2022 Oregon elections#Labor Commissioner

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Oregon elections

| country = Oregon

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2020 Oregon elections

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2024 Oregon elections

| next_year = 2024

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| turnout =

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2022.

Federal

= United States Senate =

{{see also|2022 United States Senate elections}}Incumbent Democratic senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a fifth term. Wyden was first elected in a 1996 special election and reelected in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016.{{Cite web|title=US Sen. Ron Wyden will seek reelection in 2022|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/01/01/us-senator-wyden-seeks-reelection-2022/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=opb}}

Six other candidates, including Republican nominee Jo Rae Perkins, ran.

= United States House of Representatives =

{{see also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon}}All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2022, as well as a sixth seat it gained due to the 2020 census. These seats were represented by four Democrats and one Republican.

Governor

Incumbent Democratic governor Kate Brown took office on February 18, 2015, upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber.{{cite news|last=Jaquiss|first=Nigel|date=February 13, 2015|title=Gov. John Kitzhaber Announces His Resignation|work=Willamette Week|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-32833-gov-john-kitzhaber-announces-his-resignation.html|access-date=November 19, 2019}} She was subsequently elected in the gubernatorial special election in 2016{{cite news|date=August 1, 2017|title=Oregon Governor Results:Kate Brown Wins|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/oregon-governor-brown-pierce|access-date=November 19, 2019}} and was re-elected to a full term in 2018.{{cite news|last=Borrud|first=Hillary|date=November 7, 2018|title=Oregon governor's race: Kate Brown defeats Knute Buehler|work=The Oregonian|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2018/11/oregon_governors_race_kate_bro.html|access-date=November 19, 2019}} She is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a second full term until 2026.{{cite news|date=August 31, 2017|title=Bulletin story on Kate Brown term limit was incorrect|work=Bend Bulletin|url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/bulletin-story-on-kate-brown-term-limit-was-incorrect/article_49def3d2-9824-50a4-9095-cfa43cb810a6.html|access-date=November 19, 2019}}

An unprecedented 34 candidates ran in the primary elections with the eventual nominees being Democrat Tina Kotek, former speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, and Republican Christine Drazan, the former minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives. Former Democratic state senator Betsy Johnson ran as an Independent. Other notable candidates included State Treasurer Tobias Read (D), former state Representative Bob Tiernan (R), 2016 Republican nominee Bud Pierce, and Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam (R). Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof announced a run, but was declared ineligible by the Oregon Secretary of State's office, due to the state's residency requirements.{{cite news|url = https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/01/democratic-hopeful-nick-kristof-doesnt-qualify-to-run-for-governor-secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-says.html|title = Democratic hopeful Nick Kristof doesn't qualify to run for governor, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan says|work = The Oregonian|last = Borrud|first = Hillary|date = January 6, 2022|access-date = January 6, 2022}}

Labor Commissioner

Incumbent Val Hoyle decided not to run for a second term, instead running for Oregon's 4th congressional district, which was being vacated by retiring incumbent Peter DeFazio.{{cite web|date=December 1, 2021|title=Val Hoyle to run for Congress as DeFazio opts not to seek re-election in 2022|url=https://katu.com/news/politics/val-hoyle-to-run-for-congress-as-defazio-opts-not-to-seek-re-election-in-2022.html|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=Katu|publisher=Katu News}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Since the commissioner of labor is a nonpartisan role, a general election is only held in the event that no one in the primary election secures 50% of the vote.{{cite news|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|last2=Wilson|first2=Conrad|date=May 14, 2018|title=Oregon Voters Select Val Hoyle As New Labor Commissioner|work=OPB|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-primary-val-hoyle-lou-ogden-labor-commissioner-vote/|access-date=October 1, 2019}}

Seven candidates ran in the primary, with civil rights attorney Christina Stephenson and former state Representative Cheri Helt facing off in a runoff election.{{Cite news |last=Rogoway |first=Mike |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Christina Stephenson, Cheri Helt headed for runoff in Oregon labor commissioner race |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/05/stephenson-helt-headed-for-runoff-in-oregon-labor-commissioner-race.html |access-date=May 27, 2022}} Stephenson defeated Helt.{{cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/ceo/162-news/563076-450904-stephenson-claims-win-for-oregon-state-labor-commissioner |title=Pamplin Media Group - Stephenson claims win for Oregon state labor commissioner |publisher=Pamplinmedia.com |date=November 8, 2022 |accessdate=November 21, 2022}}

Legislature

{{main|2022 Oregon House of Representatives election|2022 Oregon State Senate election}}

All 60 seats in the Oregon House of Representatives were up for election, as were 15 of the 30 seats in the Oregon State Senate.

Ballot measures

There were four statewide Oregon ballot measures on the general election ballot. As a result of the election, all four measures passed.{{cite web|url=https://digitalcollections.library.oregon.gov/nodes/view/211318?keywords=2022+general+election+abstract+of+votes&type=all&highlights=WyIyMDIyIiwiZ2VuZXJhbCIsImVsZWN0aW9uIiwiYWJzdHJhY3QiLCJvZiIsInZvdGVzIl0%3D&lsk=2feebfc08ce51e6e1c26b51497aebe6b|title=November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|accessdate=October 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://gov.oregonlive.com/election/2022/general/measures|title=2022 General Election: Ballot Measures|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=October 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/oregon/ballot-measures/|title=2022 General Election: Ballot Measures|work=Politico|accessdate=October 5, 2024}}

=Results=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"\|Measure !rowspan="2"\|Description !colspan="2"\|Votes
Yes !No
Measure 111 \|Amends Constitution: State must ensure affordable healthcare access, balanced against requirement to fund schools, other essential services \|{{Yes\|951,446 (50.73%)\|align=left}} \|924,231 (49.27%)
Measure 112 \|Amends Constitution: Removes language allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime \|{{Yes\|1,047,028 (55.59%)\|align=left}} \|836,295 (44.41%)
Measure 113 \|Amends Constitution: Legislators with ten unexcused absences from floor sessions disqualified from holding next term of office \|{{Yes\|1,292,127 (68.32%)\|align=left}} \|599,204 (31.68%)
Measure 114 \|Requires permit to acquire firearms; police maintain permit/firearm database; criminally prohibits certain ammunition magazines \|{{Yes\|975,862 (50.65%)\|align=left}} \|950,891 (49.35%)

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2"|Measure

!rowspan="2"|Description

!colspan="2"|Votes

Yes

!No

Measure 111

|Amends Constitution: State must ensure affordable healthcare access, balanced against requirement to fund schools, other essential services

|{{Yes|951,446 (50.73%)|align=left}}

|924,231 (49.27%)

Measure 112

|Amends Constitution: Removes language allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime

|{{Yes|1,047,028 (55.59%)|align=left}}

|836,295 (44.41%)

Measure 113

|Amends Constitution: Legislators with ten unexcused absences from floor sessions disqualified from holding next term of office

|{{Yes|1,292,127 (68.32%)|align=left}}

|599,204 (31.68%)

Measure 114

|Requires permit to acquire firearms; police maintain permit/firearm database; criminally prohibits certain ammunition magazines

|{{Yes|975,862 (50.65%)|align=left}}

|950,891 (49.35%)

References

Oregon

Category:Oregon elections by year