Oregon gubernatorial special election, 2016
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2016 Oregon special gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Oregon, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The primaries were held on May 17.
The election will determine who fills the remaining two years of the term of Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in February 2015. The incumbent governor is Democrat Kate Brown, who as Oregon Secretary of State succeeded to the governorship. Brown will run against Republican and Portland Oncologist Bud Pierce. If Brown wins, she will be the first bisexual elected to a term as Governor in US history. If Pierce wins, he will be the first Republican governor of Oregon since Victor Atiyeh In 1982.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Kate Brown, incumbent governor[1]
- Julian Bell, critical care and pulmonary medicine specialist[2]
- Steve Johnson, health worker[3][4]
- Chet Chance, professional driver[4]
- Kevin M. Forsythe, Walmart employee[4]
- Dave Stauffer, environmental engineer[4]
Declined
Results
| Oregon gubernatorial special election, 2016 Democratic primary[8] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Kate Brown |
438,451 |
85% |
|
Democratic |
Julian Bell |
37,303 |
7% |
|
Democratic |
Dave Stauffer |
14,743 |
3% |
|
Democratic |
Steve Johnson |
12,291 |
2% |
|
Democratic |
Kevin Forsythe |
9,324 |
2% |
|
Democratic |
Chet Chance |
5,051 |
1% |
| Total votes |
517,163 |
100% |
Results by county
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Polling
| Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bruce Cuff |
Bob Neimeyer |
Bob Forthan |
Bud Pierce |
Allen Alley |
Undecided |
| DHM |
May 6–May 9, 2016 |
324 |
±5.7% |
3% |
5% |
1% |
25% |
22% |
44% |
Results
Results by county
Independent Party primary
The Independent Party of Oregon officially qualified as a major party on August 17, 2015.[24]
Candidates
Declared
- Patrick Barney[4]
- Cliff Thomason, realtor[4]
Declined
Results
| Oregon gubernatorial special election, 2016 Independent primary[8] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Independent |
Cliff Thomason |
8,380 |
35.9 |
|
Independent |
Patrick Barney |
5,892 |
25.2 |
|
Independent |
Write-ins |
9,064 |
38.8 |
| Total votes |
23,336 |
100 |
Results by county
General election
Polling
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Kate
Brown (D) |
Bud
Pierce (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Moore Information |
April 20, 2015 |
500 |
± 4.0% |
45% |
27% |
— |
28% |
|
Hypothetical polling
|
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Kate
Brown (D) |
Allen
Alley (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Moore Information |
April 20, 2015 |
500 |
± 4.0% |
47% |
32% |
— |
21% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Kate
Brown (D) |
Shane
Bemis (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Moore Information |
April 20, 2015 |
500 |
± 4.0% |
45% |
26% |
— |
28% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Kate
Brown (D) |
Dennis
Richardson (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Moore Information |
April 20, 2015 |
500 |
± 4.0% |
48% |
41% |
— |
12% |
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References
- ↑ Theriault, Denis C. (September 18, 2015) "Kate Brown makes clear she's running for governor", The Oregonian. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
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- ↑ http://sbjforgovernor.org
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External links
Nominees
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