2020 Oregon elections


A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2020.

Federal

President of the United States

Former Democratic Vice President Joseph Biden beat incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, first elected in 2016, to receive Oregon's seven electoral votes.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley, who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2014, was re-elected to a third term in office.

United States House of Representatives

All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2020. These seats were currently represented by four Democrats and one Republican. In October 2019, incumbent Republican Representative Greg Walden of the 2nd district announced that he would not seek a twelfth term. All of the other incumbent Representatives won in their respective districts, and Republican Cliff Bentz won in the 2nd district.

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Ellen Rosenblum was originally appointed to the role by former governor John Kitzhaber on June 29, 2012, to finish the term of her predecessor John Kroger, who resigned from office. She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. This office is not subject to term limits, and Rosenblum was reelected to a third full term.

Democratic primary

Declared candidates

  • Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent attorney general

    Results

Republican primary

Declared candidates

  • Michael Cross, professional driver and software designer, leader of an unsuccessful attempt to recall Governor Kate Brown in 2019

    Withdrawn candidates

  • Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer and Republican nominee for attorney general in 2016 ''''

    Results

General election

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Bev Clarno was originally appointed to the role by Governor Kate Brown on March 31, 2019, to finish the term of her predecessor, Dennis Richardson, who died in office. Brown announced that she was only interested in appointing a successor to Richardson who wanted the day-to-day responsibilities of the office and would not run for election to a full term, a condition to which Clarno agreed upon her appointment.

Republican primary

Declared candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Declared candidates

Results

General election

State treasurer

Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tobias Read, first elected in 2016, was reelected to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Declared candidates

  • Tobias Read, incumbent state treasurer

    Results

Republican primary

Declared candidates

General election

Legislative

In the previous legislative session, Democrats held a majority of 18–12 in the Senate and 38–22 in the House of Representatives. Of the 30 seats in the Senate, 16 were up for re-election. All 60 seats in the House of Representatives were up for re-election. After the election, Democrats held a majority 18–12 in the Senate and 37–23 in the House of Representatives.

Judicial

Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

Ballot measures

There were four statewide Oregon ballot measures on the general election ballot. As a result of the election, all four measures passed.

Polling

Measure 109

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		For Measure 109Against Measure 109Undecided
DHM Research/Oregon Public Broadcasting/The Bulletin/Oregon Psylocobin SocietyReleased August 16, 2019600 ± 4.9%47%46%7%

Results