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Sharon Durbin
Sharon Durbin was a Libertarian candidate for Oregon secretary of state in 2016.[1] She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
She was previously a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Oregon.[2] Durbin lost to incumbent Greg Walden (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
Biography
Durbin is a retired attorney and prosecutor. She previously served on the Forest Grove Planning Commission for five years and on the board of directors for the Libertarian Party of Oregon.[4]
Elections
2016
- Main article: Oregon Secretary of State election, 2016
Durbin filed to run as a Libertarian candidate in the 2016 election for Oregon governor. She competed with Brad Avakian (D), Dennis Richardson (R), Pacific Green Party of Oregon candidate Alan Zundel, Independent Party of Oregon candidate Paul Damian Wells, and Constitution Party candidate Michael P. Marsh in the November general election.[1]
The following candidates ran in the Oregon secretary of state election.[5]
| Oregon Secretary of State, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dennis Richardson |
47.44% | 892,669 | |
| Democratic/Progressive/Working Families | Brad Avakian | 43.27% | 814,089 | |
| Independent Party of Oregon | Paul Damian Wells | 3.45% | 64,956 | |
| Pacific Green Party of Oregon | Alan Zundel | 2.53% | 47,576 | |
| Libertarian | Sharon Durbin | 2.50% | 46,975 | |
| Constitution Party | Michael P. Marsh | 0.81% | 15,269 | |
| Total Votes | 1,881,534 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Durbin ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 2nd District.[2] Durbin was defeated by incumbent Greg Walden (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Walden Incumbent |
70.4% | 202,374 | |
| Democratic | Aelea Christofferson | 25.7% | 73,785 | |
| Libertarian | Sharon Durbin | 3.6% | 10,491 | |
| Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | 0.3% | 775 | |
| Total Votes | 287,425 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Oregon's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Oregon's 2nd Congressional District
- Oregon Secretary of State
- Oregon state executive offices
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed September 16, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes," accessed May 25, 2017
