# 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election

The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State, the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term. Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson, who died of cancer during his term.
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## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Dave Stuaffer, environmental engineer, candidate for governor of Oregon in 2016 (as a Democrat) and in 2018 (as a Republican)
* Kim Thatcher, state senator for Oregon's 13th Senate district

#### Declined

* Rich Vial, former state representative for Oregon's 26th House district and former deputy Secretary of State

### Endorsements
#### Organizations

* NRA Political Victory Fund
* Oregon Business and Industry
* Oregon Firearms Federation
* Oregon National Federation of Independent Business
Newspapers
* The Bulletin

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kim Thatcher | 312,296 | 85.62% |
| | Republican | Dave Stauffer | 48,839 | 13.39% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,625 | 0.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 364,760 | 100.0% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Shemia Fagan, state senator for Oregon's 24th Senate district
* Mark Hass, state senator for Oregon's 14th Senate district
* Jamie McLeod-Skinner, environmental attorney and nominee for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in 2018

#### Withdrawn

* Jamie Morrison (withdrew candidacy effective February 28, 2020, to run for District 18 in the Oregon House of Representatives)
* Cameron Smith, former Director of Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services and Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (withdrew candidacy effective March 10, 2020)
* Jennifer Williamson, former Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives and former state Representative for District 36 (withdrew candidacy effective February 26, 2020)
* Ryan Wruck, office manager (withdrew candidacy effective November 8, 2019, endorsed Mark Hass)

### Endorsements
#### Statewide officials

* Barbara Roberts, former Governor of Oregon
Unions
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
* American Federation of Teachers
* Oregon AFL–CIO
* Oregon Education Association
* Oregon School Employees Association
* Oregon State Building & Construction Trades Council
* Oregon State Firefighters Council
* Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters
* PCUN
* Service Employees International Union
* Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association
* United Association Local 290
Organizations
* NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon PAC
* Oregon League of Conservation Voters
* Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon
Newspapers
* The Bulletin
Statewide officials
* Bill Bradbury, former Oregon Secretary of State (served 1999–2009)
* Susan Castillo, former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction (served 2003–2012)
* Phil Keisling, former Oregon Secretary of State (served 1991–1999)
State legislators
* Ginny Burdick, state senator representing District 18, Majority Leader of the Oregon State Senate
* James Manning Jr., state senator representing District 7
* Caddy McKeown, state representative representing District 9
* Kathleen Taylor, state senator representing District 21
* Carolyn Tomei, former state representative representing District 41 (served 2001–2015)
Local officials
* Ben Bowman, Tigard-Tualatin school board member
* Anne Bryan, Beaverton school board member
* Deborah Kafoury, Multnomah County Commission chair
* LeeAnn Larsen, Beaverton school board member
* Maria Reyes, Tualatin city councilor
* Donna Tyner, Beaverton school board member
* Maureen Wolf, chair, Tigard-Tualatin School Board
Party officials
* Maria Smithson, former vice chair, Democratic Party of Oregon
Individuals
* Jennifer Mohr Colett, music teacher, Beaverton School District
* Nafisa Fai, Pan African Planning Group
* Sheila Hamilton, author and journalist
* Lupita Maurer, engineer, Latino rights advocate
* Megan McMillan, Oregon Emerge graduate
* Betty Reynolds, Clackamas Community College Board member
* Ryan Wruck, former 2020 candidate for Oregon Secretary of State
Newspapers
* Willamette Week
Statewide officials
* Jeanne Atkins, former Oregon Secretary of State (served 2015–2017)
* Marilynne Keyser, former deputy Oregon Secretary of State (served 1989–1991)
State legislators
* Jane Cease, former state senator representing District 10 (served 1985–1991), former state representative representing District 19 (served 1979–1985)
* Jackie Dingfelder, former state senator representing District 23 (served 2001–2009), former state representative representing District 19 and District 45 (served 2009–2013)
* Jeff Golden, state senator representing District 3
* Alissa Keny-Guyer, state representative representing District 46
State judicial officials
* Nancy Campbell Mead, retired circuit court judge, Washington County
* Pete Runnels, Harney County judge
Local officials
* Bill Baertlin, Tillamook County Commissioner
* Tammy Baney, former Deschutes County Commissioner
* Melissa Barnes-Dholakia, Bend-La Pine school board member
* Roy Barron, Hermiston city councilor
* Victor Chang, Ashland school board member
* Sumitra Chhetri, Centennial school board member
* Serena Cruz, former Multnomah County Commissioner
* Michelle DePass, Portland Public Schools Board of Education
* Carrie Douglas, co-chair, Bend-La Pine School Board
* Royce Embanks, Madras city councilor, former mayor
* Sarah Finger McDonald, vice chair, Corvallis School Board
* Dale Freeman, Pendleton school board member
* Gena Goodman-Campbell, Bend city councilor
* Claire Hall, Lincoln County Commissioner
* Roland Herrera, Keizer city councilor
* Ken Humberston, Clackamas County Commissioner
* John Hummel, Deschutes County District Attorney
* Nora Kent, Lane Education Service District Board member
* Chelsea King Martin, West Linn-Wilsonville school board member
* Darcy Long-Strickler, The Dalles city councilor
* Mary Middleton, vice chair, Southern Oregon ESD Board
* Carina Miller, former Tribal Council member, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
* Shimiko Montgomery, Bend-La Pine school board member
* Eddy Morales, Gresham city councilor
* Daniel Nguyen, Lake Oswego city councilor
* Denise Piza, former Madras city councilor
* Dawn Rasmussen, North Wasco County school board member
* Kathy Schwartz, Wasco County Commissioner
* Stefani Seffinger, Ashland city councilor
* Caroline Skidmore, Bend-La Pine school board member
* John Snider, mayor of Tigard
* Karen Starchvick, Medford school board member
* Leonard Stoehr, Springfield city councilor
* Darby Stricker, mayor of Talent
* Claire Syrett, Eugene city councilor
* Lucy Vinis, Mayor of Eugene
* Mary Walston, Eugene 4J school board member
Party officials
* Valdez Bravo, former vice chair, Democratic Party of Oregon
* Barbara Dudley, Senior Policy Advisor, Oregon Working Families Party
* James Freed, former vice chair, Multnomah County Democrats
* Linda Simmons, vice chair, Malheur Democratic Party
Organizations
* Josephine County Democratic Party
* LGBTQ Victory Fund
* The Vocal Seniority
Individuals
* Howard Arnett, attorney and University of Oregon law professor
* Dave Eyler, retired teacher, Malheur County
* Ryan Moore, candidate for Eugene city council
* Deb Porta, executive director, Pride Northwest
* Grant Starr, College Democrats of Oregon

