2024 Oregon State Treasurer election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2024 Oregon State Treasurer election

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| time_zone = PST

| previous_election = 2020 Oregon State elections

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election =

| next_year = 2028

| election_date = November 5, 2024

| turnout =

| image1 = Elizabeth Steiner.jpg

| candidate1 = Elizabeth Steiner

| party1 = Democratic Party of Oregon

| popular_vote1 = 1,050,119

| percentage1 = 49.36%

| country = Oregon

| image2 = Brian Boquist (cropped).jpg

| candidate2 = Brian Boquist

| party2 = Oregon Republican Party

| popular_vote2 = 919,794

| percentage2 = 43.24%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| candidate3 = Mary King

| party3 = Working Families Party

| popular_vote3 = 155,473

| percentage3 = 7.31%

| map_image = {{switcher |250px |County results |250px | Congressional district results |250px | Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Steiner: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Boquist: {{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|#808080|No votes}}

| title = State Treasurer

| before_election = Tobias Read

| before_party = Democratic Party of Oregon

| after_election = Elizabeth Steiner

| after_party = Democratic Party of Oregon

}}

The 2024 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Oregon state treasurer. Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tobias Read is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; he is instead successfully ran for Secretary of State.{{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}}

Primary elections took place May 21, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Oregon elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_elections,_2024 |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} On November 5, 2024, Democratic state senator Elizabeth Steiner defeated Republican state senator Brian Boquist in the general election, becoming the first woman to serve as state treasurer.{{cite news |last1=Rogoway |first1=Mike |title=Elizabeth Steiner wins Oregon treasurer’s race |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/11/steiner-leads-in-oregon-treasurers-race.html |access-date=November 6, 2024 |work=OregonLive |date=November 6, 2024 |language=en}}

Democratic primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

Elizabeth Steiner, state senator from the 17th district (2011–present){{Cite news |last=VanderHart |first=Dirk |date=September 13, 2023 |title=One of Oregon’s top budget writers wants to be state treasurer |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/13/elizabeth-steiner-oregon-treasurer/ |access-date=September 13, 2023}}

== Eliminated in primary ==

Jeff Gudman, former Lake Oswego city councilor (2013–2020) and Republican nominee for state treasurer in 2016 and 2020{{Cite news |last=Buchanan |first=Correy |date=October 13, 2023 |title=Jeff Gudman runs for state treasurer again, this time as a Democrat |work=YourOregonNews.com |url=https://www.youroregonnews.com/news/jeff-gudman-runs-for-state-treasurer-again-this-time-as-a-democrat/article_ac850b7c-15ba-59fe-9811-03bba78848fd.html |access-date=October 16, 2023}}

== Declined ==

Jeff Golden, state senator from the 3rd district (2018–present){{cite news|last=Baumhardt|first=Alex |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Ashland Sen. Jeff Golden announces he will not run for state treasurer, will remain in Senate|url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/ashland-sen-jeff-golden-announces-he-will-not-run-for-state-treasurer-will-remain-in-senate/|work=Oregon Capital Chronicle|access-date=March 5, 2024}}

= Endorsements =

{{Endorsements box|title=Jeff Gudman|width=50em|list=

Newspapers

The Oregonian{{Cite news |date=April 17, 2024 |title=Editorial endorsement May 2024: Jeff Gudman is Democrats’ best choice for treasurer |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/04/editorial-endorsement-may-2024-jeff-gudman-is-democrats-best-choice-for-treasurer.html |access-date=April 20, 2024 |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive}}

}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Elizabeth Steiner|width=50em|list=;Organizations

Basic Rights Oregon{{Cite web |title=Basic Rights Oregon Endorsements |url=https://www.basicrights.org/news/may-2024-primary-endorsements-for-lgbtq2sia-rights-in-oregon |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Basic Rights Oregon |language=en-US}}

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}}
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}}
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}}
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}}

}}

= Results =

[[File:Oregon State Treasurer Democratic Primary, 2024.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county{{cite web |title=May 21, 2024, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2024-results.pdf |website=Oregon Secretary of State |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=January 12, 2025}}

{{collapsible list

| title = Steiner

|{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}}

}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web |title=May 21, 2024, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2024-results.pdf |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=5 August 2024}}

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Elizabeth Steiner

| votes = 335,079

| percentage = 78.48%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jeff Gudman

| votes = 89,459

| percentage = 20.95%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Miscellaneous

| votes = 2,418

| percentage = 0.57%

}}{{Election box total no change

| votes = 426,956

| percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box end}}

Republican primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

Brian Boquist, state senator from the 12th district (2009–present)

== Withdrawn ==

Nathan Sandvig, renewable energy developer{{Cite news |last=Baumhardt |first=Alex |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Republican Sen. Brian Boquist, barred from running for Senate, seeks state treasurer job |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/03/12/republican-sen-brian-boquist-barred-from-running-for-senate-seeks-state-treasurer-job/ |access-date=March 13, 2024 |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle}}

