1974 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1974 Oregon gubernatorial election

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  Robert William "Bob" Straub in 1968 running for State Treasurer, from- Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1968 (page 52 crop).jpg Victor Atiyeh 1974.jpg
Nominee Robert Straub Victor Atiyeh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 444,812 324,751
Percentage 57.7% 42.1%

1974 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results:

Straub:      50–60%      60–70%

Atiyeh:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Tom McCall
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert Straub
Democratic

The 1974 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Robert Straub defeated Republican nominee Victor Atiyeh.

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Republican[]

  • Victor G. Atiyeh, state representative
  • H. Clay Myers Jr., Oregon Secretary of State

Election results[]

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1974[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert W. Straub 444,812 57.73%
Republican Victor G. Atiyeh 324,751 42.14%
write-ins 1,011 0.13%
Total votes 770,574 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References[]

  1. ^ "OR Governor Race - Nov 2, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
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