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2024 Oregon Attorney General election
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. She was elected to a full term in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. This office is not subject to term limits. In September 2023, Rosenblum announced that she would not seek re-election to a fourth term.
Primary elections took place May 21, 2024. Democratic nominee Dan Rayfield won the general election on November 5, 2024.
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Dan Rayfield, former speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives (2022–2024)
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Shaina Pomerantz, former civil rights investigator at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
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Marc Abrams, assistant attorney-in-charge in the Civil Litigation Section at the Oregon Department of Justice and former chair of the Oregon Democratic Party (1997–1999)
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Kate Lieber, majority leader of the Oregon Senate (2023–present)
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Ellen Rosenblum, incumbent attorney general (2012–present)
Results by county .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Rayfield 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 318,313 | 75.71% | |
| Democratic | 102,146 | 24.29% | |
| 420,459 | 100.00% |
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Will Lathrop, executive country director at International Justice Mission
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Michael Cross, businessman, candidate for attorney general in 2020, and candidate for governor in 2022
Results by county Lathrop 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 190,995 | 64.57% | |
| Republican | 104,813 | 35.43% | |
| 295,808 | 100.00% |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely D | November 1, 2024 |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderators | Link | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2024 | KOIN 6 | Ken Boddie | P | P |
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Marginof error | DanRayfieldDemocratic | WillLathropRepublican | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 16–17, 2024 | 716 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 46% | 41% | 13% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1,156,489 | 54.37% | –1.60% | |
| Republican | 967,964 | 45.51% | +4.16% | |
| Write-in | 2,612 | 0.12% | –0.26% | |
| 2,127,065 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| County | Dan RayfieldDemocratic | Will LathropRepublican | Write-inVarious | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | 2,190 | 23.53% | 7,107 | 76.35% | 11 | 0.12% | -4,917 | -52.83% | 9,308 |
| Benton | 32,110 | 66.45% | 16,135 | 33.39% | 75 | 0.16% | 15,975 | 33.06% | 48,320 |
| Clackamas | 117,934 | 51.12% | 112,444 | 48.74% | 324 | 0.14% | 5,490 | 2.38% | 230,702 |
| Clatsop | 11,846 | 53.78% | 10,156 | 46.10% | 26 | 0.12% | 1,690 | 7.67% | 22,028 |
| Columbia | 12,316 | 41.49% | 17,328 | 58.37% | 42 | 0.14% | -5,012 | -16.88% | 29,686 |
| Coos | 13,197 | 38.79% | 20,793 | 61.11% | 34 | 0.10% | -7,596 | -22.33% | 34,024 |
| Crook | 3,607 | 23.06% | 12,007 | 76.77% | 27 | 0.17% | -8,400 | -53.71% | 15,641 |
| Curry | 5,430 | 40.26% | 8,047 | 59.67% | 9 | 0.07% | -2,617 | -19.41% | 13,486 |
| Deschutes | 62,109 | 51.36% | 58,748 | 48.58% | 73 | 0.06% | 3,361 | 2.78% | 120,930 |
| Douglas | 17,664 | 29.78% | 41,561 | 70.08% | 83 | 0.14% | -23,897 | -40.29% | 59,308 |
| Gilliam | 274 | 24.86% | 828 | 75.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -554 | -50.27% | 1,102 |
| Grant | 792 | 18.69% | 3,441 | 81.19% | 5 | 0.12% | -2,649 | -62.51% | 4,238 |
| Harney | 763 | 19.12% | 3,220 | 80.68% | 8 | 0.20% | -2,457 | -61.56% | 3,991 |
| Hood River | 7,721 | 64.28% | 4,274 | 35.58% | 16 | 0.13% | 3,447 | 28.70% | 12,011 |
| Jackson | 50,904 | 44.74% | 62,813 | 55.20% | 67 | 0.06% | -11,909 | -10.47% | 113,784 |
| Jefferson | 3,727 | 33.14% | 7,507 | 66.75% | 12 | 0.11% | -3,780 | -33.61% | 11,246 |
| Josephine | 15,814 | 33.73% | 31,013 | 66.15% | 54 | 0.12% | -15,199 | -32.42% | 46,881 |
| Klamath | 9,268 | 27.42% | 24,509 | 72.51% | 23 | 0.07% | -15,241 | -45.09% | 33,800 |
| Lake | 672 | 16.55% | 3,382 | 83.30% | 6 | 0.15% | -2,710 | -66.75% | 4,060 |
| Lane | 118,333 | 59.25% | 81,043 | 40.58% | 340 | 0.17% | 37,290 | 18.67% | 199,716 |
| Lincoln | 16,370 | 57.46% | 12,085 | 42.42% | 36 | 0.13% | 4,285 | 15.04% | 28,491 |
| Linn | 24,418 | 36.36% | 42,661 | 63.53% | 73 | 0.11% | -18,243 | -27.17% | 67,152 |
| Malheur | 2,730 | 25.90% | 7,802 | 74.03% | 7 | 0.07% | -5,072 | -48.13% | 10,539 |
| Marion | 69,435 | 46.49% | 79,750 | 53.40% | 162 | 0.11% | -10,315 | -6.91% | 149,347 |
| Morrow | 1,086 | 24.25% | 3,388 | 75.66% | 4 | 0.09% | -2,302 | -51.41% | 4,478 |
| Multnomah | 309,113 | 78.72% | 82,932 | 21.12% | 640 | 0.16% | 226,181 | 57.60% | 392,685 |
| Polk | 20,469 | 44.99% | 24,980 | 54.91% | 44 | 0.10% | -4,511 | -9.92% | 45,493 |
| Sherman | 202 | 18.21% | 905 | 81.61% | 2 | 0.18% | -703 | -63.39% | 1,109 |
| Tillamook | 7,305 | 47.70% | 7,998 | 52.22% | 12 | 0.08% | -693 | -4.52% | 15,315 |
| Umatilla | 8,613 | 29.24% | 20,814 | 70.66% | 28 | 0.10% | -12,201 | -41.42% | 29,455 |
| Union | 3,748 | 26.98% | 10,133 | 72.95% | 9 | 0.06% | -6,385 | -45.97% | 13,890 |
| Wallowa | 1,258 | 24.98% | 3,776 | 74.97% | 3 | 0.06% | -2,518 | -49.99% | 5,037 |
| Wasco | 5,617 | 44.36% | 7,030 | 55.52% | 15 | 0.12% | -1,413 | -11.16% | 12,662 |
| Washington | 175,184 | 62.29% | 105,751 | 37.60% | 306 | 0.11% | 69,433 | 24.69% | 281,241 |
| Wheeler | 185 | 22.45% | 639 | 77.55% | 0 | 0.00% | -454 | -55.10% | 824 |
| Yamhill | 24,085 | 43.72% | 30,964 | 56.21% | 36 | 0.07% | -6,879 | -12.49% | 55,085 |
- Marion (largest city: Salem)
- Tillamook (largest city: Tillamook)
Rayfield won five of six congressional districts.
| District | Rayfield | Lathrop | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65% | 35% | Suzanne Bonamici | |
| 34% | 66% | Cliff Bentz | |
| 71% | 29% | Earl Blumenauer (118th Congress) | |
| Maxine Dexter (119th Congress) | |||
| 54% | 46% | Val Hoyle | |
| 51% | 49% | Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress) | |
| Janelle Bynum (119th Congress) | |||
| 52% | 48% | Andrea Salinas |
- 2024 Oregon elections
Official campaign websites
- Will Lathrop (R) for Attorney General
- Dan Rayfield (D) for Attorney General
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