2016 Oregon Secretary of State election
The 2016 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown's ascension to the governorship. Republican Dennis Richardson defeated Democrat Brad Avakian to become the first Republican elected to statewide office since 2002, and the first Republican Secretary of State since 1985, making this a historic election in Oregon.
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Oregon Secretary of State
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Democratic
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Jeanne Atkins
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Kate Brown
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Republican
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Dennis Richardson
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Democrat
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Brad Avakian
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2016 Oregon Secretary of State election
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