Oregon elections, 2010
Encyclopedia
Elections were held in Oregon
on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary election
s took place on May 18, 2010.
Ron Wyden
is running for re-election. His Republican opponent is Jim Huffman
.
were up for re-election in 2010. All five incumbents ran for re-election, including Democrat David Wu
in District 1
, Republican Greg Walden
in District 2
, Democrat Earl Blumenauer
in District 3
, Democrat Peter DeFazio
in District 4
, and Democrat Kurt Schrader
in District 5
.
was term-limited. Former two-term governor John Kitzhaber
, a Democrat, defeated the Republican nominee, former NBA player Chris Dudley
.
faced State Representative Ron Maurer
for Superintendent of Public Instruction
, a nonpartisan office. She received just over 50% of the vote, meaning that she was re-elected rather than facing a runoff in November.
to complete the term of Ben Westlund
, who was elected in 2008
but died in office. Interim Treasurer Ted Wheeler
defeated State Senator Rick Metsger
in the Democratic primary, and then defeated Republican State Senator Chris Telfer
, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, in November.
were up for re-election in 2010.
were up for re-election in 2010.
, three seats on the Oregon Court of Appeals
, and many Circuit Court Judges
were up for election in 2010.
Measure 66
Raises tax on household income at and above $250,000 (and $125,000 for individual filers). Reduces income taxes on unemployment benefits in 2009. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services.
Measure 67
Raises $10 corporate minimum tax, business minimum tax, corporate profits tax. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services.
Revises constitution: Allows state to issue bonds to match voter approved school district bonds for school capital costs.
Amends constitution: continues and modernizes authority for lowest cost borrowing for community colleges and public universities.
Amends Constitution: Expands availability of home ownership loans for Oregon veterans through Oregon War Veterans' Fund.
Amends Constitution: Requires legislature to meet annually; limits length of legislative sessions; provides exceptions.
Amends Constitution: Authorizes exception to $50,000 state borrowing limit for state's real and personal property projects.
Requires increased minimum sentences for certain repeated sex crimes, incarceration for repeated driving under influence.
Establishes medical marijuana supply system and assistance and research programs; allows limited selling of marijuana.
Authorizes Multnomah County casino; casino to contribute monthly revenue percentage to state for specified purposes.
Amends Constitution: Continues lottery funding for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, watershed protection beyond 2014; modifies funding process
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
s took place on May 18, 2010.
United States Senate
Democratic incumbentIncumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden is the senior U.S. Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996....
is running for re-election. His Republican opponent is Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
James L. "Jim" Huffman is a professor of law and the former dean of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He was the Republican nominee in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Oregon, facing incumbent Ron Wyden.-Early life:...
.
United States House of Representatives
All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
were up for re-election in 2010. All five incumbents ran for re-election, including Democrat David Wu
David Wu
David Wu is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River, as well as all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, and Washington Counties...
in District 1
Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and southwest Portland, part of Multnomah County, which belonged to the 3rd district before the 2002 redistricting....
, Republican Greg Walden
Greg Walden
Gregory Paul Walden is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district covers more than two-thirds of the state . He is the son of Paul E...
in District 2
Oregon's 2nd congressional district
Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's five districts, and is the seventh largest district in the nation. The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley...
, Democrat Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1996. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River. A native of Portland, he previously spent over 20 years as a public official representing the city.-Early...
in District 3
Oregon's 3rd congressional district
Oregon's 3rd congressional district covers most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, Gresham, and Troutdale. It also includes the northern part of Clackamas County, including Milwaukie. Parts of northwest Portland also lie within the district...
, Democrat Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
Peter Anthony DeFazio is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Eugene, Springfield, Roseburg and part of Corvallis. As Oregon's most senior member of Congress, he is the dean of Oregon's House of Representatives delegation...
in District 4
Oregon's 4th congressional district
Oregon's 4th congressional district represents the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties, including Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Linn counties and most of Benton and Josephine counties...
, and Democrat Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly.-Early life, education, and early career:...
in District 5
Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and southwest Portland, part of Multnomah County, which belonged to the 3rd district before the 2002 redistricting....
.
Governor
Incumbent Governor Ted KulongoskiTed Kulongoski
Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski is an American politician, who served as the 36th Governor of Oregon. A Democrat, he has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as the state Insurance Commissioner, the Attorney General, and an Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court.-Early...
was term-limited. Former two-term governor John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
John Albert Kitzhaber is the 37th Governor of Oregon. He served as the 35th Governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003 and became the first person to be elected to the office three times when he was re-elected to a non-consecutive third term in 2010...
, a Democrat, defeated the Republican nominee, former NBA player Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
Christen Guilford "Chris" Dudley is a retired American basketball player who played 16 years and 886 games in the NBA for five different teams. A journeyman center, he was known primarily for his defensive skill as a rebounder and shot blocker...
.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
In May, incumbent Susan CastilloSusan Castillo
Susan Castillo heads the Oregon Department of Education as the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Although she currently holds an elective statewide non-partisan office, she is a Democrat, and served from 1997 to 2003 in the Oregon State Senate as a member of that party...
faced State Representative Ron Maurer
Ron Maurer
Ron Maurer is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives until January 2011. He represented District 3, which encompasses most of Josephine County, including the cities of Grants Pass and Cave Junction...
for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional office within the executive branch of the Oregon state government, and acts as administrative officer of the State Board of Education and executive head of the Department of...
