2024 Oregon Secretary of State election
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{{see also|2024 United States secretary of state elections}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election
| previous_year = 2020
| ongoing = No
| percentage1 = 54.45%
| popular_vote1 = 1,166,447
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| nominee1 = Tobias Read
| image1 = File:Tobias_Read_2017.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| turnout =
| image2 = File:Dennis_Linthicum_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg
| next_year = 2028
| next_election = 2028 Oregon Secretary of State election
| election_date = November 5, 2024
| previous_election = 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election
| percentage2 = 41.90%
| type = presidential
| country = Oregon
| nominee2 = Dennis Linthicum
| popular_vote2 = 897,704
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Tobias Read
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| before_election = LaVonne Griffin-Valade
| title = Secretary of State
| map_caption = Read: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Linthicum: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}
| map_size = 250px
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| map_image = {{switcher |250px |County results |250px | Congressional district results |250px | Precinct results |default=1}}
}}
{{ElectionsOR}}
The 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Oregon secretary of state, the highest office in the state after the governor.{{Cite web |title=Oregon elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_elections,_2024 |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} Incumbent Democrat LaVonne Griffin-Valade was appointed by Governor Tina Kotek to replace Shemia Fagan, who resigned in May 2023 after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry, which many considered to be a conflict of interest.{{Cite news |last=Borrud |first=Hillary |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns |website=The Oregonian/OregonLive |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/05/oregon-secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-resigns.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502195017/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/05/oregon-secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-resigns.html |archive-date=May 2, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=June 30, 2023 |title=LaVonne Griffin-Valade takes over as Oregon secretary of state with pledge to rebuild trust |language=en |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle |publisher= |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/06/30/lavonne-griffin-valade-takes-over-as-oregon-secretary-of-state-with-pledge-to-rebuild-trust/ |access-date=August 9, 2023}} Griffin-Valade did not seek election to a full term.
Primary elections took place May 21, 2024. Democratic nominee Tobias Read won the general election on November 5, 2024.
Democratic primary
= Candidates =
== Nominee ==
- Tobias Read, Oregon state treasurer (2017–present){{Cite web |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Oregon state Treasurer Read prepares to enter secretary of state race |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/07/24/oregon-state-treasurer-read-prepares-to-enter-secretary-of-state-race/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en}}
== Eliminated in primary ==
- Jim Crary, attorney and candidate for {{ushr|OR|2}} in 2016 and 2018
- James Manning Jr., president pro tempore of the Oregon Senate (2021–present) from the 7th district (2016–present){{Cite news |last=Edge |first=Sami |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Oregon state Sen. James Manning, Treasurer Tobias Read running for secretary of state |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/09/oregon-state-sen-james-manning-treasurer-tobias-read-running-for-secretary-of-state.html |access-date=September 25, 2023}}
- Dave Stauffer, attorney and perennial candidate
- Paul Damian Wells, machinist and candidate for secretary of state in 2012 and 2016{{Cite news |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Two Republican senators try for statewide office and other Oregon filing day surprises |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/03/12/two-republican-senators-try-for-statewide-office-and-other-oregon-filing-day-surprises/ |access-date=March 13, 2024 |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle}}
== Declined ==
- LaVonne Griffin-Valade, incumbent secretary of state (2023–present){{cite news |last1=Shumway |first1=Julia |date=June 30, 2023 |title=LaVonne Griffin-Valade takes over as Oregon secretary of state with pledge to rebuild trust |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/06/30/lavonne-griffin-valade-takes-over-as-oregon-secretary-of-state-with-pledge-to-rebuild-trust/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702143937/https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/06/30/lavonne-griffin-valade-takes-over-as-oregon-secretary-of-state-with-pledge-to-rebuild-trust/ |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |access-date=July 2, 2023 |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle |quote=Griffin-Valade said she doesn’t plan to run for a full term in 2024}}
= Endorsements =
{{Endorsements box|title=James Manning Jr.|list=
Newspapers
- The Skanner{{Cite web |title=The Skanner News May 2024 Primary Endorsements |url=https://www.theskanner.com/opinion/skanner-editorials/35867-the-skanner-news-may-2024-primary-endorsements |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The Skanner News |language=en-gb}}
}}{{Endorsements box|title=Tobias Read|list=
Labor unions
- Oregon Education Association{{Cite web |title=2024: Oregon Statewide Elections |url=https://oregoned.org/statewide-elections |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Oregon Education Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420193651/https://oregoned.org/statewide-elections |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Newspapers
- Eugene Weekly{{Cite web |title=Voters, Mark Your Ballots – Eugene Weekly |url=https://eugeneweekly.com/2024/05/02/voters-mark-your-ballots/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=eugeneweekly.com}}
- The Oregonian{{Cite news |date=April 17, 2024 |title=Editorial endorsement May 2024: Choose Read in Democratic primary for secretary of state; no pick for Republicans |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/04/editorial-endorsement-may-2024-choose-read-in-democratic-primary-for-secretary-of-state-no-pick-for-republicans.html |access-date=April 20, 2024 |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive}}
- Willamette Week{{cite news|date=May 1, 2024|title=WW’s May 2024 Endorsements: Statewide|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/05/01/wws-may-2024-endorsements-statewide/|work=Willamette Week|access-date=May 1, 2024}}
- Portland Mercury{{cite news|date=May 3, 2024|title=Mercury May 2024 Primary Election Endorsements: State Races|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/primary-endorsements-2024/2024/05/03/47162191/mercury-may-2024-primary-election-endorsements-state-races|work=Portland Mercury|access-date=May 6, 2024}}
}}
= Results =
[[File:Oregon Secretary of State Democratic Primary, 2024.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#7996E2|Read}}
|{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2024-results.pdf|title=May 21, 2024, Primary Election Abstract of Votes|date=May 21, 2024|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|accessdate=July 11, 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tobias Read
| votes = 303,089
| percentage = 69.40%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James Manning Jr.
