2020 Oregon State Treasurer election
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The 2020 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Tobias Read, first elected in 2016, was reelected to a second term in office.
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November 3, 2020
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tobias Read, incumbent State Treasurer[1][2][3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tobias Read (incumbent) | 464,429 | 98.73% | |
| Write-in | 5,956 | 1.27% | ||
| Total votes | 470,385 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jeff Gudman, former Lake Oswego city councilor[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Gudman | 305,589 | 98.96% | |
| Write-in | 3,223 | 1.04% | ||
| Total votes | 308,812 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Endorsements
Tobias Read
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tobias Read (incumbent) | 1,166,703 | 51.68% | +7.57% | |
| Republican | Jeff Gudman | 936,916 | 41.50% | +0.15% | |
| Independent Party | Chris Henry | 99,870 | 4.42% | −4.99% | |
| Constitution | Michael Marsh | 51,894 | 2.30% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 2,072 | 0.09% | -0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 2,257,455 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County[8] | Tobias Read Democratic |
Jeff Gudman Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 2,123 | 22.26% | 6,721 | 70.47% | 693 | 7.27% | -4,598 | -48.21% | 9,537 |
| Benton | 31,041 | 61.23% | 15,966 | 31.49% | 3,688 | 7.27% | 15,075 | 29.74% | 50,695 |
| Clackamas | 116,830 | 47.97% | 111,650 | 45.84% | 15,091 | 6.20% | 5,180 | 2.13% | 243,571 |
| Clatsop | 11,640 | 50.66% | 9,725 | 42.33% | 1,610 | 7.01% | 1,915 | 8.34% | 22,975 |
| Columbia | 12,597 | 40.70% | 15,807 | 51.07% | 2,545 | 8.22% | -3,210 | -10.37% | 30,949 |
| Coos | 13,130 | 37.18% | 19,669 | 55.70% | 2,513 | 7.12% | -6,539 | -18.52% | 35,312 |
| Crook | 3,495 | 23.46% | 10,518 | 70.61% | 883 | 5.93% | -7,023 | -47.15% | 14,896 |
| Curry | 5,477 | 38.35% | 7,913 | 55.40% | 893 | 6.25% | -2,436 | -17.06% | 14,283 |
| Deschutes | 55,708 | 46.68% | 55,786 | 46.75% | 7,841 | 6.57% | -78 | -0.07% | 119,335 |
| Douglas | 17,877 | 29.12% | 39,365 | 64.13% | 4,145 | 6.75% | -21,488 | -35.00% | 61,387 |
| Gilliam | 297 | 26.12% | 757 | 66.58% | 83 | 7.30% | -460 | -40.46% | 1,137 |
| Grant | 866 | 19.62% | 3,247 | 73.58% | 300 | 6.80% | -2,381 | -53.95% | 4,413 |
| Harney | 862 | 20.05% | 3,146 | 73.18% | 291 | 6.77% | -2,284 | -53.13% | 4,299 |
| Hood River | 7,720 | 61.81% | 4,072 | 32.60% | 697 | 5.58% | 3,648 | 29.21% | 12,489 |
| Jackson | 52,283 | 43.14% | 60,669 | 50.06% | 8,236 | 6.80% | -8,386 | -6.92% | 121,188 |
| Jefferson | 3,990 | 34.70% | 6,687 | 58.16% | 820 | 7.13% | -2,697 | -23.46% | 11,497 |
| Josephine | 16,175 | 33.05% | 28,832 | 58.91% | 3,936 | 8.04% | -12,657 | -25.86% | 48,943 |
| Klamath | 9,298 | 26.35% | 23,326 | 66.10% | 2,665 | 7.55% | -14,028 | -39.75% | 35,289 |
| Lake | 689 | 16.44% | 3,244 | 77.42% | 257 | 6.13% | -2,555 | -60.98% | 4,190 |
| Lane | 117,660 | 56.10% | 77,130 | 36.78% | 14,944 | 7.13% | 40,530 | 19.32% | 209,734 |
| Lincoln | 15,731 | 53.17% | 11,639 | 39.34% | 2,217 | 7.49% | 4,092 | 13.83% | 29,587 |
| Linn | 23,690 | 34.42% | 40,157 | 58.35% | 4,979 | 7.23% | -16,467 | -23.93% | 68,826 |
| Malheur | 2,949 | 25.72% | 7,689 | 67.05% | 830 | 7.24% | -4,740 | -41.33% | 11,468 |
| Marion | 72,314 | 45.59% | 75,490 | 47.59% | 10,827 | 6.83% | -3,176 | -2.00% | 158,631 |
| Morrow | 1,285 | 26.05% | 3,291 | 66.73% | 356 | 7.22% | -2,006 | -40.67% | 4,932 |
| Multnomah | 319,752 | 72.81% | 89,221 | 20.32% | 30,173 | 6.87% | 230,531 | 52.50% | 439,146 |
| Polk | 20,434 | 43.88% | 23,040 | 49.47% | 3,099 | 6.65% | -2,606 | -5.60% | 46,573 |
| Sherman | 245 | 21.18% | 855 | 73.90% | 57 | 4.93% | -610 | -52.72% | 1,157 |
| Tillamook | 7,381 | 45.61% | 7,722 | 47.72% | 1,079 | 6.67% | -341 | -2.11% | 16,182 |
| Umatilla | 9,587 | 30.42% | 19,672 | 62.43% | 2,253 | 7.15% | -10,085 | -32.00% | 31,512 |
| Union | 3,883 | 27.22% | 9,469 | 66.38% | 913 | 6.40% | -5,586 | -39.16% | 14,265 |
| Wallowa | 1,404 | 28.36% | 3,250 | 65.64% | 297 | 6.00% | -1,846 | -37.29% | 4,951 |
| Wasco | 5,984 | 44.33% | 6,600 | 48.90% | 914 | 6.77% | -616 | -4.56% | 13,498 |
| Washington | 178,555 | 58.73% | 105,928 | 34.84% | 19,523 | 6.42% | 72,627 | 23.89% | 304,006 |
| Wheeler | 217 | 23.61% | 635 | 69.10% | 67 | 7.29% | -418 | -45.48% | 919 |
| Yamhill | 23,534 | 42.26% | 28,028 | 50.33% | 4,121 | 7.40% | -4,494 | -8.07% | 55,683 |
| Totals | 1,166,703 | 51.68% | 936,916 | 41.50% | 153,836 | 6.81% | 229,787 | 10.18% | 2,257,455 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Clackamas (largest city: Lake Oswego)
By congressional district
Read won four of five congressional districts.[9]
| District | Read | Gudman | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 57% | 37% | Suzanne Bonamici |
| 2nd | 38% | 55% | Cliff Bentz |
| 3rd | 68% | 25% | Earl Blumenauer |
| 4th | 47% | 46% | Peter DeFazio |
| 5th | 48% | 45% | Kurt Schrader |