1994 Oregon gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1994 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 1990 Oregon gubernatorial election 1990 1998 Oregon gubernatorial election 1998 November 8, 1994 File:John Kitzhaber.jpg 150x150px John Kitzhaber Democratic Party (United States) 622,083 50.95% File:Denny Smith 1993 (cropped).jpg Denny Smith Republican Party (United States) 517,874 42.41% 1994 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsKitzhaber: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Smith: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Barbara Roberts Democratic Party (United States) John Kitzhaber Democratic Party (United States) 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 Democratic primary resultsOfficial Abstract of Votes Primary Election May 17, 1994 1994 Oregon Secretary of State 9-10 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/7593836 12 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) John Kitzhaber 250,514 88.48% Democratic Party (United States) Paul Damian Wells 30,052 10.61% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 2,570 0.91% 283,136 100.00% Republican party Candidates Craig Berkman, businessman and former Chair of the Oregon Republican Party Jack Feder, businessmanVoters' Pamphlet State of Oregon Primary Election May 17, 1994 1994 Oregon Secretary of State https://digitalcollections.library.oregon.gov/nodes/view/24576 12 April 2026 Donald Goff John E. Jewkes Bradford William Nudd Denny Smith, former representative from Oregon's 5th congressional district Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Denny Smith 135,330 49.52% Republican Party (United States) Craig Berkman 110,821 40.55% Republican Party (United States) Jack Feder 15,055 5.51% Republican Party (United States) Donald Goff 5,200 1.90% Republican Party (United States) Bradford William Nudd 2,615 0.96% Republican Party (United States) John E. Jewkes 2,037 0.75% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 2,252 0.82% 273,310 100.00% 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 1994 Oregon gubernatorial electionOfficial Abstract of Votes General Election November 8, 1994 1994 Oregon Secretary of State 9-10 https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/7593835 12 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) John Kitzhaber 622,083 50.95% +5.23% Republican Party (United States) Denny Smith 517,874 42.41% +2.46% American Party (1969) Ed Hickam 58,449 4.79% Libertarian Party (US) Danford P. Vander Ploeg 20,183 1.65% +0.34% Write-in Mark Richanbach 92 0.01% Write-in Ron Mellow 40 0.00% Write-in "Mr. Bill" Spidal 39 0.00% Write-in Richard Alevizos 24 0.00% Write-in Scattering 2,226 0.18% 1,221,010 100.00% 104,209 8.53% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +2.77% 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 References 1994 Oregon Gubernatorial Category:November 1994 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose