2012 Oregon State Treasurer election

2012 Oregon State Treasurer election

November 6, 2012

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

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]

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

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

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. "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.