Political party strength in Oregon
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oregon:
- Governor
- Oregon Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- State Treasurer
- Commissioner of Labor and Industries
- Superintendent of Public Instruction (before 2012)
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State delegation to the U.S. Senate
- State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Pre-statehood (1845–1858)
[edit]| Year | Executive offices[1] | Provisional/Territorial Legislature | U. S. Congress | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Secretary of State | Treasurer | Council | House | Delegate | |
| Provisional Government of Oregon | ||||||
| 1845 | George Abernethy[a] | |||||
| 1846 | ||||||
| 1847 | ||||||
| Oregon Territory | ||||||
| 1848 | Joseph Lane (D)[b] | Theophilus R. Magruder (W) | James Taylor | |||
| 1849 | Kintzing Prichette (D) | 9? D | 5D, 1W, 11? | Samuel Thurston (D) | ||
| 1850 | Kintzing Prichette (D)[c] | 9? | 5D, 1W, 11? | |||
| John P. Gaines (W)[b] | Edward D. Hamilton (W) | |||||
| 1851 | Levi A. Rice | 4D, 5? | 7D, 2W, 13? | Joseph Lane (D) | ||
| William W. Buck | ||||||
| 1852 | John D. Boon (D) | 4D, 4W | 13D, 7W, 5Fed | |||
| 1853 | 8D, 1W | 22D, 4W | ||||
| Joseph Lane (D)[c] | George Law Curry (D) | |||||
| George Law Curry (D)[c] | ||||||
| John Wesley Davis (D)[b] | ||||||
| 1854 | 7D, 2W | 23D, 6W | ||||
| George Law Curry (D)[b] | ||||||
| 1855 | Benjamin F. Harding (D) | Nathaniel H. Lane | 7D, 2W | 27D, 3W | ||
| 1856 | John D. Boon (D) | 7D, 2W | 23D, 3W, 4? | |||
| 1857 | 6D, 3W | 19D, 11W | ||||
| 1858 | 6D, 2W, 1? | 27D, 6R | ||||
Statehood (1859–present)
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Meetings at Champoeg led up to the first constitution of the Oregon Country, and several petitions for U.S. territorial status. The resulting acts also created this body as a provisional government for the region. The first executives of this government were a three-person elected committee known as the Executive Committee. In 1845, elections for a chief executive were held.
- ^ a b c d Governor of Oregon Territory appointed by the President of the United States.
- ^ a b c Acting territorial governor.
- ^ The exact title of the official chiefly responsible for enforcement of labor and related laws has varied through its existence, beginning with Labor Commissioner in 1903, becoming Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Inspector of Factories and Workshops in 1918, then Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor in 1930, and finally Commissioner of Labor and Industries in 1979.
- ^ Office of Attorney General established by statute on May 20, 1891.
- ^ Office of Labor Commissioner established by statute on June 2, 1903.
- ^ Prior to 1872, the governor was ex officio the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Legislative Assembly established Superintendent of Public Instruction as a separate office by statute in February 1872.[2]
- ^ a b c Legislature failed to elected a senator.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Died in office.
- ^ Election successfully contested by George K. Shiel July 30, 1861.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Appointed to fill a vacancy.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Resigned.
- ^ A Democrat-turned-Independent, John C. Drain, was elected Speaker, and the Independents organized the chamber with the help of Democrats.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Assumed office following the death or resignation of predecessor.
- ^ A Democrat, James Knox Weatherford, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents and renegade Republicans.
- ^ A Democrat, John M. Thompson, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized the chamber with the help of Independents.
- ^ Elected on a Democratic–Populist fusion ticket.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Appointed to fill a vacancy, and subsequently elected in his or her own right.
- ^ a b Due to splits between factions of the Republican Party, the Legislative Assembly did not organize for this session.
- ^ Resigned as lieutenant governor on May 28, 1920, after assuming the governorship in 1919.
- ^ a b Appointed to office, having already been elected to the next term.
- ^ a b Killed in the 1947 Oregon Beechcraft Bonanza crash.
- ^ Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the Legislative Assembly, effective with the 1942 election.
- ^ Assumed office following the death or resignation of predecessor, and subsequently elected in his or her own right.
- ^ Changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent in 1952.
- ^ Changed party affiliation from Independent to Democratic in 1955.
- ^ a b c Resigned after election as governor.
- ^ After 11 days of tied votes over organization of the chamber, one the twelfth day the two parties elected Democrat Boyd Overhulse as President, and organized the chamber on a bipartisan basis.[6][7][8]
- ^ No election for Superintendent of Public Instruction held in 1962, due to legislative statute making the office appointive. Elections resumed in 1966 after the Oregon Supreme Court overturned the statute in 1965.
- ^ The Independent from the 1975 session switched their party affiliation to Democratic.
- ^ Initially elected in special election.
- ^ Office converted from partisan to nonpartisan by the 1995 Legislative Assembly.
- ^ A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with Democrats choosing Peter Courtney to be the president, Republicans choosing Lenn Hannon as president pro tempore, and all committees and chairmanships split evenly between the parties.
- ^ Won re-election to fourth term in 2014 but resigned on February 13, 2015 effective February 18, 2015.
- ^ A power-sharing agreement was negotiated, with Democrats choosing Arnie Roblan to be their Co-Speaker, Republicans choosing Bruce Hanna as their Co-Speaker, and all committees and chairmanships split evenly between the parties.
- ^ Elected position eliminated by state law. Governor serves as Superintendent and appoints a deputy to oversee the duties of the office.[11]
- ^ Sen. Brian Boquist left the Republican Party on registered as a member of the Independent Party of Oregon.
- ^ Senator Brian Boquist left the Independent Party of Oregon, re-registering as a Republican and re-joining the Republican caucus.
- ^ Representative Charlie Conrad left the Republican Party on June 20, 2024 and registered as a member of the Independent Party of Oregon.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Oregon Secretary of State, Archives Division. "Earliest Authorities in Oregon History" (PDF). Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Oregon Department of Education Administrative Overview". Oregon State Archives. April 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ a b Oregon Department of Education. "Superintendent Tenures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ p.98-100
- ^ Oregon Department of Education. "Superintendent Tenures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "The Times November 9 Page 3". tbv.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Matheny, Susan. "Overhulse documents donated to museum". pamplinmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ a b Mapes, Jeff (March 9, 2010). "Governor Ted Kulongoski names Ted Wheeler as next Oregon treasurer". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ Cole, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Senate Bill 552 (text): Relating to Superintendent of Public Instruction". Oregon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "2018 Oregon Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State". opb. Retrieved 2021-06-24.