Raymond Baldwin
Raymond Baldwin (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Oregon. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Previously, Baldwin was a 2014 Constitution Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Oregon.[1] Raymond Baldwin lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Baldwin was also a 2012 Constitution Party candidate for the same congressional seat in 2012.[2] He lost in the general election.[3]
Biography
Baldwin graduated from North Marion High-General Education in 1967. He studied history at Oregon College of Education in Monmoth, and he attended Portland Community College and Portland State, where he studied political science and Middle East studies. He holds his Association of General Contractors/Project Management Certificate.[4]
He was a union carpenter, an expeditor for a sheet metal plant, a plywood mill worker and a booman, as well as serving in leadership roles in community. Baldwin served two years on the Grade School Site Council for Knight Elementary School and one year on the Ackerman Jr. High Site Council. He spent five years with the Cub Scouts, one as pack commissioner, and then two years as senior patrol adviser for the Boy Scouts.[5]
Baldwin has been active in Oregon politics for decades. He ran for Mayor of Canby, OR in 1972 and Oregon State Representative in 1976 and again in 1980.[5]
Elections
2022
See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina Kotek (D / Working Families Party) | 47.0 | 917,074 |
 | Christine Drazan (R) | 43.5 | 850,347 | |
 | Betsy Johnson (Independent) | 8.6 | 168,431 | |
 | Donice Smith (Constitution Party) | 0.4 | 8,051 | |
 | R. Leon Noble (L)  | 0.4 | 6,867 | |
 | Paul Romero (Constitution Party of Oregon) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,113 | ||
| Total votes: 1,952,883 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)
- Tom Cox (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina Kotek | 56.0 | 275,301 |
 | Tobias Read | 31.7 | 156,017 | |
 | Patrick Starnes | 2.1 | 10,524 | |
 | George Carrillo | 1.9 | 9,365 | |
 | Michael Trimble | 1.0 | 5,000 | |
 | John Sweeney | 0.9 | 4,193 | |
 | Julian Bell | 0.8 | 3,926 | |
 | Wilson Bright | 0.5 | 2,316 | |
 | Dave Stauffer | 0.5 | 2,302 | |
 | Ifeanyichukwu Diru | 0.4 | 1,780 | |
| Keisha Merchant | 0.4 | 1,755 | ||
| Genevieve Wilson | 0.3 | 1,588 | ||
 | Michael Cross | 0.3 | 1,342 | |
| David Beem | 0.3 | 1,308 | ||
 | Peter Hall | 0.2 | 982 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 13,746 | ||
| Total votes: 491,445 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Winter (D)
- Casey Kulla (D)
- Nicholas Kristof (D)
- Dave Lavinsky (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Drazan | 22.5 | 85,255 |
 | Bob Tiernan | 17.5 | 66,089 | |
 | Stan Pulliam | 10.9 | 41,123 | |
 | Bridget Barton | 10.8 | 40,886 | |
 | Bud Pierce | 8.7 | 32,965 | |
 | Marc Thielman | 7.9 | 30,076 | |
 | Kerry McQuisten | 7.6 | 28,727 | |
| Bill Sizemore | 3.5 | 13,261 | ||
 | Jessica Gomez | 2.6 | 9,970 | |
 | Tim McCloud | 1.2 | 4,400 | |
 | Nick Hess | 1.1 | 4,287 | |
 | Court Boice | 1.1 | 4,040 | |
 | Brandon Merritt | 1.0 | 3,615 | |
| Reed Christensen | 0.8 | 3,082 | ||
 | Amber Richardson | 0.5 | 1,924 | |
 | Raymond Baldwin | 0.1 | 459 | |
 | David Burch | 0.1 | 406 | |
| John Presco | 0.0 | 174 | ||
 | Stefan Strek | 0.0 | 171 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 7,407 | ||
| Total votes: 378,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darin Harbick (R)
- John Fosdick III (R)
- Jim Huggins (R)
2014
Baldwin ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th District.[1] Baldwin was defeated by incumbent Kurt Schrader (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Kurt Schrader Incumbent |
53.7% | 150,944 | |
| Republican | Tootie Smith | 39.3% | 110,332 | |
| Constitution | Raymond Baldwin | 2.2% | 6,208 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Souza | 1.8% | 5,198 | |
| Independent | Marvin Sannes | 2.7% | 7,674 | |
| Write-in | Write-in candidates | 0.3% | 732 | |
| Total Votes | 281,088 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Baldwin ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th District. He faced incumbent Kurt Schrader (D), Fred Thompson (R) and Christina Jean Lugo (Pacific Green Party) in the general election on November 6, 2012. He was defeated by Schrader.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kurt Schrader Incumbent |
54% | 177,229 | |
| Republican | Fred Thompson | 42.4% | 139,223 | |
| Green | Christina Jean Lugo | 2.3% | 7,516 | |
| Constitution | Raymond Baldwin | 1.1% | 3,600 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.1% | 402 | |
| Total Votes | 327,970 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Raymond Baldwin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Baldwin ran for Oregon's 5th Congressional District seat in 2012 as a Constitution candidate. His platform focused on the following issues:[5]
- Amend the USA PATRIOT Act to bar government spying on sovereign citizens
- Repeal Obamacare's federal medical invasion of privacy
- Oppose medical records computer database
- Amend the HIPPA Law to remove the phase "best interest" of children, allowing parents and spouses easier access to medical records.
- Uphold our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, among all others!
- Create incentives for states to hire veterans.
Media
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Personal
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Baldwin resides in Canby, Oregon. He raised nine children as a single father and has nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Candidate Filing," accessed September 7, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CNN, "Oregon Districts Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Elections Division: Candidate Information," August 24, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 [Bio submission to Ballotpedia, October 27, 2012]
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Baldwin for Congress Official Campaign Website, "About me," accessed October 27, 2012
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