2020 Oregon Secretary of State election

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2020 Oregon Secretary of State election
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Nominee Shemia Fagan Kim Thatcher
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,146,370984,587
Percentage50.3%43.2%
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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
Secretary of State before election

Bev Clarno
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Shemia Fagan
Democratic

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]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Kim Thatcher
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Thatcher 312,296 85.62%
Republican Dave Stauffer48,83913.39%
Write-in 3,6250.99%
Total votes364,760 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Shemia Fagan
Statewide officials
Unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Mark Hass
Statewide Officials
State Legislators
Local Officials
Party Officials
Individuals
  • Jennifer Mohr Colett, music teacher, Beaverton School District [26]
  • Nafisa Fai, Pan African Planning Group [26]
  • Sheila Hamilton, author and journalist [26]
  • Lupita Maurer, engineer, Latino rights advocate [26]
  • Megan McMillan, Oregon Emerge graduate [26]
  • Betty Reynolds, Clackamas Community College Board Member [26]
  • Ryan Wruck, former 2020 candidate for Oregon Secretary of State [21]
Newspapers
Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Statewide Officials
State legislators
State judicial officials
Local officials
Party officials
Organizations
Individuals

Results

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Results by county:
Shemia Fagan
  •   45–50%
      40–45%
      35–40%
Mark Hass
  •   45–50%
      40–45%
      35–40%
Jamie McLeod-Skinner
  •   60–65%
      55–60%
      50–55%
      45–50%
      40–45%
      35–40%
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shemia Fagan 209,682 36.23%
Democratic Mark Hass 205,23035.46%
Democratic Jamie McLeod-Skinner 159,43027.55%
Write-in 4,3950.76%
Total votes578,737 100.0%

General election

Debate

2020 Oregon Secretary of State debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic Pacific Green Libertarian
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Kim Thatcher Shemia Fagan Nathalie ParaviciniKyle Markley
1October 1, 2020 City Club of Portland John Schrag YouTube PPNN

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [31] Likely D (flip)June 25, 2020

Endorsements

Shemai Fagan
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

2020 Oregon Secretary of State election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shemia Fagan 1,146,370 50.31% +6.84%
Republican Kim Thatcher 984,59743.21%-3.85%
Pacific Green Nathalie Paravicini82,2113.61%+1.06%
Libertarian Kyle Markley62,9852.77%+0.29%
Write-in 2,3400.10%-0.09%
Total votes2,278,503 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

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  9. 1 2 "May 19, 2020, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. May 19, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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  20. ↑ "Candidate Information: Ryan F Wruck". Oregon Secretary of State: Elections Division. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Mark Hass: Endorsements". Mark Hass for Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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  28. ↑ "WW's May 2020 Endorsement for Oregon Secretary of State". Willamette Week . April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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  32. ↑ "2020 General Election Endorsements" . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  33. ↑ "Editorial endorsement 2020: Shemia Fagan for secretary of state". The Oregonian. September 30, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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