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.

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

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.^{[title missing]}