# 2016 Oregon elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.

## Federal
### President of the United States

Hillary Clinton won the state's seven electoral votes.

### United States House of Representatives

All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2016. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, won re-election.

### United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic senior Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a fourth full term in office.

## Attorney General

Elections in Oregon :
Federal government
Presidential elections
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1864
1868
1872
1876
1880
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1892
1896
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Democratic
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Republican
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List of Oregon ballot measures
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Incumbent attorney general Ellen Rosenblum (D) was re-elected.

### Democratic primary
#### Nominee

* Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent attorney general

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum | 425,670 | 98.85% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4,973 | 1.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 430,643 | 100.0% |

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Daniel Zene Crowe | 227,985 | 98.64% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,138 | 1.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 231,123 | 100.0% |

### Independent Party primary
#### Results

Independent Party primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Party | Ellen Rosenblum (incumbent) (write-in) | 4,629 | 54.79% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,820 | 45.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,449 | 100.0% |

### General election
#### Results

2016 Oregon Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Ellen Rosenblum (incumbent) | 1,011,761 | 54.97% | –1.20% |
| | Republican | Daniel Crowe | 766,753 | 41.66% | +2.52% |
| | Libertarian | Lars Hedbor | 58,609 | 3.18% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,507 | 0.19% | +0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,840,630 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Governor

This election determined who would fill the remaining two years of the term of Democratic governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in 2015. The incumbent governor was Democrat Kate Brown, who succeeded to the governor's office as Oregon Secretary of State. Brown won re-election; the next gubernatorial election would be in 2018.

## Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown's ascension to the governorship.
Dennis Richardson (R) defeated Brad Avakian (D), to become the first (and as of 2024, only) Republican to win a statewide election in Oregon since 2002.

### Democratic primary

* Brad Avakian, Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, former state senator and representative
* Richard Devlin, state senator and former state representative
* Val Hoyle, state representative

#### Results

Oregon Secretary of State Democratic primary, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brad Avakian | 199,214 | 38.94 |
| | Democratic | Val Hoyle | 173,915 | 33.99 |
| | Democratic | Richard Devlin | 134,388 | 26.27 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 4,110 | 0.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 511,627 | 100 |

### Republican primary

* Sid Leiken, Lane County Commissioner
* Dennis Richardson, former state representative

#### Results

Oregon Secretary of State Republican primary, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dennis Richardson | 260,622 | 77.89 |
| | Republican | Sid Leiken | 71,992 | 21.51 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 2,006 | 0.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 334,620 | 100 |

### Independent Party primary

* Paul Damian Wells, machinist and perennial candidate

#### Results

Oregon Secretary of State Independent primary, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Party | Paul Damian Wells | 16,458 | 65.89 |
| | Independent Party | Write-ins | 8,519 | 34.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,977 | 100 |

### Other candidates

* Sharon Durbin, candidate for U.S. House District 2 in 2014 (Libertarian)
* Michael P. Marsh, perennial candidate (Constitution)
* Alan Zundel, former political scientist and former professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Pacific Green)

### General election
#### Endorsements

* Betsy Johnson, State Senator (D)
* Brad Witt, State Representative (D)
* Philip D. Lang, former Speaker of the House (D)

##### Newspapers

* The Bulletin
* The Daily Astorian
* East Oregonian
* Mail Tribune
* News-Register
* The Oregonian
* Portland Tribune
* The Register-Guard
* Statesman Journal
* Willamette Week

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brad Avakian (D) | Dennis Richardson (R) | Paul Damian Wells (I) | Other | Undecided |
| DHM Research | October 25–29, 2016 | 504 | ± 4.4% | 27% | 32% | 3% | 5% | 28% |
| DHM Research | October 6–13, 2016 | 600 | ± 4% | 29% | 34% | 4% | 8% | 24% |
| iCitizen | September 2–7, 2016 | 610 | ± 4.0% | 29% | 26% | 4% | 5% | 36% |
| Clout Research | July 9–13, 2016 | 701 | ± 3.71% | 36% | 41% | — | — | 12% |

### General election

Oregon Secretary of State election, November 8, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dennis Richardson | 903,623 | 47.06% |
| | Democratic | Brad Avakian | 834,529 | 43.47% |
| | Independent Party | Paul Wells | 66,210 | 3.45% |
| | Pacific Green | Alan Zundel | 48,946 | 2.55% |
| | Libertarian | Sharon Durbin | 47,675 | 2.48% |
| | Constitution | Michael Marsh | 15,372 | 0.80% |
| | | Write-ins | 3,594 | 0.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,919,949 | 100% |

## State Treasurer

Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) was term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.

## Legislative

The Democrats had an 18–12 majority in the Oregon State Senate in the previous session. Of 30 Senate seats, 16 were up for election. In the Oregon House of Representatives, in which Democrats held a 35–25 majority, all 60 seats were up for election.

## Ballot measures

There were seven statewide Oregon ballot measures on the November 2016 ballot:
* Measure 94 — Amends Constitution: Eliminates mandatory retirement age for state judges
* Measure 95 — Amends Constitution: Allows investments in equities by public universities to reduce financial risk and increase investments to benefit students
* Measure 96 — Amends Constitution: Dedicates 1.5% of state lottery net proceeds to funding support services for Oregon veterans
* Measure 97 — Increases corporate minimum tax when sales exceed $25 million; funds education, healthcare, senior services
* Measure 98 — Requires state funding for dropout-prevention, career and college readiness programs in Oregon high schools
* Measure 99 — Creates "Outdoor School Education Fund," continuously funded through Lottery, to provide outdoor school programs statewide
* Measure 100 — Prohibits purchase or sale of parts or products from certain wildlife species; exceptions; civil penalties