2020 Oregon State Treasurer election

2020 Oregon State Treasurer election

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Candidate Tobias Read Jeff Gudman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,166,703 936,916 Percentage 51.7% 41.5%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Read:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Gudman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No data

State Treasurer before election Tobias Read Democratic Elected State Treasurer Tobias Read Democratic

The 2020 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Tobias Read, first elected in 2016, was reelected to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tobias Read, incumbent State Treasurer ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobias Read (incumbent)	464,429	98.73%
	Write-in		5,956	1.27%
Total votes			470,385	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jeff Gudman, former Lake Oswego city councilor ^[5]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gudman	305,589	98.96%
	Write-in		3,223	1.04%
Total votes			308,812	100.0%

General election

Endorsements

Tobias Read

Labor unions

• AFSCME Local 2831 ^[6]

Newspapers

• The Oregonian ^[7]

Results

2020 Oregon State Treasurer election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tobias Read (incumbent)	1,166,703	51.68%	+7.57%
	Republican	Jeff Gudman	936,916	41.50%	+0.15%
	Independent Party	Chris Henry	99,870	4.43%	−4.99%
	Constitution	Michael Marsh	51,894	2.30%	N/A
	Write-in		2,072	0.09%	-0.10%
Total votes			2,257,455	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Read won four of five congressional districts. ^[9]

District	Read	Gudman	Representative
1st	57%	37%	Suzanne Bonamici
2nd	38%	55%	Cliff Bentz
3rd	68%	25%	Earl Blumenauer
4th	47%	46%	Peter DeFazio
5th	48%	45%	Kurt Schrader

External links

• 2020 Oregon State Treasurer election at Ballotpedia

References

1. Monahan, Rachel (September 12, 2019). "Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Files for Reelection in 2020". Willamette Week . Retrieved October 25, 2019.
2. Selsky, Andrew (September 13, 2019). "Oregon's 2020 election season is officially underway". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
3. Peel, Sophie (December 18, 2019). "Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read Announces Bid for Re-Election with a Video Encouraging Personal Savings". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
4. "May 19, 2020, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. May 19, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
5. Stites, Sam (February 3, 2020). "LO's Gudman jumps into state treasurer race". Portland Tribune . Retrieved February 4, 2020.
6. "Political Action Committee Endorsements". AFSCME Local 2831. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
7. "Editorial endorsement 2020: Retain Read for treasurer, but demand better leadership". The Oregonian. September 30, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
8. "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
9. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 21, 2024.