2016 Oregon State Treasurer election

The 2016 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) is term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.

2016 Oregon State Treasurer election

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Candidate Tobias Read Jeff Gudman Chris Telfer Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 828,354 776,513 176,892 Percentage 44.1% 41.3% 9.42%

County results Precinct results Read:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gudman:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No data

State Treasurer before election Ted Wheeler Democratic Elected State Treasurer Tobias Read Democratic

Democratic primary

• Tobias Read, state representative^[1][2]

Results

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Oregon State Treasurer Democratic primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobias Read	394,815	98.37
	Democratic	Write-ins	6,536	1.63
Total votes			401,351	100

Republican primary

• Jeff Gudman, Lake Oswego City Councilor^[1][4]

Results

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Oregon State Treasurer Republican primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gudman	245,986	98.55
	Republican	Write-ins	3,608	1.45
Total votes			249,594	100

Independent Party primary

• Chris Telfer, former state senator^[1][5]

Results

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Oregon State Treasurer Independent primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Chris Telfer	19,708	80.67
	Independent	Write-ins	4,721	19.33
Total votes			24,429	100

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tobias Read (D)	Jeff Gudman (R)	Chris Telfer (I)	Undecided
	September 2–7, 2016	610	± 4.0%	25%	18%	9%	48%

Results

Oregon State Treasurer election, November 8, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobias Read	828,354	44.11%
	Republican	Jeff Gudman	776,513	41.35%
	Independent	Chris Telfer	176,892	9.42%
	Progressive	Chris Henry	92,663	4.93%
		Write-ins	3,497	0.19%
Total votes			1,877,919	100%

References

1. "Candidate Filing Search Results – State Treasurer". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
2. Theriault, Denis C. (July 8, 2015). . The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
3. "Official Results - May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes - State Treasurer County Totals". Oregon Secretary of State. State of Oregon. May 26, 2016.
4. The Associated Press (November 10, 2015). "Lake Oswego City Councilor Jeff Gudman to run for Oregon state treasurer". The Register-Guard. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
5. Kullgren, Ian K. (August 28, 2015). "Independent Party candidate announces bid for Oregon treasurer". The Oregonian (OregonLive.com). Retrieved February 18, 2016.
6. "Official Results 2016 General Election November 8, 2016". sos.oregon.gov. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2016.