The 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Oregon secretary of state, the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Democrat LaVonne Griffin-Valade was appointed by Governor Tina Kotek to replace Shemia Fagan, who resigned in May 2023 after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry, which many considered to be a conflict of interest. Griffin-Valade did not seek election to a full term.
Primary elections took place May 21, 2024. Democratic nominee Tobias Read won the general election on November 5, 2024.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tobias Read, Oregon state treasurer (2017–present)
Eliminated in primary Jim Crary, attorney and candidate for in 2016 and 2018 James Manning Jr., president pro tempore of the Oregon Senate (2021–present) from the 7th district (2016–present) Dave Stauffer, attorney and perennial candidate Paul Damian Wells, machinist and candidate for secretary of state in 2012 and 2016
Declined
LaVonne Griffin-Valade, incumbent secretary of state (2023–present)
Endorsements
Forum + 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election Democratic primary candidate forum Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Jim Crary James Manning Jr. Tobias Read David Stauffer1 Apr. 9, 2024 City Club of Central OregonCity Club of EugeneCity Club of PortlandLeague of Women Voters of Deschutes County Tim Trainor YouTube
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Dennis Linthicum, state senator from the 28th district (2017–present)
Eliminated in primary Brent Barker, property broker and candidate for Commissioner of Labor in 2022 Tim McCloud, market analyst and candidate for governor in 2022
Endorsements
Forum + 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election Republican primary candidate forum Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican RepublicanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Brent Barker Dennis Linthicum Tim McCloud1 Apr. 9, 2024 City Club of Central OregonCity Club of EugeneCity Club of PortlandLeague of Women Voters of Deschutes County Tim Trainor YouTube
Results
General election
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal BallJuly 25, 2024
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error TobiasRead DennisLinthicum NathalieParavicini UndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D)October 16–17, 2024716 (LV)± 3.7%44%38%3%15%
Results
By county County Tobias ReadDemocratic Dennis LinthicumRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total # % # % # % # % Baker2,23623.90%6,92774.05%1922.05%-4,691-50.14%9,355 Benton31,63865.15%14,74730.37%2,1774.48%16,89134.78%48,562 Clackamas121,95652.30%104,37944.77%6,8322.93%17,5777.54%233,167 Clatsop11,74252.87%9,52842.90%9404.23%2,2149.97%22,210 Columbia12,44841.53%16,42854.81%1,0973.66%-3,980-13.28%29,973 Coos13,58639.60%19,83357.81%8882.59%-6,247-18.21%34,307 Crook3,74323.89%11,62374.18%3021.93%-7,880-50.29%15,668 Curry5,52040.67%7,72256.90%3302.43%-2,202-16.22%13,572 Deschutes64,65952.79%54,39144.41%3,4282.80%10,2688.38%122,478 Douglas18,41230.86%39,88866.86%1,3592.28%-21,476-36.00%59,659 Gilliam29927.48%75969.76%302.76%-460-42.28%1,088 Grant82119.44%3,34579.19%581.37%-2,524-59.75%4,224 Harney81120.25%3,08977.15%1042.60%-2,278-56.89%4,004 Hood River7,70363.83%3,89732.29%4683.88%3,80631.54%12,068 Jackson50,77744.34%60,34652.69%3,3972.97%-9,569-8.36%114,520 Jefferson3,80833.81%7,18863.81%2682.38%-3,380-30.01%11,264 Josephine15,92833.83%29,79763.29%1,3532.87%-13,869-29.46%47,078 Klamath9,45927.75%23,84769.97%7762.28%-14,388-42.22%34,082 Lake66816.30%3,34981.72%811.98%-2,681-65.42%4,098 Lane118,70759.23%74,19437.02%7,5053.74%44,51322.21%200,406 Lincoln16,40157.17%11,31939.45%9703.38%5,08217.71%28,690 Linn25,01036.78%40,82660.04%2,1653.18%-15,816-23.26%68,001 Malheur2,72825.81%7,59371.84%2492.36%-4,865-46.03%10,570 Marion70,74947.04%74,41849.48%5,2293.48%-3,669-2.44%150,396 Morrow1,11524.65%3,26772.23%1413.12%-2,152-47.58%4,523 Multnomah304,60277.15%70,47317.85%19,7455.00%234,12959.30%394,820 Polk20,99745.76%23,33150.84%1,5603.40%-2,334-5.09%45,888 Sherman22920.46%87177.84%191.70%-642-57.37%1,119 Tillamook7,42147.70%7,62449.00%5133.30%-203-1.30%15,558 Umatilla8,78129.63%20,07867.76%7742.61%-11,297-38.12%29,633 Union4,00228.77%9,59769.00%3092.22%-5,595-40.23%13,908 Wallowa1,45029.61%3,31167.61%1362.78%-1,861-38.00%4,897 Wasco5,61644.48%6,56051.96%4503.56%-944-7.48%12,626 Washington177,25862.51%93,71433.05%12,5994.44%83,54429.46%283,571 Wheeler21025.09%60372.04%242.87%-393-46.95%837 Yamhill24,95744.96%28,84251.96%1,7133.09%-3,885-7.00%55,512Totals1,166,44754.45%897,70441.90%78,1813.65%268,74312.54%2,142,332
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Deschutes (largest city: Bend)
By congressional district Read won five of six congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::9b2b545f-5cd2-4e0d-a9b9-cc3915a4750f District Read Linthicum Representative 64% 31%Suzanne Bonamici 35% 63%Cliff Bentz70%26%Earl Blumenauer (118th Congress)Maxine Dexter (119th Congress) 54% 43%Val Hoyle52%45%Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress)Janelle Bynum (119th Congress) 53% 44%Andrea Salinas
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