1994 Oregon gubernatorial election

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

Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 17, 1994.

Democratic party Candidates John Kitzhaber, former member of Oregon State Senate Paul Damian Wells

Results

Republican party Candidates Craig Berkman, businessman and former Chair of the Oregon Republican Party Jack Feder, businessman Donald Goff John E. Jewkes Bradford William Nudd Denny Smith, former representative from Oregon's 5th congressional district

Results

General election Candidates John Kitzhaber, Democratic Denny Smith, Republican Ed Hickam, American Danford P. Vander Ploeg, Libertarian

Polling Source Date JohnKitzhaber (D) DennySmith (R) KPTV September 11, 1994 50% 29%

Results

Results by county County John KitzhaberDemocratic Denny SmithRepublican Ed HickamAmerican Danford P.Vander PloegLibertarian ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Baker3,60844.39%4,00850.30%2473.04%901.11%951.17%-480-5.91%8,128Benton19,04759.49%10,97834.29%1,2333.85%6371.99%1220.38%8,06925.20%32,017Clackamas65,45450.68%54,50742.20%7,1875.56%1,9591.52%420.03%10,9478.48%129,149Clatsop7,62355.17%5,28338.24%6694.84%2141.55%280.20%2,34016.94%13,817Columbia7,90548.97%6,68341.40%1,2017.44%3091.91%450.28%1,2227.57%16,143Coos11,08943.76%12,47949.25%1,1334.47%5222.06%1170.46%-1,390-5.49%25,340Crook2,21134.22%3,78558.57%3094.78%1171.81%400.62%-1,574-24.36%6,462Curry3,43237.42%5,23657.09%2953.22%1842.01%250.27%-1,804-19.67%9,172Deschutes17,52746.54%18,06747.98%1,4433.83%5621.49%580.15%-540-1.43%37,657Douglas14,711037.41%22,39656.96%1,4503.69%6431.64%1220.31%-7,686-19.55%39,321Gilliam41245.88%44249.22%323.56%121.34%00.00%-30-3.34%898Grant88025.97%2,33668.95%952.80%451.33%320.94%-1,456-42.98%3,388Harney80528.17%1,91066.83%1033.60%301.05%100.35%-1,105-38.66%2,858Hood River3,33949.31%2,98144.03%3535.21%921.36%60.09%3585.29%6,771Jackson28,07543.71%32,91451.24%2,0483.19%1,1651.81%320.05%-4,839-7.53%64,234Jefferson2,14641.63%2,63951.19%2875.57%741.44%90.17%-493-9.56%5,155Josephine9,99336.67%15,51056.92%1,0763.95%5682.08%1020.37%-5,517-20.25%27,249Klamath6,60930.50%13,80563.72%8553.95%3221.49%750.35%-7,196-33.21%21,666Lake80424.71%2,30870.93%852.61%391.20%180.55%-1,504-46.22%3,254Lane71,38358.46%42,16634.53%5,5924.58%2,8052.30%1510.12%29,21723.93%122,097Lincoln9,79154.30%6,86938.10%9125.06%4492.49%100.06%2,92216.21%18,031Linn14,33538.45%19,68752.80%2,5616.87%6821.83%210.06%-5,352-14.35%37,286Malheur1,82421.79%6,28475.07%1591.90%981.17%60.07%-4,460-53.28%8,371Marion43,77945.21%47,06548.60%4,4274.57%1,1351.17%4300.44%-3,286-3.39%96,836Morrow1,15739.95%1,53052.83%1625.59%431.48%40.14%-373-12.88%2,896Multnomah156,72064.86%68,00528.14%12,3775.12%3,8651.60%6600.27%88,71536.72%241,627Polk10,28044.71%11,42449.69%9664.20%3111.35%100.04%-1,144-4.98%22,991Sherman41142.81%47949.90%505.21%181.88%20.21%-68-7.08%960Tillamook5,19951.95%3,89938.96%7427.41%1501.50%180.18%-1,300-12.99%10,008Umatilla7,18938.97%10,23055.46%8084.38%2181.18%20.01%-3,041-16.49%18,447Union3,77037.91%5,60256.34%4044.06%1631.64%50.05%-1,832-18.42%9,944Wallowa87424.57%2,52070.85%832.33%491.38%310.87%-1,646-46.27%3,557Wasco4,69250.74%3,79841.07%6136.63%1271.37%170.18%8949.67%9,247Washington72,74752.79%56,04540.67%6,8744.99%2,0541.49%740.05%-16,702-12.12%137,794Wheeler21529.53%46263.46%324.40%172.34%20.27%-247-33.93%728Yamhill12,04843.79%13,46248.93%1,5865.76%4151.51%00.00%-1,414-5.14%27,511Total622,08350.95%517,87442.41%58,4494.79%20,1831.65%2,4210.20%104,2098.53%1,221,010

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Columbia Hood River

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Coos Yamhill

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