James Atkinson (Oregon)

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James Atkinson
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Democratic Party

Candidate, Governor of Oregon

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

North High School

Personal
Birthplace
Leominster, Mass.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Entrepreneur
Contact

Campaign website

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James Atkinson (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Oregon. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Atkinson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

James Atkinson was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. He earned a high school diploma from North High School and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His career experience includes working in sales, as an entrepreneur, and as an inventor.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 3, 2026.

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Danielle Bethell (R)
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Kyle Duyck (R)
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Robert Neuman (R)
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2024

See also: Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024)

General election

General election for Mayor of Portland

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Keith Wilson in round 20 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

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

Total votes: 309,963
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

James Atkinson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Atkinson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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James Atkinson IV has a sales experience background and is currently an inventor. His latest invention is the Endless Cup, a water bottle that creates water from the environment, which be hopes will soon help Oregon’s water shortages. His goal is adaptively govern with homelessness, housing, climate change, education and other pertinent issues that affect Oregon.
  • No New Taxes, End Issues with existing funds
  • Every Oregonian is a leader
  • Ending Core Issues that exist in Oregon
Housing Crisis, Education, Crime, Homelessness and Drug Use, Climate Change
Honesty, A listener, Dedication
The Governor needs to lead by example and show blueprints on how we as Oregonians end issues plaguing our state. Once those issues start to fade, the Governor is responsible for the state to start to thrive and reach prosperity.
I would like to leave a legacy that showed that a definitive issue had ended. A significant portion of the core of my campaign focuses on whether an issue can cease to exist. My invention, the Endless Cup, aims to end the water shortages in Oregon and if that occurred, it could have a ripple effect on the other issues plaguing our state.
I believe I was around 4 when the earthquake at the World Series in California happened. It was shocking to me at the time that anything like that could happen on live TV.
My first job was at McDonald's when I was 14 and I was there for 2 years. It was a great experience to learn about duties and responsibilities.
Line item veto and executive actions are the most important.
I would primarily use this power when a particular bill, i.e. an appropriations bill, is potentially negatively affected by a needless line. There shouldn't be unnecessary actions that deviate from the purpose of that particular bill.
I oppose changes to the state ballot process.
It means that the Governor is responsible for the betterment of all Oregonians in all areas of their life, without government overreaching. The Governor needs to respect rural and urban needs equally, solve problems with existing resources, not higher taxes, and to end Oregon’s cycle of division with practical solutions that work.

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Note: Atkinson submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 19, 2025.

2024

James Atkinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign finance summary

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