2016 Oregon Secretary of State election

2016 Oregon Secretary of State election

← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 →
 
Nominee Dennis Richardson Brad Avakian
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 903,623 834,529
Percentage 47.1% 43.5%

Richardson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Avakian:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%
     No data

Secretary of State before election

Jeanne Atkins
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Dennis Richardson
Republican

The 2016 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Oregon Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins declined to seek election; she was appointed in March 2015 following Kate Brown's ascension to the governorship.

Republican Dennis Richardson defeated Democrat Brad Avakian to become the first Republican elected to statewide office in Oregon since 2002, and the first to hold this office since 1985. As of 2024, this remains the last statewide election in Oregon won by a Republican.