2012 Oregon State Treasurer election

The 2012 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Ted Wheeler was re-elected to a full term after being appointed to the role in 2010 by Governor Ted Kulongoski due to the death of Ben Westlund and then being elected to finish the term.[1][2]

2012 Oregon State Treasurer election

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Candidate Ted Wheeler Thomas B. Cox
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 955,213 609,989
Percentage 57.83% 36.93%

County results
Wheeler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Cox:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

State Treasurer before election

Ted Wheeler
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Ted Wheeler
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Oregon State Treasurer Democratic primary, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Wheeler 272,278 99.50
Democratic Write-ins 1,365 0.49
Total votes 273,643 100

Republican primary

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Oregon State Treasurer Republican primary, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas B. Cox 12,885 53.19
Republican Write-ins 11,337 46.80
Total votes 24,222 100

Results

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Oregon State Treasurer election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ted Wheeler (incumbent) 955,213 57.83%
Republican Thomas Cox 609,989 36.93%
Progressive Cameron Whitten 38,762 2.34%
Libertarian John F. Mahler 30,002 1.81%
Constitution Michael Paul Marsh 15,415 0.93%
Write-in 2,181 0.13%
Total votes 1,651,562 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by congressional districts

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Wheeler won 4 of 5 congressional districts.[5]

District Wheeler Cox Representative
1st 60% 35% Suzanne Bonamici
2nd 44% 50% Greg Walden
3rd 74% 21% Earl Blumenauer
4th 54% 40% Peter DeFazio
5th 55% 40% Kurt Schrader

References

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  1. ^ "Oregon Secretary of State". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Jeff Mapes | The (March 10, 2010). "Ted Wheeler's appointment as state treasurer sets off filing day frenzy". oregonlive. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Content Manager WebDrawer - 2012 Primary Election Official Results". records.sos.state.or.us. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Content Manager WebDrawer - 2012 General Election Official Results". records.sos.state.or.us. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.