Oregon Treasurer election, 2024
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| Filing deadline: March 12, 2024 |
| Primary: May 21, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Tobias Read (D) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Oregon |
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Oregon held an election fortreasurer onNovember 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 12, 2024.
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward won election in the general election for Oregon Treasurer.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Oregon Treasurer
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward defeatedBrian Boquist andMary King in the general election for Oregon Treasurer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D) | 49.4 | 1,050,119 |
 | Brian Boquist (R / Constitution Party) | 43.2 | 919,794 | |
 | Mary King (Pacific Green Party / Working Families Party)  | 7.3 | 155,473 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,882 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,127,268 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon Treasurer
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward defeatedJeff Gudman in the Democratic primary for Oregon Treasurer on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | 78.5 | 335,079 |
 | Jeff Gudman | 21.0 | 89,459 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2,418 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 426,956 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brett Baker (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon Treasurer
Brian Boquist advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon Treasurer on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Boquist | 98.9 | 251,064 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 2,914 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 253,978 | ||
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Mary King (Pacific Green, Working Families)
We should start a state bank to collaborate with community banks and private partners to build stronger local economies all around the state. A state bank can manage Oregon's money, saving us from paying high fees to Wall Street. It can support students, farmers and small businesses with low-interest loans. There are big federal dollars available to help kick-start state banks, intended to finance more green start-ups, which could take advantage of Oregonians' skills and interests in these areas.
Oregon's economy is bigger than 3/4s of the world's countries. We have the resources and responsibility to expand public investments with high payoffs in housing, schools and youth training, childcare and the whole spectrum of health care, while combating climate change and building climate resilience. We can bond more, and raise more revenue by some mix of raising the state income tax on the very affluent, creating a small wealth tax on households with over $30 million in financial assets (stocks & bonds), and ending mortgage interest tax deductions on McMansions and second homes. The State Treasurer helps manage our State Forests, where we can let the trees grow much older and sell carbon credits to fund rural schools.
Mary King (Pacific Green, Working Families)
Mary King (Pacific Green, Working Families)
Mary King (Pacific Green, Working Families)
Mary King (Pacific Green, Working Families)
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.
2020
- See also:Oregon Treasurer election, 2020
General election candidates
- Tobias Read (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔
- Jeff Gudman (Republican Party)
- Michael P. Marsh (Constitution Party)
- Chris Henry (Pacific Green Party, Progressive Party, Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
- Tobias Read (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Minor Party convention candidates
Pacific Green Party
2016
- See also:Oregon Treasurer election, 2016
The general election for State Treasurer was held on November 8, 2016.
Tobias Read defeatedJeff Gudman,Chris Telfer, andChris Henry in the Oregon treasurer election.[1]
| Oregon Treasurer, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tobias Read | 43.97% | 808,998 | |
| Republican | Jeff Gudman | 41.67% | 766,680 | |
| Independent Party of Oregon | Chris Telfer | 9.45% | 173,878 | |
| Pacific Green Party of Oregon | Chris Henry | 4.92% | 90,507 | |
| Total Votes | 1,840,063 | |||
| Source:Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
2012
IncumbentTed Wheeler (D) defeatedTom Cox (R) and three minor-party challengers to win re-election on November 6, 2012.
- 2012 General Election Results for Oregon Treasurer
| Oregon Treasurer General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ted WheelerIncumbent | 57.9% | 955,213 | |
| Republican | Tom Cox | 37% | 609,989 | |
| Progressive | Cameron Whitten | 2.4% | 38,762 | |
| Libertarian | John Mahler | 1.8% | 30,002 | |
| Constitution | Michael Paul Marsh | 0.9% | 15,415 | |
| Total Votes | 1,649,381 | |||
| Election results viaOregon Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Oregon, 2024 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Oregon's 1st | Suzanne Bonamici |  Democratic | D+18 |
| Oregon's 2nd | Cliff Bentz |  Republican | R+15 |
| Oregon's 3rd | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | D+22 |
| Oregon's 4th | Val Hoyle | Democratic | D+4 |
| Oregon's 5th | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Republican | D+2 |
| Oregon's 6th | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | D+4 |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Oregon[2] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | ||
| Oregon's 1st | 68.4% | 29.1% | ||
| Oregon's 2nd | 36.6% | 61.1% | ||
| Oregon's 3rd | 72.5% | 25.2% | ||
| Oregon's 4th | 55.1% | 42.3% | ||
| Oregon's 5th | 53.2% | 44.4% | ||
| Oregon's 6th | 55.2% | 42.1% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election,57.4% of Oregonians lived in one of the state'seight Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and27.9% lived in one of24 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Oregon wasSolid Democratic, having voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2012,Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, andJoe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Oregon following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Oregon county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 8 | 57.4% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 24 | 27.9% | |||||
| New Democratic | 2 | 12.8% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 2 | 1.9% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 10 | 70.2% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 26 | 29.8% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Oregon presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15Democratic wins
- 16Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Oregon.
| U.S. Senate election results in Oregon | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | 55.8% | 40.9% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | 39.3% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | 33.4% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | 36.9% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | 39.4% |
| Average | 56.3 | 38.0 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also:Governor of Oregon
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Oregon.
| Gubernatorial election results in Oregon | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | 47.0% | 43.5% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | 43.6% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | 43.4% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | 44.1% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | 42.7% |
| Average | 49.6 | 43.5 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Oregon's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oregon | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 8 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Oregon's top three state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Oregon, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Tina Kotek |
| Secretary of State | LaVonne Griffin-Valade |
| Attorney General | Ellen Rosenblum |
State legislature
Oregon State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 17 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Independent Party of Oregon | 1 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Oregon House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 35 | |
| Republican Party | 25 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Oregon Party Control: 1992-2024
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
The table below details demographic data in Oregon and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.
| Demographic Data for Oregon | ||
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| Oregon | United States | |
| Population | 4,237,256 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 95,996 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 78.7% | 65.9% |
| Black/African American | 1.9% | 12.5% |
| Asian | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 4.3% | 6% |
| Multiple | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.8% | 18.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.6% | 89.1% |
| College graduation rate | 35.5% | 34.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $76,632 | $75,149 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
About state financial officers (SFO's)
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Different states have different names for state financial officers, but they all fall into three groups:treasurers,auditors, andcontrollers.
Broadly, these officials are responsible for things like auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds, meaning they decide where that public money goes.
Because of the role SFOs play in managing public investments, they have been involved in debates overenvironmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). ESG refers to an investment or corporate governance approach that involves considering the extent to which corporations conform to certain standards related to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (such as net carbon emission or corporate board diversity goals) and making business and investment decisions that promote those standards.
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