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]

2012 Oregon Secretary of State election

November 6, 2012
 
Nominee Kate Brown Knute Buehler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 863,656 727,607
Percentage 51.2% 43.2%

County results
Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Buehler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Kate Brown
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Kate Brown
Democratic

Candidates

Candidates

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

Other parties

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

Democratic Primary results[5]
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
Republican Primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Knute Buehler 199,179 97.76
Republican write-ins 4,558 2.24
Total votes 203,737 100
Independent Party of Oregon primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Knute Buehler 348 55.68
Democratic Kate Brown 277 44.32
Total votes 625 100
Oregon Secretary of State – General Election Results[8]
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

  1. "Oregon Governor Election Results". The New York Times. January 28, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Candidate Filings, Secretary of State". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  3. 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)
  4. "Candidate Filings, Secretary of State". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election: Secretary of State Official Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  6. "Official Results: May 15, 2012 Primary Election". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  7. "Primary election results". Independent Party of Oregon. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  8. "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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