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Wayne Morse for US Senate - 1950

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): August 2010
Primary: May 2010

This page was last updated on December 29, 2008


STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2010:

GOVERNOR:
[ Ted Kulongoski (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Earl Blumenauer (D) - Congressman, Ex-Portland City Councilman, Ex-Multnomah County Commissioner & Ex-State Rep.
Eileen Brady (D) - Businesswoman
Susan Castillo (D) - State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-TV Journalist
Peter DeFazio (D) - Congressman, Ex-Lane County Commissioner & Ex-Congressional Aide
Randall Edwards (D) - Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-International Trade Consultant
John Kitzhaber (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Physician
Ted Wheeler (D) - Multnomah County Commission President & Ex-Banker
Allen Alley (R) - Businessman, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '08 State Treasurer Nominee
Rick Dancer (R) - Retired TV News Anchor & '08 Secretary of State Nominee
Gordon Smith (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-State Senate President, Businessman & Attorney
Greg Walden (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State House Majority Leader & Radio Station Owner

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is officially a non-partisan post.)
[ Susan Castillo (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
(Note: Commissioner is officially a non-partisan post.)
Brad Avakian (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Charles Sprague - 1938

Next Elections for the Following Statewide Offices are in 2012:

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Bill Bradbury (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
Kate Brown (D) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney

STATE TREASURER:
[ Randall Edwards (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
Ben Westlund (D) - State Sen., Agribusinessman, Ex-Republican & '06 Governor Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Hardy Myers (D)* - Term-Limited in 2008. ]
John Kroger (D) - Law Professor, Ex-Assistant US Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & USMC Veteran


STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus )

State Senate
- ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )


U.S. SENATOR:

[ Gordon Smith (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Jeff Merkley (D) - State House Speaker, Ex-Non Profit Group Executive & Ex-Congressional Budget Analyst

Robert Stanfield for US Senator - 1920

Ron Wyden (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.
Pavel Goberman (D) - Fitness Instructor, Machinist & Frequent Candidate


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
David Wu (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Greg Walden (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Homer Angell - 1940

District 3:
Earl Blumenauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Peter DeFazio (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
[ Darlene Hooley (D)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Kurt Schrader (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Veterinarian & Farmer


Les AuCoin for US Senate - 1992

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
Libertarian Party of Oregon
Pacific Green Party of Oregon
Oregon Independent Party
Independent American Party of Oregon
Oregon Patriot Party
Oregon Republican Party
Socialist Party of Oregon
Oregon Working Families Party


STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office


John Kitzhaber for Governor - 1994

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Albany Democrat-Herald
Ashland Daily Tidings
Bend Bulletin
Blue Oregon (Liberal)
BrainstormNW Magazine
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Curry Coastal Pilot
Curry County Reporter
Daily Astorian
Democracy for Oregon (Liberal)
East Oregonian (Pendleton)
Eugene Register-Guard
Eugene Weekly (Alternative)
Gresham Outlook
Hermiston Herald
KATU TV-2 (ABC - Portland)
KOTI TV-2 (NBC - Klamath Falls)
KGW TV-8 (NBC - Portland)
Klamath Falls Herald & News
KMTR TV-16 (NBC - Eugene)
KOIN TV-6 (CBS - Portland)
KVAL TV (CBS - Eugene)
Lebanon Express
Lincoln City News-Guard
Medford Mail Tribune
McMinnville News-Register
Newport Times-News
ORblogs
PolitickerOR.com
Portland Business Journal
Portland Oregonian
- (Politics Section)
Portland Skanner (Alternative)
Portland Tribune
Roseburg News-Review
Salem Statesman-Journal
Seaside Signal
Sisters Nugget
Springfield News
Tillamook Headlight-Herald
Wallowa County Chieftain
Willamette Weekly (Alternative)
Woodburn Independent
The World (South Coast)

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