2008 Oregon Secretary of State election

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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

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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]

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

References

1. ^ "Oregon Secretary of State - Elections History". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
2. ^ snoadmin; Emerald, Daily (2008-09-30). "Rick Dancer surprises as Secretary of State candidate". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
3. ^ "Seth Woolley's Website". swoolley.org. Retrieved 2025-01-28.