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The 2016 Oregon special gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Oregon, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
The election determined who would fill the remaining two years of the term of Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in February 2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kate Brown, who as Oregon Secretary of State succeeded to the governorship, ran for election to the office. In primary elections held on May 17, Brown easily captured the Democratic nomination and the Republicans picked Salem oncologist Bud Pierce.
Brown won the election and became the first openly bisexual person elected to a term as Governor in U.S. history.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Julian Bell, critical care and pulmonary medicine specialist[1]
- Kate Brown, incumbent Governor[2]
- Chet Chance, professional driver[3]
- Kevin M. Forsythe, Walmart employee[3]
- Steve Johnson, health worker[4][3]
- Dave Stauffer, environmental engineer[3]
Declined
- Brad Avakian, State Labor Commissioner (running for Secretary of State)[5][6]
- Tina Kotek, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives[5]
- Ted Wheeler, State Treasurer (running for Mayor of Portland)[5][7]
Results
Results by county (all won by Brown). Darker shade indicates a higher percent of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kate Brown | 494,890 | 83.03 | |
| Democratic | Julian Bell | 49,313 | 8.27 | |
| Democratic | Dave Stauffer | 16,108 | 2.70 | |
| Democratic | Steve Johnson | 13,363 | 2.24 | |
| Democratic | Kevin M. Forsythe | 10,147 | 1.70 | |
| Democratic | Chet Chance | 5,636 | 0.95 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 6,595 | 1.11 | |
| Total votes | 596,052 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Allen Alley, former Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, nominee for Oregon State Treasurer in 2008 and candidate for Governor in 2010[9]
- Bruce Cuff, real estate broker and candidate for Governor in 2014[10]
- Bob Forthan, perennial candidate[10]
- Bob Niemeyer, engineering company owner and candidate for OR-01 in 2014[11]
- Bud Pierce, physician[12][13][14][15]
Declined
- Shane Bemis, Mayor of Gresham[16]
- Knute Buehler, State Representative and nominee for Secretary of State in 2012[17][18]
- Sid Leiken, Lane County Commissioner, former Mayor of Springfield and candidate for Oregon's 4th congressional district in 2010 (running for Secretary of State)[19]
- Julie Parrish, State Representative[16][20]
- Dennis Richardson, former State Representative and nominee for Governor in 2014 (running for Secretary of State)[21]
- Sherrie Sprenger, State Representative[22]
- Monica Wehby, pediatric neurosurgeon and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014[23]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Allen Alley |
Bruce Cuff |
Bob Forthan |
Bob Neimeyer |
Bud Pierce |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHM Research | May 6–9, 2016 | 324 | ± 5.7% | 22% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 25% | 44% |
Results
Results by county. Red indicates a win by Pierce, yellow a win by Alley.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bud Pierce | 171,158 | 47.66 | |
| Republican | Allen Alley | 103,388 | 28.79 | |
| Republican | Bruce Cuff | 41,598 | 11.58 | |
| Republican | Bob Niemeyer | 35,669 | 9.93 | |
| Republican | Bob Forthan | 4,290 | 1.19 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 3,020 | 0.84 | |
| Total votes | 359,123 | 100 | ||
Independent Party primary
The Independent Party of Oregon officially qualified as a major party on August 17, 2015.[24]
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Betsy Johnson, Democratic State Senator[25]
Results
Results by county. Blue indicates a win by Thomason, yellow a win by Barney.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Cliff Thomason | 9,806 | 34.89 | |
| Independent | Patrick Barney | 6,840 | 24.34 | |
| Independent | Write-ins | 11,460 | 40.77 | |
| Total votes | 28,106 | 100 | ||
Minor parties
- Aaron Donald Auer (Constitution Party), candidate for Governor in 2014[26][27]
- James Foster (Libertarian Party), candidate for OR-01 in 2014[26][28]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kate Brown (D) |
Bud Pierce (R) |
Cliff Thomason (I) |
James Foster (L) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,595 | ± 4.6% | 56% | 41% | — | — | — | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 1,483 | ± 4.6% | 56% | 40% | — | — | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 1,150 | ± 4.6% | 56% | 40% | — | — | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 934 | ± 4.6% | 55% | 41% | — | — | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 809 | ± 4.6% | 54% | 41% | — | — | — | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 743 | ± 4.6% | 54% | 42% | — | — | — | 4% |
| FOX 12 Oregon/DHM Research | October 24–29, 2016 | 504 | ± 4.4% | 42% | 33% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 15% |
| Clout Research (R) | October 20–21, 2016 | 928 | ± 3.2% | 45% | 43% | — | — | 6% | 6% |
| KGW Oregonian/Riley Research | October 4–14, 2016 | 608 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 34% | — | — | — | 13% |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting/DHM Research | October 6–13, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 46% | 33% | 4% | 3% | — | 12% |
| KATU-TV/SurveyUSA | October 10–12, 2016 | 654 | ± 3.9% | 46% | 42% | — | — | 4% | 8% |
| iCitizen | September 2–7, 2016 | 610 | ± 4.0% | 44% | 27% | 3% | 3% | — | 23% |
| KATU-TV/DHM Research | September 1–6, 2016 | 517 | ± 4.3% | 43% | 35% | — | — | — | 18% |
| Clout Research (R) | July 9–13, 2016 | 701 | ± 3.7% | 43% | 42% | 5% | 2% | — | 7% |
| iCitizen | June 23–27, 2016 | 555 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 35% | — | — | — | 23% |
| Action Solutions→ | June 1–2, 2016 | 600 | ± 5.7% | 39% | 37% | — | — | — | 24% |
| Moore Information | April 20, 2015 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 27% | — | — | — | 28% |
→ Indicates an internal poll conducted on behalf of Bud Pierce.
