2024 Oregon Secretary of State election

The 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Oregon secretary of state, the highest office in the state after the governor.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3] Primary elections took place May 21, 2024.^[1]

Griffin-Valade has announced that she would not be seeking election to a full term.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Tobias Read, Oregon state treasurer (2017–present)^[4]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Jim Crary, attorney and candidate for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in 2016 and 2018^[5]
James Manning Jr., president pro tempore of the Oregon Senate (2021–present) from the 7th district (2016–present)^[6]
Dave Stauffer, attorney and perennial candidate^[5]
Paul Damian Wells, machinist and candidate for secretary of state in 2012 and 2016^[5]

Declined[edit]

LaVonne Griffin-Valade, incumbent secretary of state (2023–present)^[7]

Endorsements[edit]

James Manning Jr.

Newspapers

The Skanner^[8]

Tobias Read

Labor unions

Oregon Education Association^[9]

Newspapers

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobias Read	303,089	69.40%
	Democratic	James Manning Jr.	97,427	22.31%
	Democratic	Jim Crary	16,340	3.74%
	Democratic	Paul Damian Wells	9,425	2.16%
	Democratic	Dave Stauffer	7,921	1.81%
	Write-in		2,515	0.58%
Total votes			436,717	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Dennis Linthicum, state senator from the 28th district (2017–present)^[5]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Brent Barker, property broker and candidate for Commissioner of Labor in 2022^[15]
Tim McCloud, market analyst and candidate for governor in 2022^[5]

Endorsements[edit]

Dennis Linthicum

Newspapers

Willamette Week^[12]

Declined to endorse

Newspapers

The Oregonian^[11]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Linthicum	199,243	65.99%
	Republican	Brent Barker	61,011	20.21%
	Republican	Tim McCloud	39,109	12.95%
	Write-in		2,560	0.85%
Total votes			301,923	100.00%

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[16]	Safe D	January 31, 2024

Results[edit]

Oregon Secretary of State election, 2024
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Tobias Read
	Republican	Dennis Linthicum
Total votes

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
^ Borrud, Hillary (May 2, 2023). "Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Shumway, Julia (June 30, 2023). "LaVonne Griffin-Valade takes over as Oregon secretary of state with pledge to rebuild trust". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
^ Shumway, Julia (July 24, 2023). "Oregon state Treasurer Read prepares to enter secretary of state race". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shumway, Julia (March 12, 2024). "Two Republican senators try for statewide office and other Oregon filing day surprises". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
^ Edge, Sami (September 18, 2023). "Oregon state Sen. James Manning, Treasurer Tobias Read running for secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
^ Shumway, Julia (June 30, 2023). "LaVonne Griffin-Valade takes over as Oregon secretary of state with pledge to rebuild trust". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023. Griffin-Valade said she doesn't plan to run for a full term in 2024
^ "The Skanner News May 2024 Primary Endorsements". The Skanner News. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "2024: Oregon Statewide Elections". Oregon Education Association. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "Voters, Mark Your Ballots – Eugene Weekly". eugeneweekly.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Editorial endorsement May 2024: Choose Read in Democratic primary for secretary of state; no pick for Republicans". The Oregonian/OregonLive. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "WW's May 2024 Endorsements: Statewide". Willamette Week. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
^ "Mercury May 2024 Primary Election Endorsements: State Races". Portland Mercury. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "May 21, 2024, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. May 21, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
^ Shumway, Julia (January 8, 2024). "Looming 2024 election poses big questions for Oregon voters". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.

[Ballotpedia-1] "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

[2] Borrud, Hillary (May 2, 2023). "Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[3] Shumway, Julia (June 30, 2023). "LaVonne Griffin-Valade takes over as Oregon secretary of state with pledge to rebuild trust". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

[4] Shumway, Julia (July 24, 2023). "Oregon state Treasurer Read prepares to enter secretary of state race". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

[OCC_Mar_12-5] Shumway, Julia (March 12, 2024). "Two Republican senators try for statewide office and other Oregon filing day surprises". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

[6] Edge, Sami (September 18, 2023). "Oregon state Sen. James Manning, Treasurer Tobias Read running for secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

[chronicle-takes-over-7] Shumway, Julia (June 30, 2023). "LaVonne Griffin-Valade takes over as Oregon secretary of state with pledge to rebuild trust". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023. Griffin-Valade said she doesn't plan to run for a full term in 2024

[8] "The Skanner News May 2024 Primary Endorsements". The Skanner News. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[oreedassendorse-9] "2024: Oregon Statewide Elections". Oregon Education Association. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[10] "Voters, Mark Your Ballots – Eugene Weekly". eugeneweekly.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[Oregonian_Endorsement-11] "Editorial endorsement May 2024: Choose Read in Democratic primary for secretary of state; no pick for Republicans". The Oregonian/OregonLive. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[ww-endorse-12] "WW's May 2024 Endorsements: Statewide". Willamette Week. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[13] "Mercury May 2024 Primary Election Endorsements: State Races". Portland Mercury. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[2024primaryresults-14] "May 21, 2024, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. May 21, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[15] Shumway, Julia (January 8, 2024). "Looming 2024 election poses big questions for Oregon voters". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

[16] Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.

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