Filing deadline report: Oregon Governor race heats up
March 12, 2014
Salem, Oregon: Two state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Oregon: governor and labor commissioner.
The primary election is scheduled for May 20, 2014. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Oregon generally utilizes a closed primary process. The selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members for presidential and legislative elections.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Both incumbents are seeking re-election. They are:
Yesterday, March 11, the filing period for primary candidates and candidates for nonpartisan offices came to a close. The following list of candidates is current as of March 12, 2014.
A total of 9 candidates filed for the 2 offices - 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats and 1 officially nonpartisan.
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Governor
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Labor Commissioner
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See also
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- Oregon elections, 2014
- Oregon gubernatorial election, 2014
- Oregon down ballot state executive elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Election 2014: Some surprises on the last day to file for Oregon primary," March 12, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Live, "Oregon Rep. Dennis Richardson announces run for governor," July 24, 2013
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," January 10, 2014
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Portland businessman becomes latest to join growing group of Republican candidates for governor," January 14, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Statesman-Journal, "A complete list of primary election races for the city, county and state," March 12, 2014
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian starts fundraising for 2014 re-election campaign," January 7, 2014
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