, a nonpartisan office. She received just over 50% of the vote, meaning that she was re-elected rather than facing a runoff in November.
Results
Treasurer
The 2010 elections in Oregon also included a special election for TreasurerOregon State Treasurer
The Oregon State Treasurer is a constitutional officer within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, elected by statewide vote to serve a four year term. As chief financial officer for the state, the office holder heads the Oregon State Treasury, and with the Governor...
to complete the term of Ben Westlund
Ben Westlund
Ben Westlund was a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A Democrat, he was elected State Treasurer in 2008. Previously, Westlund served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as a Republican from 1996 to 2006, as an independent from 2006 to 2007, and then as a Democrat...
, who was elected in 2008
Oregon state elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, the US state of Oregon held statewide general elections for three statewide offices , both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and twelve state ballot measures. The primary elections were held on May 20, 2008...
but died in office. Interim Treasurer Ted Wheeler
Ted Wheeler
Edward Tevis "Ted" Wheeler is an American politician from Oregon. He was appointed Oregon State Treasurer on March 9, 2010 to replace Ben Westlund, who died in office...
defeated State Senator Rick Metsger
Rick Metsger
Richard Thomas "Rick" Metsger is a Democratic politician in the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon State Senate from 1999 to 2011. He and was also a candidate for Oregon Secretary of State and Oregon State Treasurer...
in the Democratic primary, and then defeated Republican State Senator Chris Telfer
Chris Telfer
Chris Telfer is a Republican politician and Certified Public Accountant in Bend, Oregon, United States.Telfer serves on the Bend City Council, and was elected to the Oregon State Senate in the November 2008 elections, to succeed outgoing Senator Ben Westlund...
, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, in November.
Democratic primary results
General election results
State Senate
Fifteen of the thirty seats in the Oregon State SenateOregon State Senate
The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the state-wide legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the State Senate, representing 30 districts across the state,...
were up for re-election in 2010.
State House of Representatives
All sixty seats in the Oregon House of RepresentativesOregon House of Representatives
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 57,000. The House meets at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem....
were up for re-election in 2010.
Judicial Offices
Two seats on the Oregon Supreme CourtOregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. The OSC holds court at the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol...
, three seats on the Oregon Court of Appeals
Oregon Court of Appeals
The Oregon Court of Appeals is the state intermediate appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the Oregon Judicial Department, it has ten judges and is located in Salem...
, and many Circuit Court Judges
Oregon circuit courts
Oregon's circuit courts are general jurisdiction trial courts of the U.S. state of Oregon. These courts hear civil and criminal court cases.The state has 27 circuit court districts, most of which correspond to the boundaries of the Oregon's 36 counties...
were up for election in 2010.
- Oregon judicial elections, 2010 at JudgepediaSam Adams AllianceSam Adams Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in Chicago in 2006, the group describes itself as a "fiercely independent organization dedicated to inspiring and encouraging grass-roots citizen activism."...
January
Two measures, both veto referendums, appeared on the state's ballot in a January special election.Measure 66Oregon Ballot Measures 66 and 67 (2010)- See also :* List of Oregon ballot measures* Oregon tax revolt- External links :* and on Ballotpedia....
Raises tax on household income at and above $250,000 (and $125,000 for individual filers). Reduces income taxes on unemployment benefits in 2009. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services.
Measure 67Oregon Ballot Measures 66 and 67 (2010)- See also :* List of Oregon ballot measures* Oregon tax revolt- External links :* and on Ballotpedia....
Raises $10 corporate minimum tax, business minimum tax, corporate profits tax. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services.
Measure 68
Revises constitution: Allows state to issue bonds to match voter approved school district bonds for school capital costs.
Measure 69
Amends constitution: continues and modernizes authority for lowest cost borrowing for community colleges and public universities.
November
Seven measures appeared on the November ballot. Three were legislative referrals and four were citizen initiatives.Measure 70
Amends Constitution: Expands availability of home ownership loans for Oregon veterans through Oregon War Veterans' Fund.
Measure 71
Amends Constitution: Requires legislature to meet annually; limits length of legislative sessions; provides exceptions.
Measure 72
Amends Constitution: Authorizes exception to $50,000 state borrowing limit for state's real and personal property projects.
Measure 73
Requires increased minimum sentences for certain repeated sex crimes, incarceration for repeated driving under influence.
Measure 74
Establishes medical marijuana supply system and assistance and research programs; allows limited selling of marijuana.
Measure 75
Authorizes Multnomah County casino; casino to contribute monthly revenue percentage to state for specified purposes.
Measure 76
Amends Constitution: Continues lottery funding for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, watershed protection beyond 2014; modifies funding process
- Oregon 2010 ballot measures at BallotpediaSam Adams AllianceSam Adams Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in Chicago in 2006, the group describes itself as a "fiercely independent organization dedicated to inspiring and encouraging grass-roots citizen activism."...
Local
Numerous local jurisdictions — cities, counties, and regional government entities — will hold elections for various local offices and ballot measures on these days as well.External links
- Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State
- Candidates for Oregon State Offices at Project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
- Oregon Polls at Pollster.com
- Oregon Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets.orgCenter for Responsive PoliticsThe Center for Responsive Politics is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics and the effect of money and lobbying activity on elections and public policy and maintains a public online database of its information.Their database...
- Oregon 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money
- Imagine Election - Find out which candidates will appear on your ballot. Search by address or zip code.