Oregon — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorOregon · GovernorJohn KitzhaberD+34.4
Candidates
Oregon 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- John Kitzhaber✓Democratic717,06164.4%
- Bill SizemoreRepublican334,00130.0%
- Other candidatesOther62,0365.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+8.1Governor 1998D+34.4vs. baselineD+26.3
Oregon's 1998 governor race ran 26.3 points more Democratic than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998OR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.