2012 Oregon Secretary of State election
The 2012 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Kate Brown ran for a second term against Republican Knute Buehler. Brown and Buehler ran against each other again in the 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election.[1]
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Candidates
Candidates
- Kate Brown, incumbent[2]
- Paul Damian Wells, machinist[2]
Candidates
- Knute Buehler, surgeon[2]
Independent primary
Oregon allows candidates to be cross-nominated by up to three political parties. The Independent Party of Oregon holds a month-long online primary to select which candidate receives their nomination. The party chose candidates in a number of legislative and local races but only one statewide race, Secretary of State.[3]
Candidates
- Kate Brown, incumbent
- Knute Buehler, surgeon
Other parties
- Bruce Alexander Knight (Libertarian), store manager[4]
- Robert Wolfe (Progressive), wine salesman[4]
- Seth Woolley (Pacific Green), software engineer[4]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin oferror | Kate
Brown (D) |
Knute
Buehler (R, I) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oregonian | October 25–28, 2012 | 405 | ± 5% | 38% | 23% | 36% |
| DHM Research | October 18–20, 2012 | 500 | ± 2.6%–4.4% | 43% | 37% | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 21–24, 2012 | 686 | ± 3.7% | 48% | 30% | 21% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kate Brown | 284,470 | 91.1 | |
| Democratic | Paul Damian Wells | 26,177 | 8.4 | |
| Democratic | write-ins | 1,510 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 312,157 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Knute Buehler | 199,179 | 97.76 | |
| Republican | write-ins | 4,558 | 2.24 | |
| Total votes | 203,737 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Knute Buehler | 348 | 55.68 | |
| Democratic | Kate Brown | 277 | 44.32 | |
| Total votes | 625 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kate Brown | 863,656 | 51.28 | |
| Republican | Knute Buehler | 727,607 | 43.20 | |
| Pacific Green | Seth Woolley | 44,235 | 2.63 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Alexander Knight | 24,273 | 1.44 | |
| Progressive | Robert Wolfe | 21,783 | 1.29 | |
| write-ins | 2,561 | 0.15 | ||
| Total votes | 1,684,115 | 100 | ||
References
- "Oregon Governor Election Results". The New York Times. January 28, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "Candidate Filings, Secretary of State". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- Mapes, Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian (July 18, 2012). "Knute Buehler wins Independent Party nod, as do several Oregon House Democratic candidates". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Candidate Filings, Secretary of State". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- "May 15, 2012 Primary Election: Secretary of State Official Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- "Official Results: May 15, 2012 Primary Election". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- "Primary election results". Independent Party of Oregon. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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