1994 Oregon gubernatorial election

1994 Oregon gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Kitzhaber Denny Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 622,083 517,874
Percentage 51.0% 42.4%

County results
Kitzhaber:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Barbara Roberts
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Kitzhaber
Democratic

The 1994 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1994. Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber won the election, defeating Republican Denny Smith.

Polling

Source Date John
Kitzhaber (D)
Denny
Smith (R)
KPTV September 11, 1994 50% 29%

Results

Official results are as follows:[1]

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Kitzhaber 622,083 50.95%
Republican Denny Smith 517,874 42.41%
American Ed Hickam 58,449 4.79%
Libertarian Danford P. Vander Ploeg 20,183 1.65%
Independent Write-ins 2,421 0.20%
Total votes 1,221,010 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Oregon". www.uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved February 9, 2010.