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Oregon Secretary of State election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: March 12, 2024
Primary: May 21, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
Pre-election incumbent(s):
LaVonne Griffin-Valade (D)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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A Republican Party primary took place on May 21, 2024, in Oregon to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's secretary of state election on November 5, 2024.

Dennis Linthicum advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon Secretary of State.

This page focuses on Oregon's Republican Party Secretary of State primary. For more in-depth information on Oregon's Democratic Secretary of State primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon Secretary of State

Dennis Linthicum defeated Brent Barker and Tim McCloud in the Republican primary for Oregon Secretary of State on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dennis Linthicum
Dennis Linthicum Candidate Connection
 
66.0
 
199,243
Image of Brent Barker
Brent Barker Candidate Connection
 
20.2
 
61,011
Image of Tim McCloud
Tim McCloud
 
13.0
 
39,109
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
2,560

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 301,923
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Candidate profiles

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Brent Barker

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  " Brent Barker for Oregon will promote, and build fair access to our democracy in the State of Oregon; making reliable tools available to achieve economic success in the capacity of Secretary of State; ensuring resources are used responsibly and efficiently, with accountability, integrity, competency, honesty, and transparency to the public. Have a level of experience and education commensurate with the mission of government and community service. Empathic to Oregon taxpayers, voting integrity, environment, job creation; in a safe, healthy community."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

A New Day is Coming

When values are clear decisions are easy

Integrity Job Growth and Collaboration

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Oregon Secretary of State in 2024.

Dennis Linthicum

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am currently the State Senator for District 28, including parts of No. Eastern Jackson County, Southern Deschutes County, and all of Klamath County. Before the last redistricting effort, Senate District 28 included all of Lake and all of Crook Counties. I have also served as a Klamath County Commissioner. With my background as a trained economist and being a former Sr. VP of MIS, a former Oregon Construction Contractor Board license holder, and currently a rancher deeply engaged in land management and sustainability issues, I bring a wealth of technical and managerial expertise to the table. My extensive experience uniquely positions me to unlock the full potential of individuals and seize service opportunities to achieve positive outcomes for all Oregonians. "

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

An even, open-handed and transparent ethic is needed in Oregon's Secretary of State office where the majority of voters feel uncertain about the validity of the mail-in voter process and a majority of republican voters sense their disenfranchisment from the electoral process. The current information censorship issues that plague Oregon politics and the frightfully damaged integrity issues that are raised by voters can only be resolved with substantive alterations to the single-party dominance that has eroded public faith. The public sector will benefit from openness and collaboration rather than resorting to the defensive posture of an information gate keeper who is unwilling to disclose public information.

Effective governance and accountability requires timely and accurate audits from departments and agencies that have a statewide impact. In particular, departments such as Education, Environmental Quality, Water Resources, Transportation, and Justice. These departments typically handle significant budgets and have a direct impact on citizens' daily lives. Conducting regular audits in these areas helps identify areas for improvement, ensures regulatory compliance, and can help the legislative bodies optimize future resource allocations.

Oregon's apparent disregard for election integrity and related ballot concerns is a spreading canker which is eating into the heart and soul of our representative model of governance. The majority party likes to make claims about "saving our democracy" but their calls are ineffective against the onslaught of corruption that is eating away at the integrity of all party office holders. The pathway to vice, political grift and corruption comes from the majority party’s reliance on their own authority growing from their unique position as the longtime partisan controller of all things governmental. This is economically and socially destructive. My successful candidacy will help shift that lop-sided and oppressive dynamic.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Oregon Secretary of State in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Oregon

Election information in Oregon: May 21, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: April 30, 2024
  • By mail: Received by April 30, 2024
  • Online: April 30, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: May 21, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by May 21, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (MST/PST)


Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.


See also: Presidential voting trends in Oregon and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Oregon, 2024
District Incumbent Party PVI
Oregon's 1st Suzanne Bonamici Electiondot.png Democratic D+18
Oregon's 2nd Cliff Bentz Ends.png Republican R+15
Oregon's 3rd Earl Blumenauer Electiondot.png Democratic D+22
Oregon's 4th Val Hoyle Electiondot.png Democratic D+4
Oregon's 5th Lori Chavez-DeRemer Ends.png Republican D+2
Oregon's 6th Andrea Salinas Electiondot.png Democratic D+4


2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Oregon[1]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Oregon's 1st 68.4% 29.1%
Oregon's 2nd 36.6% 61.1%
Oregon's 3rd 72.5% 25.2%
Oregon's 4th 55.1% 42.3%
Oregon's 5th 53.2% 44.4%
Oregon's 6th 55.2% 42.1%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 57.4% of Oregonians lived in one of the state's eight Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 27.9% lived in one of 24 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Oregon was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Oregon following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Oregon presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15 Democratic wins
  • 16 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D D D R R R R D R R R R R D D D D D D D D D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Oregon

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Oregon.

U.S. Senate election results in Oregon
Race Winner Runner up
2022 55.8%Democratic Party 40.9%Republican Party
2020 56.9%Democratic Party 39.3%Republican Party
2016 56.1%Democratic Party 33.4%Republican Party
2014 55.7%Democratic Party 36.9%Republican Party
2010 57.2%Democratic Party 39.4%Republican Party
Average 55.0 38.9

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Oregon

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Oregon.

Gubernatorial election results in Oregon
Race Winner Runner up
2022 47.0%Democratic Party 43.5%Republican Party
2018 50.0%Democratic Party 43.6%Republican Party
2016 50.6%Democratic Party 43.4%Republican Party
2014 49.9%Democratic Party 44.1%Republican Party
2010 50.7%Democratic Party 42.7%Republican Party
Average 49.9 44.7
See also: Party control of Oregon state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Oregon's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oregon
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 5 7
Republican 0 1 1
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 6 8

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Oregon's top three state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Oregon, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Tina Kotek
Secretary of State Democratic Party LaVonne Griffin-Valade
Attorney General Democratic Party Ellen Rosenblum

State legislature

Oregon State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 17
     Republican Party 12
     Independent 0
     Independent Party of Oregon 1
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 30

Oregon House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 35
     Republican Party 25
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 60

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Oregon Party Control: 1992-2024
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R R R R R R R S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D S S D D D D D D D D D D D D

The table below details demographic data in Oregon and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Oregon
Oregon United States
Population 4,237,256 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 95,996 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 78.7% 65.9%
Black/African American 1.9% 12.5%
Asian 4.4% 5.8%
Native American 1.1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2%
Other (single race) 4.3% 6%
Multiple 9.2% 8.8%
Hispanic/Latino 13.8% 18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.6% 89.1%
College graduation rate 35.5% 34.3%
Income
Median household income $76,632 $75,149
Persons below poverty level 7.3% 8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State profile

Demographic data for Oregon
 OregonU.S.
Total population:4,024,634316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):95,9883,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:85.1%73.6%
Black/African American:1.8%12.6%
Asian:4%5.1%
Native American:1.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:12.3%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:30.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$51,243$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.4%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oregon.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Oregon

Oregon voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, two are located in Oregon, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Oregon had two Retained Pivot Counties, 1.10 of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
  2. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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