Oregon elections, 2016

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.

Hillary Clinton won the state's 7 electoral votes.

All five of Oregon's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2016. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, won re-election.

Incumbent Democratic senior Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to a fourth full term in office.

Incumbent Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum (D) was re-elected.

No Independent Party candidates filed to run in the primary.

This election determined who fills the remaining two years of the term of Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in 2015. The incumbent governor is Democrat Kate Brown, who succeeded to the governor's office as Oregon Secretary of State. Brown won re-election; the next gubernatorial election is in 2018.

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown's ascension to the governorship.

Dennis Richardson (R) defeated Brad Avakian (D), marking the first time a Republican was elected to statewide office in Oregon since 2002.

Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) is term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.

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