1998 Oregon gubernatorial election

1998 Oregon gubernatorial election
	County results; Kitzhaber: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Sizemore: 50–60%
Governor before election; John Kitzhaber; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Kitzhaber; Democratic

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[]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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]

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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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[1] "OR Governor D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[2] "OR Governor R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[3] ttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6920722 Retrieved 2010-02-05

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