See also: 2022 Oregon elections.
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Commissioner of Labor and Industries | |
| Election Name: | 2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Oregon Commissioner of Labor election |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Christina Stephenson (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Christina Stephenson |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan election |
| Popular Vote1: | 916,455 |
| Percentage1: | 60.7% |
| Nominee2: | Cheri Helt |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan election |
| Popular Vote2: | 582,609 |
| Percentage2: | 38.6% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| After Election: | Christina Stephenson |
| Before Election: | Val Hoyle |
The 2022 Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries election was held on November 8, 2022, in order to elect the Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries. The election was held on a nonpartisan basis. Nevertheless, Christina Stephenson was favored by the Democrats while Cheri Helt was favored by the Republicans.
Incumbent Commissioner Val Hoyle did not seek reelection in order to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Christina Stephenson was decisively elected to succeed her in the November runoff, defeating former state representative Cheri Helt.
The primary election was held on May 17, 2022. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, the top two placing candidates advanced to the general election in November.
Prior to the election, Chris Henry withdrew from the race and endorsed Christina Stephenson. However, his name remained on the ballot.[2]
While the position of Labor Commissioner is nonpartisan, Barker, Helt, and Neuman have run for office as Republicans, while Kulla and Stephenson are Democrats. Henry is a member of the Oregon Progressive Party.[3]
Although the position is officially nonpartisan, Stephenson was endorsed by Democratic Party officials, including gubernatorial nominee Tina Kotek and incumbent commissioner Val Hoyle. Helt was endorsed by Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan and independent gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson.[4]
Runoff results by county
| Christina StephensonDemocratic | Cheri HeltRepublican | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||
| Baker | 44.31% | 2,911 | 54.96% | 3,611 | |
| Benton | 69.87% | 24,969 | 29.45% | 10,526 | |
| Clackamas | 56.97% | 92,011 | 42.53% | 68,692 | |
| Clatsop | 61.00% | 9,077 | 38.49% | 5,728 | |
| Columbia | 50.99% | 11,021 | 48.21% | 10,421 | |
| Coos | 49.14% | 11,580 | 50.24% | 11,841 | |
| Crook | 35.62% | 3,902 | 63.32% | 6,935 | |
| Curry | 50.90% | 4,888 | 48.39% | 4,647 | |
| Deschutes | 49.16% | 44,867 | 50.45% | 46,050 | |
| Douglas | 45.23% | 17,709 | 53.75% | 21,047 | |
| Gilliam | 44.05% | 311 | 55.67% | 393 | |
| Grant | 39.23% | 1,178 | 59.47% | 1,786 | |
| Harney | 37.87% | 1,013 | 61.20% | 1,637 | |
| Hood River | 68.11% | 5,613 | 31.31% | 2,580 | |
| Jackson | 53.45% | 40,637 | 45.97% | 34,954 | |
| Jefferson | 43.00% | 3,410 | 56.22% | 4,458 | |
| Josephine | 42.53% | 13,570 | 56.74% | 18,103 | |
| Klamath | 39.86% | 8,515 | 59.41% | 12,690 | |
| Lake | 38.58% | 1,135 | 60.40% | 1,777 | |
| Lane | 64.85% | 88,088 | 34.27% | 46,549 | |
| Lincoln | 64.50% | 13,389 | 35.02% | 7,270 | |
| Linn | 46.60% | 21,857 | 52.44% | 24,592 | |
| Malheur | 42.13% | 2,946 | 57.34% | 4,010 | |
| Marion | 54.34% | 54,709 | 44.97% | 45,270 | |
| Morrow | 40.49% | 1,264 | 59.03% | 1,843 | |
| Multnomah | 80.26% | 240,296 | 19.20% | 57,487 | |
| Polk | 54.83% | 17,890 | 44.44% | 14,500 | |
| Sherman | 35.49% | 252 | 64.08% | 455 | |
| Tillamook | 58.31% | 6,232 | 40.79% | 4,360 | |
| Umatilla | 40.13% | 7,838 | 59.37% | 11,596 | |
| Union | 42.39% | 4,018 | 56.86% | 5,389 | |
| Wallowa | 42.08% | 1,430 | 57.24% | 1,945 | |
| Wasco | 53.66% | 4,619 | 45.76% | 3,939 | |
| Washington | 66.45% | 132,645 | 32.85% | 65,576 | |
| Wheeler | 36.57% | 207 | 62.72% | 355 | |
| Yamhill | 50.74% | 20,458 | 48.61% | 19,597 | |
Stephenson won 5 of 6 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[5]
| District | Stephenson | Helt | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69% | 30% | Suzanne Bonamici | ||||
| 45% | 54% | Cliff Bentz | ||||
| 75% | 25% | Earl Blumenauer | ||||
| 61% | 38% | Peter DeFazio (117th Congress) | ||||
| Val Hoyle (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 55% | 44% | Kurt Schrader (117th Congress) | ||||
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 59% | 41% | Andrea Salinas |