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Brian Boquist

| votes = 251,064

| percentage = 98.85%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Miscellaneous

| votes = 2,914

| percentage = 1.15%

}}{{Election box total no change

| votes = 253,978

| percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box end}}

General election

= Endorsements =

{{Endorsements box|title=Elizabeth Steiner (D)|list=

Newspapers

The Oregonian{{cite news|date=September 25, 2024|title=Editorial endorsement November 2024: Elizabeth Steiner is voters’ best pick for treasurer|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/09/editorial-endorsement-november-2024-elizabeth-steiner-is-voters-best-pick-for-treasurer.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)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name=key|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
of error

! class="unsortable" | Elizabeth
Steiner
{{nobold|Democratic}}

! class="unsortable" | Brian
Boquist
{{nobold|Republican}}

! class="unsortable" | Mary
King
{{nobold|Working Families}}

! class="unsortable" | Undecided

style="text-align:left;" |Public Policy Polling (D){{Cite web|url=https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2024/10/democrat-elizabeth-steiner-has-a-five-point-lead-over-brian-boquist-for-oregon-state-treasurer.html|title=Democrat Elizabeth Steiner has a five point lead over Brian Boquist for Oregon State Treasurer|first=Andrew|last=Villeneuve|website=Northwest Progressive Institute|date=October 25, 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}}|42%

|37%

|4%

|16%

= Results=

[[File:2024-oregon-state-treasurer-wf-by-county.svg|thumb|250px|King's results by county:

]]

Steiner won a plurality of the votes, securing nine out of Oregon's 36 counties{{cite web |title=Oregon Counties |url=https://www.oregon.gov/pages/counties.aspx |website=oregon.gov |access-date=10 January 2025}} She performed the best in the state's most populous Multnomah County,{{cite web |last1=Carney |first1=Kristen |title=Oregon Counties by Population (2025) |url=https://www.oregon-demographics.com/counties_by_population |website=Oregon Demographics |access-date=10 January 2025}} home to Oregon's largest city, Portland, with 71.6% of the vote. The county was also where King, a third-party challenger,{{cite web |title=Mary King Launches Oregon WFP-Backed Campaign for State Treasurer |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2024/08/mary-king-launches-oregon-wfp-backed-campaign-for-state-treasurer/ |website=Working Families Party |access-date=10 January 2025}} did the best, with 9.6% of the vote. Conversely, Boquist performed best in the rural{{cite news |last1=Diehl |first1=Caleb |title=Rural county stakes future on renewable energy |url=https://oregonbusiness.com/18575-rural-county-stakes-its-future-on-renewable-energy-projects/ |access-date=10 January 2025 |agency=Oregon Business |date=14 November 2018}} Lake County, earning 81.7% of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Baumhardt |first1=Alex |title=Democrat Elizabeth Steiner declares victory in Oregon treasurer race |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/05/elizabeth-steiner-poised-to-become-oregons-next-state-treasurer/ |access-date=10 January 2025 |agency=Oregon Capital Chronicle |date=5 November 2024}} Steiner became the first woman to be elected as Oregon's state treasurer.{{cite news |title=Elizabeth Steiner wins Oregon treasurer’s race |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/11/steiner-leads-in-oregon-treasurers-race.html |access-date=10 January 2025 |agency=Oregon Live |date=5 November 2024}}

{{Election box begin|title=2024 Oregon State Treasurer 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=Elizabeth Steiner|votes=1,050,119|percentage=49.36%|change=–2.32%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Oregon Republican Party|candidate=Brian Boquist|votes=919,794|percentage=43.24%|change=+1.74%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Working Families Party|candidate=Mary King|votes=155,473|percentage=7.31%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box write-in with party link|votes=1,882|percentage=0.09%|change=–}}

{{Election box total|votes=2,127,268|percentage=100.0%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party of Oregon

}}

==By congressional district==

Steiner won 5 of 6 congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::9b2b545f-5cd2-4e0d-a9b9-cc3915a4750f

class=wikitable

! District

! Steiner

! Boquist

! Representative

align=center

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

| 59%

| 32%

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

align=center

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

| 31%

| 63%

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

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Oregon|3|3rd}}

| rowspan=2|64%

| rowspan=2|27%

| {{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}}

| 49%

| 44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Val Hoyle

align=center

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

| rowspan=2|46.8%

| rowspan=2|46.7%

| {{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}}

| 47%

| 45%

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

Notes

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2024 Oregon State Treasurer election

Democratic primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

== Eliminated in primary ==

== Declined ==

= Endorsements =

= Results =

Republican primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

== Withdrawn ==

= Results =

General election

= Endorsements =

= Polling =

= Results=

==By congressional district==

See also

Notes

References