2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election

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2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
  Christina Stephenson (cropped).jpg Cheri Helt 2.png
Nominee Christina Stephenson Cheri Helt
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote916,455582,609
Percentage60.7%38.6%

2022 Oregon Labor Commissioner election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
Stephenson:     50–55%     55–60%     60–65%     65–70%     80–85%
Helt:     50–55%     55–60%     60–65%

Commissioner of Labor and Industries before election

Val Hoyle

Elected Commissioner of Labor and Industries

Christina Stephenson

The 2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries election was held on November 8, 2022, in order to elect the Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries. The election was held on a nonpartisan basis.

Contents

Incumbent Commissioner Val Hoyle did not seek reelection in order to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Christina Stephenson was elected to succeed her, defeating former state representative Cheri Helt.

Primary election

The primary election was held on May 17, 2022. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, the top two placing candidates advanced to the general election in November.

Candidates

Prior to the election, Chris Henry withdrew from the race and endorsed Christina Stephenson. However, his name remained on the ballot. [2]

While the position of Labor Commissioner is nonpartisan, Barker, Helt, and Neuman have run for office as Republicans, while Kulla and Stephenson are Democrats. Henry is a member of the Oregon Progressive Party. [3]

Results

Primary results by county:
Christina Stephenson
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65-70%
55-60%
50-55%
45-50%
40-45%
35-40%
30-35%
25-30%
Cheri Helt
35-40%
30-35%
25-30%
Casey Kulla
35-40% 2022 Oregon Labor Commissioner primary election results map by county.svg
Primary results by county:
Christina Stephenson
  •   65–70%
      55–60%
      50–55%
      45–50%
      40–45%
      35–40%
      30–35%
      25–30%
Cheri Helt
  •   35–40%
      30–35%
      25–30%
Casey Kulla
  •   35–40%
Nonpartisan election primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Christina Stephenson 421,619 47.17%
Nonpartisan Cheri Helt 171,168 19.15%
Nonpartisan Casey Kulla126,03614.10%
Nonpartisan Brent Barker101,57611.36%
Nonpartisan Robert Neuman32,3313.62%
Nonpartisan Chris Henry22,9362.57%
Nonpartisan Aaron Baca14,2171.59%
Write-in 3,9220.44%
Total votes893,805 100.00%

General election

Campaign

Although the position is nonpartisan, Stephenson was endorsed by Democratic Party officials, including gubernatorial nominee Tina Kotek and incumbent commissioner Val Hoyle. Helt was endorsed by Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan and independent gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson. [5]

Results

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Christina Stephenson 916,455 60.74%
Nonpartisan Cheri Helt 582,60938.61%
Write-in 9,8260.65%
Total votes1,508,890 100.00%

By congressional district

Stephenson won 5 of 6 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. [7]

DistrictStephensonHeltRepresentative
1st 69%30% Suzanne Bonamici
2nd 45%54% Cliff Bentz
3rd 75%25% Earl Blumenauer
4th 61%38% Peter DeFazio (117th Congress)
Val Hoyle (118th Congress)
5th 55%44% Kurt Schrader (117th Congress)
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress)
6th 59%41% Andrea Salinas

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