1998 Oregon gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1998 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 1994 Oregon gubernatorial election 1994 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election 2002 November 3, 1998 File:John Kitzhaber.jpg 150x150px John Kitzhaber Democratic Party (United States) 717,061 64.42% File:Bill Sizemore (April 2012).jpg Bill Sizemore Republican Party (United States) 334,001 30.01% 1998 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsKitzhaber: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Sizemore: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor John Kitzhaber Democratic Party (United States) John Kitzhaber Democratic Party (United States) The 1998 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat 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 only gubernatorial election since 1982 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 or Southern Oregon voted for the Democratic nominee, and the most recent gubernatorial election in which a candidate would win while carrying the majority of the state's counties. Sizemore ran again for governor in 2010 and 2022 and lost the Republican primary both times.2022-05-17 Oregon Primary Election Results en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/17/us/elections/results-oregon.html 2022-05-20 0362-4331 This election was the first time where an incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon was re-elected since 1906. Primary election Oregon held primary elections on May 19, 1998. Democratic party Candidates Dave Foley, retired engineerVoters' Pamphlet State of Oregon Primary Election May 19, 1998 1998 Oregon Secretary of State https://digitalcollections.library.oregon.gov/nodes/view/24588 12 April 2026 John Kitzhaber, incumbent governor Paul Damian Wells, anti-political party activist Results Democratic primary resultsOfficial Results May 18, 1998 Primary Election https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6937381 Oregon Secretary of State 12 April 2026 John Kitzhaber (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 271,781 87.74% Dave Foley Democratic Party (United States) 23,870 7.71% Paul Damian Wells Democratic Party (United States) 11,933 3.85% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 2,161 0.70% 309,745 100.00% Republican party thumb|260px|Results by county:Bill Sizemore #ee4147ff 55–60%#f0676cff 50–55%#f48d91ff 45–50%#f8b3b6ff 40–45% Candidates Jeffrey Brady, dentist Walter Huss, former Chair of the Oregon Republican Party Bill Sizemore, anti-tax activist Bill Spidal, investor and former police officer Results Republican primary results Bill Sizemore Republican Party (United States) 108,036 50.35% Walter Huss Republican Party (United States) 39,186 18.26% Jeffrey Brady Republican Party (United States) 34,460 16.06% Bill Spidal Republican Party (United States) 25,373 11.83% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 7,510 3.50% 214,565 100.00% General election Campaign Incumbent governor Kitzhaber emphasized his support of education and the environment.Niebuhr Gustav THE 1998 ELECTIONS: STATE BY STATE -- WEST; OREGON https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/us/the-1998-elections-state-by-state-west-oregon.html https://web.archive.org/web/20180131044145/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/us/the-1998-elections-state-by-state-west-oregon.html 2018-01-31 2024-12-11 en Polling Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error JohnKitzhaber (D) BillSizemore (R) UndecidedDavis & HibbittsCNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Oregon 1998 Polls https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/OR/polls/OR98G.html CNN 29 June 2025 https://archive.today/20250629182824/https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/OR/polls/OR98G.html 29 June 2025 liveSeptember 30 – October 6, 1998618 (LV)± 4.0%70%17%13%Davis & HibbittsMarch 20–29, 1998618 (LV)± 4.0%67%26%7% Results 1998 Oregon gubernatorial electionOfficial Results November 3, 1998 General Election https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6920722 Oregon Secretary of State 12 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) John