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kate Brown | 1,008,558 | 50.90% | |
| Republican | Bud Pierce | 854,924 | 43.14% | |
| Independent | Cliff Thomason | 48,262 | 2.44% | |
| Libertarian | James Foster | 46,049 | 2.32% | |
| Constitution | Aaron Donald Auer | 19,537 | 0.99% | |
| write-ins | 4,281 | 0.22% | ||
| Total votes | 1,981,611 | 100% | ||
References
- ↑ Mortensen, Camilla (October 1, 2015). "Climate Change Fuels a Run For Governor". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Theriault, Denis C. (September 18, 2015) "Kate Brown makes clear she's running for governor", The Oregonian. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kullgren, Ian (March 9, 2016). "Election 2016: Who's running for office in Oregon? Portland? We've got your list right here". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ↑ http://sbjforgovernor.org
- 1 2 3 Topaz, Jonathan (February 13, 2015). "Meet Kate Brown". Politico. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Theriault, Denis C. (October 6, 2015). "Oregon labor commissioner announces run for secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Schmidt, Brad (September 9, 2015). "Ted Wheeler: 'I'm running for mayor of Portland'". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ↑ Theriault, Denis C. (March 7, 2016). "Shakeup in governor's race: Allen Alley wants Republican nomination". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- 1 2 Friedman, Gordeon (March 2, 2016). "Report: Allen Alley running for Oregon governor". KGW. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Theriault, Denis C. (September 29, 2015). "Another Republican has filed for the 2016 Oregon governor's race". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "About Our Clinic". Hematology Oncology of Salem. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ Gray, Chris (Sep 24, 2015). "The Lund Report". The Lund Report. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ Kullgren, Ian K. (March 16, 2015). "Republican doctor from Salem contemplates gubernatorial run". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Kate Brown confirms she'll run for governor". The Associated Press. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- 1 2 Forrester, Steve (April 19, 2015). "Middle-ground Republican could give Brown a race". The Daily Astorian. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Taylor W. (July 13, 2015). "Buehler says he may run for Oregon governor in 2016". The Bulletin. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ↑ Theriault, Denis C. (August 25, 2015). "Knute Buehler says he won't run for governor, wants to stay in House". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Glucklich, Elon (June 30, 2015). "Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken out of Oregon governor's race, seeks Secretary of State post instead". The Register-Guard. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ↑ Hubbard, Saul (April 21, 2015). "GOP Rep. Julie Parrish announces that she won't run for statewide office in 2016, despite speculation that she will #orleg #orpol". Twitter. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Taylor W. (August 28, 2015). "Dennis Richardson 'not interested in running' in 2016". The Bend Bulletin. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Theriault, Denis C. (April 23, 2015). "Election 2016: Linn County Republican says she's been 'approached' for governor's race". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Monica Wehby says she won't run for governor in 2016 after all". OregonLive. September 2, 2015.
- ↑ Mapes, Jeff (August 17, 2015). "Independent Party of Oregon qualifies as a major party". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Borrud, Hillary (August 16, 2015). "Johnson tour sparks speculation she's running for governor". East Oregonian. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- 1 2 "Candidate Filings" (pdf). Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Aaron Donald Auer". Constitution Party of Oregon. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "James Foster". Libertarian Party of Oregon. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Unofficial results November 8, 2016 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
External links
Nominees
- Aaron Donald Auer (C) for Governor
- Kate Brown (D) for Governor
- James Foster (L) for Governor
- Bud Pierce (R) for Governor
- Cliff Thomason (I) for Governor
Primary candidates
- Julian Bell (D) for Governor
- Steve Johnson (D) for Governor
- Chet Chance (D) for Governor
- Allen Alley (R) for Governor
- Bob Niemeyer (R) for Governor
- Patrick Barney (I) for Governor
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