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2024 IPO ELECTIONS
* updated 5/8/2024
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THE APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSED FOR PARTISAN RACES ON 6/24. THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR 2026 CANDIDATE RACES IS NOT YET OPEN.
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Notice to candidates: The Independent Party may be recognized as a Major Political Party in 2026. If that occurs, a candidate will need to be registered as an Independent Party member no later than September 11, 2025 in order to qualify as a candidate on the ballot.
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Nominations for Federal (Congress, US Senate), Statewide and State Legislative Office​
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The 2024 process for nominating to federal, statewide and state legislative office is complete. On July 14th, the IPO Nominating Caucus met and nominated the following candidates for public office.
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Issues Endorsements
Groups seeking endorsements on ballot initiatives or local referenda are asked to use this site's contact form.
Special Elections and local offices
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The Independent Party of Oregon State Council will consider endorsing in special elections for the 2022 or 2024 election cycle on an emergency basis. Members or candidates interested in the party taking a position in special elections for local races other than school board are asked to contact us through the site contact form.
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PAST ELECTIONS
2022
Partisan Offices
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The Independent Party of Oregon completed its normal 2022 non-partisan nomination process on 8/22. Non-partisan endorsees included Christina Stephenson for Labor Commissioner, Morgan Schmidt for Deschutes County Commissioner, Beth Wytoski for Yamhill County Commissioner, Clay Bearnson for Medford City Council, Sal Peralta for McMinnville City Council.
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The Independent Party of Oregon completed its 2022 partisan nomination process on July 17th. The nominee list is here.
2020
Partisan Offices
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The Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) completed its 2020 Presidential Preference poll and election for statewide offices on May 12th, 2020.