2024 Oregon elections
A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 5, 2024.
Federal
President
United States House of Representatives
All six of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for re-election in 2024. These seats were represented by four Democrats and two Republicans.
State offices
Secretary of state
After winning the election for Secretary of State in 2020, Democrat and former state legislator Shemia Fagan resigned from office on May 8, 2023, after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry, which many considered to be a conflict of interest. Cheryl Myers took office as acting Secretary of State while Governor Tina Kotek sought for another person to serve Fagan's remaining term. On June 28, 2023, Kotek announced former Portland city auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade to serve the remaining term.[1]
Attorney general
Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat and former judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals, was first elected in 2012, and was re-elected to the position in 2016 and 2020. Rosenblum has announced that she will not run for re-election.
State treasurer
Democrat and former state legislator Tobias Read was elected to a second term in 2020. Read has announced his plan to run for Secretary of State.
Legislature
All 60 seats in the Oregon House of Representatives are up for election, and 15 of 30 seats Oregon State Senate will be up for election in 2024.
Local elections
Portland
Incumbent Democratic mayor Ted Wheeler is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, and incumbent city auditor Simone Rede is eligible to run for re-election. In addition, the Portland City Council will be expanded from five seats to twelve (three each from one of four districts), all of which will be up for election.
These will be the first Portland elections to use ranked-choice voting after it was instituted by the passage of a 2022 ballot measure.[2] All elected city positions will be up for election, but will return to staggered rotation in subsequent elections. All seats are nonpartisan.
Ballot measures
- A measure to establish an Independent Public Service Compensation Commission to determine certain public officials' salaries
- A measure to allow for ranked-choice elections for federal and most state offices, except for state legislature
- Allow for the Legislature to impeach state elected officials
References
- ^ Bureau, GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital (June 28, 2023). "Gov. Kotek appoints former Portland city auditor for Secretary of State". Oregon Capital Insider. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Vaughn, Courtney (April 4, 2023). "Five Months Down, 20 to Go: Checking In on Portland's Charter Reform Makeover". Portland Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