| votes = 97,427
| percentage = 22.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Crary
| votes = 16,340
| percentage = 3.74%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Paul Damian Wells
| votes = 9,425
| percentage = 2.16%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Dave Stauffer
| votes = 7,921
| percentage = 1.81%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 2,515
| percentage = 0.58%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 436,717
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
= Candidates =
== Nominee ==
- Dennis Linthicum, state senator from the 28th district (2017–present)
== Eliminated in primary ==
- Brent Barker, property broker and candidate for Commissioner of Labor in 2022{{cite web |last1=Shumway |first1=Julia |date=January 8, 2024 |title=Looming 2024 election poses big questions for Oregon voters |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/01/08/looming-2024-election-poses-big-questions-for-oregon-voters/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |publisher=}}
- Tim McCloud, market analyst and candidate for governor in 2022
= Endorsements =
{{Endorsements box|title=Dennis Linthicum|list=
Newspapers
}}
{{Endorsements box|title=Declined to endorse|list=
Newspapers
}}
= Results =
[[File:Oregon Secretary of State Republican Primary, 2024.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#E27F7F|Linthicum}}
|{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dennis Linthicum
| votes = 199,243
| percentage = 65.99%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Brent Barker
| votes = 61,011
| percentage = 20.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Tim McCloud
| votes = 39,109
| percentage = 12.95%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 2,560
| percentage = 0.85%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 301,923
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
= Predictions =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align="left" |Sabato's Crystal Ball{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=2024-07-25 |title=2024’s Races for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor: An Update |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2024s-races-for-attorney-general-secretary-of-state-and-lieutenant-governor-an-update/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |language=en-US}}
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}} |July 25, 2024 |
= Endorsements =
{{Endorsements box|title=Tobias Reed (D)|list=
Newspapers
- The Oregonian{{cite news|date=September 25, 2024|title=Editorial endorsement November 2024: Tobias Read for secretary of state|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/09/editorial-endorsement-november-2024-tobias-read-for-secretary-of-state.html|work=The Oregonian|access-date=October 16, 2024}}
- Willamette Week{{cite news|date=October 16, 2024|title=WW’s Fall 2024 Endorsements: Statewide|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/10/16/wws-fall-2024-endorsements-statewide/|work=Willamette Week|access-date=October 16, 2024}}
}}
= Polling =
| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;line-height:17px" |
| valign=bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! class="unsortable" | Tobias ! class="unsortable" | Dennis ! class="unsortable" | Nathalie ! class="unsortable" | Undecided |
| style="text-align:left;" |Public Policy Polling (D){{Cite web|url=https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2024/10/democrat-tobias-read-has-a-six-point-lead-over-republican-dennis-linthicum-for-oregon-secretary-of-state.html|title=Democrat Tobias Read has a six point lead over Republican Dennis Linthicum for Oregon Secretary of State|first=Andrew|last=Villeneuve|website=Northwest Progressive Institute|date=October 23, 2024}}{{efn-ua|name=NPI|This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute}}
| data-sort-value="2024-10-17" |October 16–17, 2024 |716 (LV) |± 3.7% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|44% |38% |3% |15% |
= Results =
{{Election box begin|title=2024 Oregon Secretary of State election{{cite web| title= November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes | website=Oregon SOS | date=2024-12-12 | url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | access-date=2024-12-12}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Tobias Read|votes=1,166,447|percentage=54.45%|change=+4.14%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dennis Linthicum|votes=897,704|percentage=41.90%|change=–1.31%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pacific Green Party|candidate=Nathalie Paravicini|votes=76,170|percentage=3.56%|change=–0.05%}}{{Election box write-in with party link|votes=2,011|percentage=0.09%|change=–0.01%}}
{{Election box total|votes=2,142,332|percentage=100.0%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party of Oregon
| loser = Oregon Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By congressional district==
Read won 5 of 6 congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::9b2b545f-5cd2-4e0d-a9b9-cc3915a4750f
| class=wikitable
! District ! Read ! Linthicum ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|1|1st}} | 65% | 31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Suzanne Bonamici |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Oregon|2|2nd}} | 35% | 62% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Cliff Bentz |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|3|3rd}} | rowspan=2|70% | rowspan=2|26% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Earl Blumenauer (118th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Maxine Dexter (119th Congress) |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|4|4th}} | 54% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Val Hoyle |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|5|5th}} | rowspan=2|52% | rowspan=2|45% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Janelle Bynum (119th Congress) |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|6|6th}} | 53% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Andrea Salinas |
Notes
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References
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