2024 Oregon State Treasurer election

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2024 Oregon State Treasurer election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
 
Candidate Elizabeth Steiner Brian Boquist Mary King
Party Democratic Republican Working Families
Popular vote 1,041,274 911,784 153,494
Percentage 49.38% 43.24% 7.28%

County results
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Steiner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Boquist:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State Treasurer before election

Tobias Read
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Elizabeth Steiner
Democratic

The 2024 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Oregon state treasurer. Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tobias Read is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; he is instead running for Secretary of State.[1]

Primary elections took place May 21, 2024.[2] On November 5, 2024, state senator Elizabeth Steiner defeated state senator Brian Boquist in the general election, becoming the first woman to serve as state treasurer.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Jeff Gudman, former Lake Oswego city councilor (2013–2020) and Republican nominee for state treasurer in 2016 and 2020[5]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Jeff Gudman
Newspapers

Results

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Results by county[citation needed]
  Steiner
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Democratic primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Steiner 335,079 78.48%
Democratic Jeff Gudman 89,459 20.95%
Democratic Miscellaneous 2,418 0.57%
Total votes 426,956 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Withdrawn

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  • Nathan Sandvig, renewable energy developer[15]

Results

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Republican primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Boquist 251,064 98.85%
Republican Miscellaneous 2,914 1.15%
Total votes 253,978 100.00%

General election

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Endorsements

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Elizabeth Steiner (D)

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Elizabeth
Steiner
Democratic
Brian
Boquist
Republican
Mary
King
Working Families
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[18][A] October 16–17, 2024 716 (LV) ± 3.7% 42% 37% 4% 16%

Results

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2024 Oregon State Treasurer election, 2024[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Steiner 949,525 49.43
Republican Brian Boquist 838,948 43.67
Working Families Mary King 132,476 6.9
Total votes

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References

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  1. ^ Shumway, Julia (July 24, 2023). "Oregon state Treasurer Read prepares to enter secretary of state race". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Rogoway, Mike (November 6, 2024). "Elizabeth Steiner wins Oregon treasurer's race". OregonLive. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. ^ VanderHart, Dirk (September 13, 2023). "One of Oregon's top budget writers wants to be state treasurer". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Buchanan, Correy (October 13, 2023). "Jeff Gudman runs for state treasurer again, this time as a Democrat". YourOregonNews.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Baumhardt, Alex (March 4, 2024). "Ashland Sen. Jeff Golden announces he will not run for state treasurer, will remain in Senate". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Editorial endorsement May 2024: Jeff Gudman is Democrats' best choice for treasurer". The Oregonian/OregonLive. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Basic Rights Oregon Endorsements". Basic Rights Oregon. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024: Oregon Statewide Elections". Oregon Education Association. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Voters, Mark Your Ballots – Eugene Weekly". eugeneweekly.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  11. ^ "Mercury May 2024 Primary Election Endorsements: State Races". Portland Mercury. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "The Skanner News May 2024 Primary Endorsements". The Skanner News. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  13. ^ "WW's May 2024 Endorsements: Statewide". Willamette Week. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "May 21, 2024, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Baumhardt, Alex (March 12, 2024). "Republican Sen. Brian Boquist, barred from running for Senate, seeks state treasurer job". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Editorial endorsement November 2024: Elizabeth Steiner is voters' best pick for treasurer". The Oregonian. September 25, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  17. ^ "WW's Fall 2024 Endorsements: Statewide". Willamette Week. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  18. ^ Villeneuve, Andrew (October 25, 2024). "Democrat Elizabeth Steiner has a five point lead over Brian Boquist for Oregon State Treasurer". Northwest Progressive Institute.
  19. ^ "Election Live Results 2024". Oregon Public Broadcasting. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

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