Next Statewide Election

Timeline of Events

Date	Event
Jan. 20, 2020	First day to file voter pamphlet statement
​Jan. 31, 2020	​*Major party presidential list announced
Mar. 10, 2020	Candidate filing deadline
Mar. 13, 2020	Candidate withdrawal deadline
Apr. 28, 2020	Voter registration deadline

*Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno released a preliminary list of candidates to appear on the 2020 Republican and Democratic Presidential Primary ballots for Oregon's May Primary election.

Oregon law gives the Secretary full discretion to place names on the ballot. Candidates who are not placed on the ballot by the Secretary have the opportunity to petition for inclusion by gathering signatures of 1,000 party members in each of five Oregon Congressional districts. 

The preliminary list is as follows, in alphabetical order: 

Republican Candidates: Donald Trump, Joe Walsh, Bill Weld 

Democratic Candidates: Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang.