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The 2016 OregonSecretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Oregon 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.
Republican Dennis Richardson defeated Democrat Brad Avakian to become the first Republican elected to statewide office in Oregon since 2002, and the first to hold this office since 1985. As of 2024, this remains the last statewide election in Oregon won by a Republican.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | 511,627 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Richardson | 260,622 | 77.89 | |
Republican | Sid Leiken | 71,992 | 21.51 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 2,006 | 0.60 | |
Total votes | 334,620 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent Party | Paul Damian Wells | 16,458 | 65.89 | |
Independent Party | Write-ins | 8,519 | 34.11 | |
Total votes | 24,977 | 100 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin oferror | Brad Avakian (D) | Dennis Richardson (R) | Paul Damian Wells (I) | Other | Undecided |
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DHM Research [25] | October 25–29, 2016 | 504 | ± 4.4% | 27% | 32% | 3% | 5% [26] | 28% |
DHM Research [27] | October 6–13, 2016 | 600 | ± 4% | 29% | 34% | 4% | 8% [28] | 24% |
iCitizen [29] | September 2–7, 2016 | 610 | ± 4.0% | 29% | 26% | 4% | 5% [30] | 36% |
Clout Research [31] | July 9–13, 2016 | 701 | ± 3.71% | 36% | 41% | — | — | 12% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | 1,919,949 | 100% |
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