2012 Oregon State Treasurer election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/50px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png)
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| | | Candidate | Ted Wheeler | Thomas B. Cox | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 955,213 | 609,989 | Percentage | 57.83% | 36.93% | |
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State Treasurer before election Ted Wheeler Democratic | Elected State Treasurer Ted Wheeler Democratic | |
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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]
References
- ^ "Oregon Secretary of State". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Content Manager WebDrawer - 2012 Primary Election Official Results". records.sos.state.or.us. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Content Manager WebDrawer - 2012 General Election Official Results". records.sos.state.or.us. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.