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 Runoff county results Runoff congressional district resultsStephenson: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 80–85% Helt: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% | ||||||||||||||
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The2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries election was held on November 8, 2022, in order to elect theOregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries. The election was held on a nonpartisan basis. Nevertheless, Christina Stephenson was favored by theDemocrats while Cheri Helt was favored by theRepublicans.
Incumbent CommissionerVal Hoyle did not seek reelection in order to run for theU.S. House of Representatives.Christina Stephenson was decisively elected to succeed her in the November runoff, defeating former state representativeCheri Helt.
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.
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 asRepublicans, while Kulla and Stephenson areDemocrats. Henry is a member of theOregon Progressive Party.[3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Stephenson | 421,619 | 47.17% | |
| Cheri Helt | 171,168 | 19.15% | |
| Casey Kulla | 126,036 | 14.10% | |
| Brent Barker | 101,576 | 11.36% | |
| Robert Neuman | 32,331 | 3.62% | |
| Chris Henry | 22,936 | 2.57% | |
| Aaron Baca | 14,217 | 1.59% | |
| Write-in | 3,922 | 0.44% | |
| Total votes | 893,805 | 100.00% | |
Although the position is officially nonpartisan, Stephenson was endorsed byDemocratic Party officials, including gubernatorial nomineeTina Kotek and incumbent commissionerVal Hoyle. Helt was endorsed by Republican gubernatorial nomineeChristine Drazan and independent gubernatorial candidateBetsy Johnson.[5]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Stephenson | 916,455 | 60.74% | |
| Cheri Helt | 582,609 | 38.61% | |
| Write-in | 9,826 | 0.65% | |
| Total votes | 1,508,890 | 100.00% | |
Runoff results by county
| County | Christina Stephenson Democratic-coded | Cheri Helt Republican-coded | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | |
| Baker | 44.31% | 2,911 | 54.96% | 3,611 |
| Benton | 69.87% | 24,969 | 29.45% | 10,526 |
| Clackamas | 56.97% | 92,011 | 42.53% | 68,692 |
| Clatsop | 61.00% | 9,077 | 38.49% | 5,728 |
| Columbia | 50.99% | 11,021 | 48.21% | 10,421 |
| Coos | 49.14% | 11,580 | 50.24% | 11,841 |
| Crook | 35.62% | 3,902 | 63.32% | 6,935 |
| Curry | 50.90% | 4,888 | 48.39% | 4,647 |
| Deschutes | 49.16% | 44,867 | 50.45% | 46,050 |
| Douglas | 45.23% | 17,709 | 53.75% | 21,047 |
| Gilliam | 44.05% | 311 | 55.67% | 393 |
| Grant | 39.23% | 1,178 | 59.47% | 1,786 |
| Harney | 37.87% | 1,013 | 61.20% | 1,637 |
| Hood River | 68.11% | 5,613 | 31.31% | 2,580 |
| Jackson | 53.45% | 40,637 | 45.97% | 34,954 |
| Jefferson | 43.00% | 3,410 | 56.22% | 4,458 |
| Josephine | 42.53% | 13,570 | 56.74% | 18,103 |
| Klamath | 39.86% | 8,515 | 59.41% | 12,690 |
| Lake | 38.58% | 1,135 | 60.40% | 1,777 |
| Lane | 64.85% | 88,088 | 34.27% | 46,549 |
| Lincoln | 64.50% | 13,389 | 35.02% | 7,270 |
| Linn | 46.60% | 21,857 | 52.44% | 24,592 |
| Malheur | 42.13% | 2,946 | 57.34% | 4,010 |
| Marion | 54.34% | 54,709 | 44.97% | 45,270 |
| Morrow | 40.49% | 1,264 | 59.03% | 1,843 |
| Multnomah | 80.26% | 240,296 | 19.20% | 57,487 |
| Polk | 54.83% | 17,890 | 44.44% | 14,500 |
| Sherman | 35.49% | 252 | 64.08% | 455 |
| Tillamook | 58.31% | 6,232 | 40.79% | 4,360 |
| Umatilla | 40.13% | 7,838 | 59.37% | 11,596 |
| Union | 42.39% | 4,018 | 56.86% | 5,389 |
| Wallowa | 42.08% | 1,430 | 57.24% | 1,945 |
| Wasco | 53.66% | 4,619 | 45.76% | 3,939 |
| Washington | 66.45% | 132,645 | 32.85% | 65,576 |
| Wheeler | 36.57% | 207 | 62.72% | 355 |
| Yamhill | 50.74% | 20,458 | 48.61% | 19,597 |
Stephenson won five of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[7]
| District | Stephenson | Helt | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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