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2024 Oregon Attorney General election

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2024 Oregon Attorney General election

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Reporting
83%
as of 3:45 p.m., November 8, 2024 PST
 
Candidate Dan Rayfield Will Lathrop
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,023,206 870,596
Percentage 54.03 45.97

County results
Rayfield:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Lathrop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election

Ellen Rosenblum
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Dan Rayfield
Democratic

The 2024 Oregon Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of Oregon. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Ellen Rosenblum was originally appointed to the role by former Governor John Kitzhaber on June 29, 2012, to finish the term of her predecessor John Kroger, who resigned from office.[1] She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. This office is not subject to term limits.[2] In September 2023, Rosenblum announced that she would not seek re-election to a fourth term.[3]

Primary elections took place May 21, 2024.[4] Democratic nominee Dan Rayfield won the general election on November 5, 2024.[5]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Results

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Results by county
  Rayfield
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Democratic primary results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Rayfield 318,313 75.71%
Democratic Shaina Pomerantz 102,146 24.29%
Total votes 420,459 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Michael Cross, businessman, candidate for attorney general in 2020, and candidate for governor in 2022[7]

Endorsements

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Will Lathrop

Results

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Results by county
  Lathrop
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Lathrop 190,995 64.57%
Republican Michael Cross 104,813 35.43%
Total votes 295,808 100.00%

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe D July 25, 2024

Post-primary endorsements

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Dan
Rayfield
Democratic
Will
Lathrop
Republican
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[22][A] October 16–17, 2024 716 (LV) ± 3.7% 46% 41% 13%

Results

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2024 Oregon Attorney General election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Rayfield 1,023,206 54.03
Republican Will Lathrop 870,596 45.97
Total votes

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References

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  1. ^ Cole, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d VanderHart, Dirk (September 19, 2023). "Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will not seek reelection". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Oregon elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Wilson, Conrad (November 6, 2024). "Democrat Dan Rayfield on track to be Oregon's next attorney general". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Terry, Lynne (October 11, 2023). "Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield running for attorney general". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Shumway, Julia (March 12, 2024). "Two Republican senators try for statewide office and other Oregon filing day surprises". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ AFL-CIO, Oregon (December 18, 2023). "Oregon AFL-CIO Endorses House Speaker Dan Rayfield for Oregon Attorney General". Oregon AFL-CIO. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024: Oregon Statewide Elections". Oregon Education Association. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Voters, Mark Your Ballots – Eugene Weekly". eugeneweekly.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Editorial endorsement May 2024: Voters should pick Rayfield, Lathrop in Democratic, Republican AG primaries". The Oregonian/OregonLive. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Mercury May 2024 Primary Election Endorsements: State Races". Portland Mercury. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "The Skanner News May 2024 Primary Endorsements". The Skanner News. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "WW's May 2024 Endorsements: Statewide". Willamette Week. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "May 21, 2024, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. May 21, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  16. ^ Shumway, Julia (September 25, 2023). "Republican Will Lathrop betting on voter unease with crime, drugs in Oregon attorney general race". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  17. ^ Jacobson, Louis (July 25, 2024). "2024's Races for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor: An Update". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  18. ^ Trifone, Emily (May 22, 2024). "DAGA Endorses Dan Rayfield for Oregon Attorney General Following Primary Win". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 Endorsements". Forward Party. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  20. ^ "Editorial endorsement November 2024: Elect Dan Rayfield as Oregon's next attorney general". The Oregonian. September 25, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  21. ^ "WW's Fall 2024 Endorsements: Statewide". Willamette Week. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  22. ^ Villeneuve, Andrew (October 22, 2024). "Democrat Dan Rayfield has a five point lead over Republican Will Lathrop for Oregon Attorney General, NPI poll finds". Northwest Progressive Institute.
  23. ^ "Election Live Results 2024". Oregon Public Broadcasting. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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