffe1e1ff|30–35%}}{{legend|#ffebebff|25–30%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

|title=Casey Kulla

|{{legend|#98f998ff|35–40%}}

}}

]]

{{Election box begin no party no change

| title = Nonpartisan election primary results{{cite web |date=May 17, 2022|accessdate=March 30, 2024 |title=May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2022.pdf|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

| candidate = Christina Stephenson

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 421,619

| percentage = 47.17%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

| candidate = Cheri Helt

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 171,168

| percentage = 19.15%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = Casey Kulla

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 126,036

| percentage = 14.10%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = Brent Barker

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 101,576

| percentage = 11.36%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = Robert Neuman

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 32,331

| percentage = 3.62%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = Chris Henry

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 22,936

| percentage = 2.57%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = Aaron Baca

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 14,217

| percentage = 1.59%

}}

{{Election box write-in no party no change

| votes = 3,922

| percentage = 0.44%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change

| votes = 893,805

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

General election

=Campaign=

Although the position is officially nonpartisan, Stephenson was endorsed by Democratic Party officials, including gubernatorial nominee Tina Kotek and incumbent commissioner Val Hoyle. Helt was endorsed by Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan and independent gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson.{{cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/08/oregon-election-commissioner-bureau-of-labor-and-industries/|title=Stephenson wins race to lead Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries|publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting|date=November 8, 2022|accessdate=March 30, 2024}}

=Results=

{{Election box begin no party no change

| title = General election results{{cite web |date=November 8, 2022|accessdate=March 30, 2024 |title=November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

| candidate = Christina Stephenson

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 916,455

| percentage = 60.74%

}}

{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = Cheri Helt

| party = Nonpartisan election

| votes = 582,609

| percentage = 38.61%

}}

{{Election box write-in no party no change

| votes = 9,826

| percentage = 0.65%

}}

{{Election box total no party no change

| votes = 1,508,890

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

Runoff results by county

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ ! rowspan="2" \|County ! colspan="2" \|Christina Stephenson Democratic ! colspan="2" \|Cheri Helt Republican
% !# !% !#
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Baker \|44.31% \|2,911 \|54.96% \|3,611
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Benton \|69.87% \|24,969 \|29.45% \|10,526
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Clackamas \|56.97% \|92,011 \|42.53% \|68,692
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Clatsop \|61.00% \|9,077 \|38.49% \|5,728
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Columbia \|50.99% \|11,021 \|48.21% \|10,421
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Coos \|49.14% \|11,580 \|50.24% \|11,841
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Crook \|35.62% \|3,902 \|63.32% \|6,935
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Curry \|50.90% \|4,888 \|48.39% \|4,647
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Deschutes \|49.16% \|44,867 \|50.45% \|46,050
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Douglas \|45.23% \|17,709 \|53.75% \|21,047
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Gilliam \|44.05% \|311 \|55.67% \|393
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Grant \|39.23% \|1,178 \|59.47% \|1,786
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Harney \|37.87% \|1,013 \|61.20% \|1,637
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Hood River \|68.11% \|5,613 \|31.31% \|2,580
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Jackson \|53.45% \|40,637 \|45.97% \|34,954
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Jefferson \|43.00% \|3,410 \|56.22% \|4,458
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Josephine \|42.53% \|13,570 \|56.74% \|18,103
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Klamath \|39.86% \|8,515 \|59.41% \|12,690
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Lake \|38.58% \|1,135 \|60.40% \|1,777
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Lane \|64.85% \|88,088 \|34.27% \|46,549
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Lincoln \|64.50% \|13,389 \|35.02% \|7,270
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Linn \|46.60% \|21,857 \|52.44% \|24,592
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Malheur \|42.13% \|2,946 \|57.34% \|4,010
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Marion \|54.34% \|54,709 \|44.97% \|45,270
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Morrow \|40.49% \|1,264 \|59.03% \|1,843
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Multnomah \|80.26% \|240,296 \|19.20% \|57,487
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Polk \|54.83% \|17,890 \|44.44% \|14,500
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Sherman \|35.49% \|252 \|64.08% \|455
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Tillamook \|58.31% \|6,232 \|40.79% \|4,360
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Umatilla \|40.13% \|7,838 \|59.37% \|11,596
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Union \|42.39% \|4,018 \|56.86% \|5,389
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Wallowa \|42.08% \|1,430 \|57.24% \|1,945
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Wasco \|53.66% \|4,619 \|45.76% \|3,939
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Washington \|66.45% \|132,645 \|32.85% \|65,576
{{party shading/Republican}} \|Wheeler \|36.57% \|207 \|62.72% \|355
{{party shading/Democratic}} \|Yamhill \|50.74% \|20,458 \|48.61% \|19,597

