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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 10, 2020 Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Indep): August 25, 2020 Primary: May 19, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on September 4, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Election for the Following Statewide Offices is in 2022:

GOVERNOR:
Kate Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LABOR & INDUSTRIES COMMISSIONER:
(Note: Commissioner is officially a non-partisan post.)
Val Hoyle (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2020:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Bev Clarno (R)* - Not a Candidate in 2020. ]
Shemia Fagan (D/WF) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-School Board Member & Attorney
Kim Thatcher (R/IP) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businesswoman
Kyle Markley (L) - Computer Engineer & Frequent Candidate
Nathalie Paravicini (PG/PR) - Naturopath & '02 Texas Lt Gov Candidate

STATE TREASURER:
Tobias Read (D/WF)*- (Campaign Site)
Jeff Gudman (R) - Ex-Lake Oswego City Councilor, Businessman, Investor & '16 Nominee
Chris Henry (IP/PG/PR) - Truck Driver, Ex-Aircraft Mechanic & Frequent Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Ellen Rosenblum (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Cross (R) - Driver, Software Designer & USAF Veteran
Lars Hedbor (L) - State Libertarian Chair, Technical Writer & Frequent Candidate

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Jeff Merkley (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Jo Rae Perkins (R) - Insurance Agent, GOP Activist & Frequent Candidate
Gary Dye (L) - Property Manager, '18 US Rep Nominee & '16 St Rep Nominee
Ibrahim Taher (PG/PR) - Teacher & Anti-War Activist

Ron Wyden (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Suzanne Bonamici (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Christensen (R) - Consumer Finance Specialist & Businessman

District 2:
[ Greg Walden (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Cliff Bentz (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Alex Spenser (D) - Life Coach, Writer & Democratic Activist
Robert Werch (L) - Critical Care Nurse

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Joanna Harbour (R) - Attorney
Josh Solomon (L) - Metrology Technician
Alex DiBlasi (PG) - Vedic Minister, Musician & Progressive Activist

District 4:
Peter DeFazio (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign Site)
Alek Skarlatos (R) - Afghan War Veteran, Motivational Speaker & '18 County Comm Candidate
Daniel Hoffay (PG) - Commercial Fisherman

District 5:
Kurt Schrader (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Amy Ryan Courser (R) - Businesswoman
Matthew Rix (L) - Field Service Engineer & Navy Veteran

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Alliance Party of Oregon (A)
Constitution Party of Oregon (C)
Democratic Party of Oregon (D)
Independent Party of Oregon (IP)
Libertarian Party of Oregon (L)
Pacific Green Party of Oregon (PG)
Oregon Progressive Party (PR)
Oregon Republican Party (R)
Socialist Party of Oregon (S)
Working Families Party (WF)
Independent / No Party (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Albany Democrat-Herald
Ashland Daily Tidings
Bend Bulletin
Blue Oregon (Liberal)
BrainstormNW Magazine
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Curry Coastal Pilot
Curry County Reporter
Daily Astorian
Democracy for Oregon (Liberal)
East Oregonian (Pendleton)
Eugene Register-Guard
Eugene Weekly (Alternative)
Gresham Outlook
Hermiston Herald
KATU TV-2 (ABC - Portland)
KOTI TV-2 (NBC - Klamath Falls)
KGW TV-8 (NBC - Portland)
Klamath Falls Herald & News
KMTR TV-16 (NBC - Eugene)
KOIN TV-6 (CBS - Portland)
KVAL TV (CBS - Eugene)
Lebanon Express
Lincoln City News-Guard
Medford Mail Tribune
McMinnville News-Register
Newport Times-News

Portland Business Journal
Portland Oregonian - (Politics Section)
Portland Skanner (Alternative)
Portland Tribune
Roseburg News-Review
Salem Statesman-Journal
Seaside Signal
Sisters Nugget
Springfield News
Tillamook Headlight-Herald
Wallowa County Chieftain
Willamette Weekly (Alternative)
Woodburn Independent
The World (South Coast)

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