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shemia Fagan | 209,682 | 36.23% |
| | Democratic | Mark Hass | 205,230 | 35.46% |
| | Democratic | Jamie McLeod-Skinner | 159,430 | 27.55% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4,395 | 0.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 578,737 | 100.0% |

## General election
### Debate

2020 Oregon Secretary of State debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Pacific Green | Libertarian |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Kim Thatcher | Shemia Fagan | Nathalie Paravicini | Kyle Markley |
| 1 | October 1, 2020 | City Club of Portland | John Schrag | YouTube | P | P | N | N |

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely D (flip) | June 25, 2020 |

### Endorsements

Organizations
* Oregon League of Conservation Voters
Newspapers
* The Oregonian

### Results

2020 Oregon Secretary of State election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shemia Fagan | 1,146,370 | 50.31% | +7.10% |
| | Republican | Kim Thatcher | 984,597 | 43.21% | –4.17% |
| | Pacific Green | Nathalie Paravicini | 82,211 | 3.61% | +1.09% |
| | Libertarian | Kyle Markley | 62,985 | 2.77% | +0.28% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,340 | 0.10% | –0.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,278,503 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

#### By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Thatcher won 3 of 5 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.
| District | Thatcher | Fagan | Representative |
| 1st | 38% | 55% | Suzanne Bonamici |
| 2nd | 58% | 37% | Cliff Bentz |
| 3rd | 25% | 68% | Earl Blumenauer |
| 4th | 49% | 45% | Peter DeFazio |
| 5th | 47.1% | 46.8% | Kurt Schrader |