2020 Oregon Attorney General election

The 2020 Oregon Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of Oregon. 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.^[1] She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. This office is not subject to term limits, and Rosenblum won a third full term, defeating Republican activist Michael Cross who led an unsuccessful 2019 attempt to recall Governor Kate Brown.

2020 Oregon Attorney General election

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Candidate Ellen Rosenblum Michael Cross Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,264,716 934,357 Percentage 56.0% 41.3%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Rosenblum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Cross:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data

Attorney General before election Ellen Rosenblum Democratic Elected Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent Attorney General^[2][3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Rosenblum (incumbent)	483,273	99.04%
	Write-in		4,661	0.96%
Total votes			487,934	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Michael Cross, software designer and leader of an unsuccessful attempt to recall Governor Kate Brown in 2019^[5][6]

Withdrawn

• Daniel Zene Crowe, lawyer and Republican nominee for Attorney General in 2016 (withdrew candidacy effective March 13, 2020)^[5][7]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Cross	279,909	96.71%
	Write-in		9,537	3.29%
Total votes			289,446	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 17, 2020

Results

2020 Oregon Attorney General election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ellen Rosenblum (incumbent)	1,264,716	55.97%	+1.00%
	Republican	Michael Cross	934,357	41.35%	–0.31%
	Libertarian	Lars Hedbor	52,087	2.30%	−0.88%
	Write-in		8,490	0.38%	+0.19%
Total votes			2,259,650	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Rosenblum won four of five congressional districts.^[10]

District	Rosenblum	Cross	Representative
1st	61%	36%	Suzanne Bonamici
2nd	42%	56%	Cliff Bentz
3rd	74%	24%	Earl Blumenauer
4th	51%	47%	Peter DeFazio
5th	52%	45%	Kurt Schrader