1998 Oregon gubernatorial election
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County results Kitzhaber: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sizemore: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber easily defeated Republican Bill Sizemore to win a second term. Kitzhaber won 35 out of 36 counties, the only county won by Sizemore was Malheur County. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in Oregon in which the margin of victory was in double digits. It is also the most recent election in which any county in Eastern Oregon voted for the Democratic nominee.
Democratic primary[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Kitzhaber | 271,781 | 87.74% | |
Democratic | Dave Foley | 23,870 | 7.71% | |
Democratic | Paul Damian Wells | 14,094 | 4.55% | |
Total votes | 309,745 | 100.00% |
Republican primary[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Sizemore | 108,036 | 52.16% | |
Republican | Walter Huss | 39,186 | 18.93% | |
Republican | Jeffrey Brady | 34,460 | 16.64% | |
Republican | Bill Spidal | 25,373 | 12.25% | |
Total votes | 207,055 | 100.00% |
Results[]
Official results from the Oregon Secretary of State are as follows:[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Kitzhaber (incumbent) | 717,061 | 64.42% | |
Republican | Bill Sizemore | 334,001 | 30.01% | |
Libertarian | Richard P. Burke | 20,200 | 1.81% | |
Pacific Green | Blair Bobier | 15,843 | 1.42% | |
Reform | Roger G. Weidner | 10,144 | 0.91% | |
Natural Law | Patti Steurer | 7,823 | 0.70% | |
Socialist | Trey Smith | 5,772 | 0.52% | |
Independent | Write-ins | 2,254 | 0.20% | |
Total votes | 1,113,098 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
References[]
- ^ "OR Governor D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "OR Governor R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6920722 Retrieved 2010-02-05
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