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Beth Spell
Beth Spell (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 60. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 19, 2020.
Spell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Spell was born in Prairie City, Oregon. Her professional experience includes serving as a teacher. Spell attended Eastern Oregon State College, Oregon State University, Mississippi State University, and Portland State University, earning a bachelor's degree in June 1983.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Mark Owens defeated Beth Spell in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 60 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Owens (R / L) | 77.4 | 23,252 |
 | Beth Spell (D / Working Families Party)  | 22.4 | 6,724 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 30,027 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 60
Beth Spell defeated Isabelle Fleuraud in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 60 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Spell | 51.0 | 1,255 |
 | Isabelle Fleuraud | 43.2 | 1,065 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.8 | 143 | ||
| Total votes: 2,463 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Mark Owens advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 60 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Owens | 99.3 | 9,446 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 9,509 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Mark Owens advanced from the Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 60 on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Owens (L) |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Beth Spell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Spell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- It is time to put adversarial politics to rest and bring us back to a middle ground where both sides of an issue have a voice at the table.
- We need to work toward ensuring that family wage jobs are preserved through creative and innovative planning.
- . If the needs of Eastern Oregon are going to be met, we need to be able to articulate them as well as demonstrate an ability to listen to other viewpoints.
Education
Healthcare
Quality of life
Poverty
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 30, 2020
