2012 Oregon Secretary of State election

The 2012 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Kate Brown ran for a second term against Republican Knute Buehler. Brown and Buehler ran against each other again in the 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election.

Candidates

 * Kate Brown, incumbent
 * Paul Damian Wells, machinist

Candidates

 * Knute Buehler, surgeon

Independent primary
Oregon allows candidates to be cross-nominated by up to three political parties. The Independent Party of Oregon holds a month-long online primary to select which candidate receives their nomination. The party chose candidates in a number of legislative and local races but only one statewide race, Secretary of State.

Candidates

 * Kate Brown, incumbent
 * Knute Buehler, surgeon

Other parties

 * Bruce Alexander Knight (Libertarian), store manager
 * Robert Wolfe (Progressive), wine salesman
 * Seth Woolley (Pacific Green), software engineer

Results by congressional districts
Brown won 4 of 5 congressional districts.