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" |County

! colspan="2" |Christina Stephenson

Democratic

! colspan="2" |Cheri Helt

Republican

|Baker

|44.31%

|2,911

|54.96%

|3,611

|Benton

|69.87%

|24,969

|29.45%

|10,526

|Clackamas

|56.97%

|92,011

|42.53%

|68,692

|Clatsop

|61.00%

|9,077

|38.49%

|5,728

|Columbia

|50.99%

|11,021

|48.21%

|10,421

|Coos

|49.14%

|11,580

|50.24%

|11,841

|Crook

|35.62%

|3,902

|63.32%

|6,935

|Curry

|50.90%

|4,888

|48.39%

|4,647

|Deschutes

|49.16%

|44,867

|50.45%

|46,050

|Douglas

|45.23%

|17,709

|53.75%

|21,047

|Gilliam

|44.05%

|311

|55.67%

|393

|Grant

|39.23%

|1,178

|59.47%

|1,786

|Harney

|37.87%

|1,013

|61.20%

|1,637

|Hood River

|68.11%

|5,613

|31.31%

|2,580

|Jackson

|53.45%

|40,637

|45.97%

|34,954

|Jefferson

|43.00%

|3,410

|56.22%

|4,458

|Josephine

|42.53%

|13,570

|56.74%

|18,103

|Klamath

|39.86%

|8,515

|59.41%

|12,690

|Lake

|38.58%

|1,135

|60.40%

|1,777

|Lane

|64.85%

|88,088

|34.27%

|46,549

|Lincoln

|64.50%

|13,389

|35.02%

|7,270

|Linn

|46.60%

|21,857

|52.44%

|24,592

|Malheur

|42.13%

|2,946

|57.34%

|4,010

|Marion

|54.34%

|54,709

|44.97%

|45,270

|Morrow

|40.49%

|1,264

|59.03%

|1,843

|Multnomah

|80.26%

|240,296

|19.20%

|57,487

|Polk

|54.83%

|17,890

|44.44%

|14,500

|Sherman

|35.49%

|252

|64.08%

|455

|Tillamook

|58.31%

|6,232

|40.79%

|4,360

|Umatilla

|40.13%

|7,838

|59.37%

|11,596

|Union

|42.39%

|4,018

|56.86%

|5,389

|Wallowa

|42.08%

|1,430

|57.24%

|1,945

|Wasco

|53.66%

|4,619

|45.76%

|3,939

|Washington

|66.45%

|132,645

|32.85%

|65,576

|Wheeler

|36.57%

|207

|62.72%

|355

|Yamhill

|50.74%

|20,458

|48.61%

|19,597

==By congressional district==

Stephenson won 5 of 6 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.{{cite report |title=Oregon 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2) |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xrz_2-gP1agOhD68cFWILbQM09dGjeBM/view#gid=858368018 |website=docs.google.com }}

class=wikitable

! District

! Stephenson

! Helt

! Representative

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|1|1st}}

| 69%

| 30%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Suzanne Bonamici

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Oregon|2|2nd}}

| 45%

| 54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Cliff Bentz

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|3|3rd}}

| 75%

| 25%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Earl Blumenauer

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|4|4th}}

| rowspan=2|61%

| rowspan=2|38%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Peter DeFazio (117th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Val Hoyle (118th Congress)

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|5|5th}}

| rowspan=2|55%

| rowspan=2|44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kurt Schrader (117th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress)

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|6|6th}}

| 59%

| 41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Andrea Salinas

References

Labor Commissioner

Category:Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries elections

Category:2022 state constitutional officer elections in the United States

2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election

Primary election

=Candidates=

=Results=

General election

=Campaign=

=Results=

==By congressional district==

See also

References