2020 Oregon elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2020.

President of the United States
Former Democratic Vice President Joseph Biden beat incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, first elected in 2016, to receive Oregon's seven electoral votes.

United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley, who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2014, was re-elected to a third term in office.

United States House of Representatives
All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2020. These seats were currently represented by four Democrats and one Republican. In October 2019, incumbent Republican Representative Greg Walden of the 2nd district announced that he would not seek a twelfth term. All of the other incumbent Representatives won in their respective districts, and Republican Cliff Bentz won in the 2nd district.

Attorney general
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Ellen Rosenblum was originally appointed to the role by former governor John Kitzhaber on June 29, 2012, to finish the term of her predecessor John Kroger, who resigned from office. She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. This office is not subject to term limits, and Rosenblum was reelected to a third full term.

Declared candidates

 * Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent attorney general

Declared candidates

 * Michael Cross, professional driver and software designer, leader of an unsuccessful attempt to recall Governor Kate Brown in 2019

Withdrawn candidates

 * Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer and Republican nominee for attorney general in 2016 (withdrew candidacy effective March 13, 2020)

Secretary of state
Incumbent Republican secretary of state Bev Clarno was originally appointed to the role by Governor Kate Brown on March 31, 2019, to finish the term of her predecessor, Dennis Richardson, who died in office. Brown announced that she was only interested in appointing a successor to Richardson who wanted the day-to-day responsibilities of the office and would not run for election to a full term, a condition to which Clarno agreed upon her appointment.

Declared candidates

 * Dave Stuaffer, environmental engineer, candidate for Governor of Oregon in 2016 (as a Democrat) and in 2018 (as a Republican)
 * Kim Thatcher, state Senator representing District 13

Declined

 * Rich Vial, former state Representative for District 26, former deputy Secretary of State

Declared candidates

 * Shemia Fagan, state Senator representing District 24
 * Mark Hass, state Senator representing District 14
 * Jamie McLeod-Skinner, environmental attorney and Democratic nominee for the 2018 election for Oregon's 2nd congressional district

Withdrawn candidates

 * Jamie Morrison (withdrew candidacy effective February 28, 2020 to run for District 18 in the Oregon House of Representatives)
 * Cameron Smith, former director of Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services and Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (withdrew candidacy effective March 10, 2020)
 * Jennifer Williamson, former Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives and former state Representative for District 36 (withdrew candidacy effective February 26, 2020)
 * Ryan Wruck, office manager (withdrew candidacy effective November 8, 2019, endorsed Mark Hass)

State treasurer
Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tobias Read, first elected in 2016, was reelected to a second term in office.

Declared candidates

 * Tobias Read, incumbent state treasurer

Declared candidates

 * Jeff Gudman, former Lake Oswego City Councilor

Legislative
In the previous legislative session, Democrats held a majority of 18–12 in the Senate and 38–22 in the House of Representatives. Of the 30 seats in the Senate, 16 were up for re-election. All 60 seats in the House of Representatives were up for re-election. After the election, Democrats held a majority 18–12 in the Senate and 37–23 in the House of Representatives.

Ballot measures
Measure 109 would legalize certain providers offering the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms to individuals at least 21 years old.

Polling

 * Measure 109