Oregon Attorney General election, 2020

Elections in Oregon, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 13
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: N/A (vote-by-mail)
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Election details
Filing deadline: March 10, 2020
Primary: May 19, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Ellen Rosenblum (D)
How to vote
Poll times: No polling hours (vote-by-mail) Voting in Oregon
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Oregon held an election for attorney general on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for May 19, 2020. The filing deadline was March 10, 2020.

Incumbent Ellen Rosenblum won election in the general election for Attorney General of Oregon.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Oregon did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Oregon

Incumbent Ellen Rosenblum defeated Michael Cross and Lars Hedbor in the general election for Attorney General of Oregon on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Rosenblum (D / Working Families Party / Independent)	56.0	1,264,716
		Michael Cross (R)	41.3	934,357
		Lars Hedbor (L)	2.3	52,087
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	8,490

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,259,650
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oregon

Incumbent Ellen Rosenblum advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oregon on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Rosenblum	99.0	483,273
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	4,661

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 487,934
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Oregon

Michael Cross advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Oregon on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Cross	96.7	279,909
		Other/Write-in votes	3.3	9,537

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,446
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Oregon

Lars Hedbor advanced from the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Oregon on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Lars Hedbor (L)

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Past elections

2016

See also: Oregon Attorney General election, 2016

The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016.

Incumbent Ellen Rosenblum defeated Daniel Crowe and Lars D.H. Hedbor in the Oregon attorney general election.

Oregon Attorney General, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Working Families/Independent Party of Oregon	Ellen Rosenblum Incumbent	55.07%	1,011,761
	Republican	Daniel Crowe	41.74%	766,753
	Libertarian	Lars D.H. Hedbor	3.19%	58,609
Total Votes				1,837,123
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

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2012 See also: Oregon attorney general election, 2012 Democrat Ellen Rosenblum defeated three opponents in the general election on November 6, 2012. Rosenblum was the incumbent heading into the general election, having been appointed in June 2012 to finish the unexpired of ex-Attorney General John Kroger, who resigned to become president of Reed College. Attorney General of Oregon General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ellen Rosenblum Incumbent 56.3% 917,627      Republican James Buchal 39.2% 639,363      Libertarian James Leuenberger 2.8% 45,451      Progressive Chris Henry 1.7% 28,187 Total Votes 1,630,628 Election results via Oregon Secretary of State

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