Kitzhaber (inc.) 717,061 64.42% +13.47% Republican Party (United States) Bill Sizemore 334,001 30.01% -12.41% Libertarian Party (United States) Richard P. Burke 20,200 1.81% +0.16% Pacific Green Party Blair Bobier 15,843 1.42% Reform Party (United States) Roger G. Weidner 10,144 0.91% Natural Law Party (United States) Patti Steurer 7,823 0.70% Socialist Party USA Trey Smith 5,772 0.52% Write-in Scattering 2,254 0.20% 1,113,098 100.00% 383,060 34.41% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +25.88% Results by county Kitzhaber was the first Democrat since Charles H. Martin in 1934 to win Jefferson County, Josephine County, and Sherman County. As of 2026, this is also the most recent election in which those three counties, along with Baker County, Coos County, Crook County, Curry County, Deschutes County, Douglas County, Gilliam County, Grant County, Harney County, Jackson County, Klamath County, Lake County, Linn County, Morrow County, Polk County, Sherman County, Umatilla County, Union County, Wallowa County, Wheeler County, and Yamhill County have backed a Democrat in a gubernatorial election. County John KitzhaberDemocratic Bill SizemoreRepublican Richard P. BurkeLibertarian Blair BobierGreen All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Baker3,36053.23%2,63141.68%1101.74%350.55%1762.79%72911.55%6,312Benton20,27869.40%6,91823.67%5161.77%9523.26%5571.91%13,36045.72%29,221Clackamas73,55963.42%37,37232.22%1,9321.67%1,0680.92%2,0531.77%36,18731.20%115,984Clatsop9,08669.90%3,21224.71%2151.65%1511.16%3342.57%5,87445.19%12,998Columbia10,95665.16%4,86728.94%3652.17%1701.01%4572.72%6,08936.21%16,815Coos14,23359.59%7,97133.37%5202.18%3321.39%8283.47%6,26226.22%23,884Crook2,93453.31%2,31342.02%891.62%320.58%1362.47%62111.28%5,504Curry5,08655.06%3,49837.87%1872.02%810.88%3864.18%1,58817.19%9,238Deschutes22,27456.64%14,84037.73%8942.27%4751.21%8462.15%7,43418.90%39,329Douglas19,87454.43%14,34039.27%7802.14%2930.80%1,2293.37%5,53415.16%36,516Gilliam54369.00%22027.95%101.27%20.25%121.52%32341.04%787Grant1,58550.43%1,35443.08%742.35%110.35%1193.79%2317.35%3,143Harney1,32347.78%1,30847.24%270.98%80.29%1033.72%150.54%2,769Hood River3,93666.98%1,66228.28%881.50%881.50%1021.74%2,27438.70%5,876Jackson33,87559.52%19,98435.11%1,0771.89%6321.11%1,3452.36%13,89124.41%56,913Jefferson3,08060.32%1,77134.68%891.74%250.49%1412.76%1,30925.64%5,106Josephine13,17748.74%11,38242.10%7752.87%4071.51%1,2964.79%1,7956.64%27,037Klamath9,07449.14%8,46445.83%3601.95%970.53%4722.56%6103.30%18,467Lake1,51648.81%1,42545.88%622.00%180.58%852.74%912.93%3,106Lane76,99868.33%28,36725.17%2,1701.93%2,6342.34%2,5122.23%48,63143.16%112,681Lincoln11,85866.88%4,77626.94%3531.99%2891.63%4532.56%7,08239.95%17,729Linn19,74758.85%12,16336.25%6111.82%2670.80%7652.28%7,58422.60%33,553Malheur3,34845.26%3,71150.17%851.15%310.42%2223.00%-363-4.91%7,397Marion56,18164.53%26,85830.85%1,2921.48%7240.83%2,0062.30%29,32333.68%87,061Morrow1,73166.30%76629.34%250.96%120.46%772.95%96536.96%2,611Multnomah155,13773.29%42,65720.15%3,7351.76%5,0932.41%5,0612.39%112,48053.14%211,683Polk13,17363.67%6,58331.82%2821.36%1840.89%4672.26%6,59031.85%20,689Sherman56465.51%25429.50%252.90%20.23%161.86%31036.00%861Tillamook6,98068.53%2,71726.68%1551.52%1051.03%2282.24%4,26341.86%10,185Umatilla9,12763.86%4,54931.83%1941.36%720.50%3512.46%4,57832.03%14,293Union5,36460.72%3,01534.13%1571.78%540.61%2442.76%2,34926.59%8,834Wallowa1,71354.35%1,29441.05%521.65%190.60%742.35%41913.29%3,152Wasco5,78867.73%2,32827.24%1341.57%560.66%2402.81%3,46040.49%8,546Washington83,45565.52%38,68030.37%2,2021.73%1,1830.93%1,8491.45%44,77535.15%127,369Wheeler37654.18%26738.47%213.03%71.01%233.31%10915.71%694Yamhill15,77258.95%9,48435.45%5372.01%2340.87%7282.72%6,28823.50%26,755Total717,06164.42%334,00130.01%20,2001.81%15,8431.42%25,9932.34%383,06034.41%1,113,098 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Baker Coos Crook Curry Deschutes Douglas Gilliam Grant Harney Jackson Jefferson Josephine Klamath Lake Linn Marion Morrow Polk Sherman Umatilla Union Wallowa Wheeler Yamhill Notes References 1998 Gubernatorial Oregon Category:November 1998 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose