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Fagan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Thatcher: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State, the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term. [1] Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson, who died of cancer during his term. [2] [3]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kim Thatcher | 312,296 | 85.62% | |
Republican | Dave Stauffer | 48,839 | 13.39% | |
Write-in | 3,625 | 0.99% | ||
Total votes | 364,760 | 100.0% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shemia Fagan | 209,682 | 36.23% | |
Democratic | Mark Hass | 205,230 | 35.46% | |
Democratic | Jamie McLeod-Skinner | 159,430 | 27.55% | |
Write-in | 4,395 | 0.76% | ||
Total votes | 578,737 | 100.0% |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Pacific Green | Libertarian |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||||
Kim Thatcher | Shemia Fagan | Nathalie Paravicini | Kyle Markley | |||||
1 | October 1, 2020 | City Club of Portland | John Schrag | YouTube | P | P | N | N |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [31] | Likely D (flip) | June 25, 2020 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Shemia Fagan | 1,146,370 | 50.31% | +7.10% | |
Republican | Kim Thatcher | 984,597 | 43.21% | –4.17% | |
Pacific Green | Nathalie Paravicini | 82,211 | 3.61% | +1.09% | |
Libertarian | Kyle Markley | 62,985 | 2.77% | +0.28% | |
Write-in | 2,340 | 0.10% | –0.04% | ||
Total votes | 2,278,503 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Despite losing the state, Thatcher won three of five congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats. [35]
District | Thatcher | Fagan | Representative |
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1st | 38% | 55% | Suzanne Bonamici |
2nd | 58% | 37% | Cliff Bentz |
3rd | 25% | 68% | Earl Blumenauer |
4th | 49% | 45% | Peter DeFazio |
5th | 47.1% | 46.8% | Kurt Schrader |