Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 249.048 (2026)

Unsuccessful candidate not eligible as candidate

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249.048 Unsuccessful candidate not eligible as candidate. A candidate for nomination of a major political party to a public office who fails to receive the nomination may not be the candidate of any other political party or a nonaffiliated candidate for the same office at the succeeding general election. The filing officer may not certify the name of the candidate. [Formerly 249.420; 2005 c.797 §62]

249.050 [Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231]

249.051 [1957 c.608 §70; 1979 c.190 §115; renumbered 249.076]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1988–1999 · leading case: Cooley v. Keisling, 45 F. Supp. 2d 818 (D. Or. 1999).

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Cooley v. Keisling, 45 F. Supp. 2d 818 (D. Or. 1999). · cites it 5× “§ 249.048, which states: No candidate for nomination of a major political party to a public office who fails to receive the nomination shall be entitled to be the candidate of any other political party or to become an independent candidate for the same office at the succeeding…”

Libertarian Party of Oregon v. Roberts, 750 P.2d 1147 (Or. 1988). · cites it 2× “The "defeated candidate" statute, ORS 249.048, prohibits a loser of a major-party primary from becoming a candidate for the same office for which the major-party nomination was sought.”

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