2008 Oregon Secretary of State election

The 2008 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Democratic state senator Kate Brown defeated Republican journalist Rick Dancer.^[1]

2008 Oregon Secretary of State election

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Nominee Kate Brown Rick Dancer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 873,968 785,740 Percentage 50.99% 45.84%

County results Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80% Dancer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Bill Bradbury Democratic Elected Secretary of State Kate Brown Democratic

The incumbent in 2008, Bill Bradbury. His term expired on January 5, 2009.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Kate Brown, state senator
• Rick Metsger, state senator
• Vicki Walker, state senator
• Paul Damian Wells, electrical engineer

Results

Democratic Primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Brown	227,853	46.78
	Democratic	Rick Metsger	145,820	29.93
	Democratic	Vicki Walker	96,835	19.88
	Democratic	Paul Damian Wells	14,696	3.01
	Democratic	write-ins	1,842	0.37
Total votes			487,046	100

Republican primary

Candidates

• Rick Dancer, journalist^[2]

Results

Republican Primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Dancer	253,334	98.72
	Republican	write-ins	3,281	1.27
Total votes			256,615	100

Other candidates

• Seth Alan Woolley (Libertarian), software engineer^[3]

Results

Oregon Secretary of State – General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Brown	873,968	50.99
	Republican	Rick Dancer	785,740	45.84
	Pacific Green	Seth Alan Woolley	51,271	2.99
		write-ins	2,740	0.15
Total votes			1,684,115	100