Elections held in Oregon in 2022
A general election was held in the U.S. state of
Oregon on November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2022.
Federal
United States Senate
Incumbent
Democratic Senator
Ron Wyden won re-election to a fifth term. Wyden was first elected in a
1996 special election and reelected in
1998 ,
2004 ,
2010 , and
2016 .
[1]
Six other candidates, including
Republican nominee
Jo Rae Perkins , ran.
United States House of Representatives
All five of Oregon's seats in the
United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2022, as well as a sixth seat it gained due to the
2020 census . These seats were represented by four Democrats and one Republican.
Governor
Incumbent
Democratic Governor
Kate Brown took office on February 18, 2015 upon the resignation of
John Kitzhaber .
[2] She was subsequently elected in the gubernatorial special election in
2016
[3] and was re-elected to a full term in
2018 .
[4] She is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a second full term until 2026.
[5]
An unprecedented 34 candidates ran in the primary elections with the eventual nominees being Democrat
Tina Kotek , former
speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives , and Republican
Christine Drazan , the former minority leader of the
Oregon House of Representatives . Former Democratic state Senator
Betsy Johnson is running as an
Independent . Other notable candidates included
State Treasurer
Tobias Read (D), former state Representative
Bob Tiernan (R), Republican nominee in 2016
Bud Pierce , and
Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam (R).
Pulitzer Prize -winning journalist
Nicholas Kristof announced a run, but was declared ineligible by the
Oregon Secretary of State's office, due to the state's residency requirements.
[6]
Labor Commissioner
Incumbent
Val Hoyle decided not to run for a second term, instead running for
Oregon's 4th congressional district which was being vacated by retiring incumbent
Peter DeFazio .
[7] Since the commissioner of labor is a nonpartisan role, a general election is only held in the event that no one in the primary election secures 50% of the vote.
[8]
Seven candidates ran in the primary, with civil rights attorney
Christina Stephenson and former state Representative
Cheri Helt facing off in a runoff election.
[9] Stephenson defeated Helt.
[10]
Legislature
All 60 seats in the
Oregon House of Representatives were up for election, and 15 of the 30 seats in the
Oregon State Senate .
Ballot measures
Measure 111 amends the Oregon Constitution to add a right to healthcare.
Measure 112 amends the Oregon Constitution to remove slavery as a punishment for crime.
Measure 113 amends the Oregon Constitution to disqualify legislators with ten unexcused absences from serving their next term.
Measure 114 changes Oregon state statute regarding firearm ownership and purchase requirements.
References
^
"US Sen. Ron Wyden will seek reelection in 2022" . opb . Retrieved March 2, 2021 .
^ Jaquiss, Nigel (February 13, 2015).
"Gov. John Kitzhaber Announces His Resignation" .
Willamette Week . Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
^
"Oregon Governor Results:Kate Brown Wins" .
The New York Times . August 1, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
^ Borrud, Hillary (November 7, 2018).
"Oregon governor's race: Kate Brown defeats Knute Buehler" .
The Oregonian . Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
^
"Bulletin story on Kate Brown term limit was incorrect" .
Bend Bulletin . August 31, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
^ Borrud, Hillary (January 6, 2022).
"Democratic hopeful Nick Kristof doesn't qualify to run for governor, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan says" .
The Oregonian . Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^
"Val Hoyle to run for Congress as DeFazio opts not to seek re-election in 2022" . Katu . Katu News. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ VanderHart, Dirk; Wilson, Conrad (May 14, 2018).
"Oregon Voters Select Val Hoyle As New Labor Commissioner" .
OPB . Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ Rogoway, Mike (May 25, 2022).
"Christina Stephenson, Cheri Helt headed for runoff in Oregon labor commissioner race" .
The Oregonian/OregonLive . Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^
"Pamplin Media Group - Stephenson claims win for Oregon state labor commissioner" . Pamplinmedia.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
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