Oregon gubernatorial special election, 2016

Oregon gubernatorial special election, 2016

November 8, 2016

Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Governor Kate Brown Democratic

The 2016 Oregon special gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Oregon, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

The election will determine who fills the remaining two years of the term of Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in February 2015. The incumbent governor is Democrat Kate Brown, who as Oregon Secretary of State succeeded to the governorship.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Julian Bell, critical care and pulmonary medicine specialist^[1]
• Kate Brown, incumbent governor^[2]
• Steve Johnson, health worker^[3]
• Chet Chance, professional driver^[4]
• Kevin M. Forsythe, Walmart employee^[4]
• Steve Johnson, home care worker^[4]
• Dave Stauffer, environmental engineer^[4]

Declined

• Brad Avakian, State Labor Commissioner (running for Secretary of State)^[5][6]
• Tina Kotek, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives^[5]
• Ted Wheeler, State Treasurer (running for Portland mayor)^[5][7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Allen Alley, former Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, nominee for Oregon State Treasurer in 2008 and candidate for Governor in 2010^[8]
• Bruce Cuff, real estate broker and candidate for Governor in 2014^[9]
• Bob Forthan, perennial candidate^[9]
• Bob Niemeyer, engineering company owner and candidate for OR-01 in 2014^[10]
• Bud Pierce, physician^{[11][12][13][14]}

Declined

• Shane Bemis, Mayor of Gresham^[15]
• Knute Buehler, State Representative and nominee for Secretary of State in 2012^[16][17]
• Sid Leiken, Lane County Commissioner, former Mayor of Springfield and candidate for Oregon's 4th congressional district in 2010 (running for Secretary of State)^[18]
• Julie Parrish, State Representative^[15][19]
• Dennis Richardson, former State Representative and nominee for Governor in 2014 (running for Secretary of State)^[20]
• Sherrie Sprenger, State Representative^[21]
• Monica Wehby, pediatric neurosurgeon and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[22]

Independent Party primary

The Independent Party of Oregon officially qualified as a major party on August 17, 2015.^[23]

Candidates

Declared

• Patrick Barney^[4]
• Cliff Thomason, realtor^[4]

Declined

• Betsy Johnson, Democratic State Senator^[24]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kate Brown (D)	Allen Alley (R)	Other	Undecided
Moore Information	April 20, 2015	500	± 4.0%	47%	32%	—	21%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kate Brown (D)	Shane Bemis (R)	Other	Undecided
Moore Information	April 20, 2015	500	± 4.0%	45%	26%	—	28%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kate Brown (D)	Bud Pierce (R)	Other	Undecided
Moore Information	April 20, 2015	500	± 4.0%	45%	27%	—	28%

References

1. Mortensen, Camilla (October 1, 2015). "Climate Change Fuels a Run For Governor". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
2. Theriault, Denis C. (September 18, 2015) "Kate Brown makes clear she's running for governor", The Oregonian. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
3. http://sbjforgovernor.org
4. Kullgren, Ian (March 9, 2016). "Election 2016: Who's running for office in Oregon? Portland? We've got your list right here". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
5. Topaz, Jonathan (February 13, 2015). "Meet Kate Brown". Politico. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
6. Theriault, Denis C. (October 6, 2015). "Oregon labor commissioner announces run for secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
7. Schmidt, Brad (September 9, 2015). "Ted Wheeler: 'I'm running for mayor of Portland'". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
8. Theriault, Denis C. (March 7, 2016). "Shakeup in governor's race: Allen Alley wants Republican nomination". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
9. Friedman, Gordeon (March 2, 2016). "Report: Allen Alley running for Oregon governor". KGW. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
10. Theriault, Denis C. (September 29, 2015). "Another Republican has filed for the 2016 Oregon governor's race". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
11. "About Our Clinic". Hematology Oncology of Salem. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
12. Gray, Chris (Sep 24, 2015). "The Lund Report". The Lund Report. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
13. Kullgren, Ian K. (March 16, 2015). "Republican doctor from Salem contemplates gubernatorial run". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
14. "Kate Brown confirms she’ll run for governor". The Associated Press. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
15. Forrester, Steve (April 19, 2015). "Middle-ground Republican could give Brown a race". The Daily Astorian. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
16. Anderson, Taylor W. (July 13, 2015). "Buehler says he may run for Oregon governor in 2016". The Bulletin. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
17. Theriault, Denis C. (August 25, 2015). "Knute Buehler says he won't run for governor, wants to stay in House". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
18. Glucklich, Elon (June 30, 2015). "Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken out of Oregon governor’s race, seeks Secretary of State post instead". The Register-Guard. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
19. Hubbard, Saul (April 21, 2015). "GOP Rep. Julie Parrish announces that she won't run for statewide office in 2016, despite speculation that she will #orleg #orpol". Twitter. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
20. Anderson, Taylor W. (August 28, 2015). "Dennis Richardson ‘not interested in running’ in 2016". The Bend Bulletin. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
21. Theriault, Denis C. (April 23, 2015). "Election 2016: Linn County Republican says she's been 'approached' for governor's race". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
22. "Monica Wehby says she won't run for governor in 2016 after all". OregonLive. September 2, 2015.
23. Mapes, Jeff (August 17, 2015). "Independent Party of Oregon qualifies as a major party". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
24. Borrud, Hillary (August 16, 2015). "Johnson tour sparks speculation she’s running for governor". East Oregonian. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

External links

• Allen Alley (R) for Governor
• Julian Bell (D) for Governor
• Kate Brown (D) for Governor
• Bob Niemeyer (R) for Governor
• Bud Pierce (R) for Governor