1994 Oregon gubernatorial election

The 1994 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1994. Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber won the election, defeating Republican Denny Smith.

1994 Oregon gubernatorial election

November 8, 1994

Nominee John Kitzhaber Denny Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 622,083 517,874 Percentage 51.0% 42.4%

County results Kitzhaber:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Barbara Roberts Democratic Elected Governor John Kitzhaber Democratic

Polling

Source	Date	John Kitzhaber (D)	Denny Smith (R)
KPTV	September 11, 1994	50%	29%

Results

Official results are as follows:

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kitzhaber	622,083	50.95%
	Republican	Denny Smith	517,874	42.41%
	American	Ed Hickam	58,449	4.79%
	Libertarian	Danford P. Vander Ploeg	20,183	1.65%
	Independent	Write-ins	2,421	0.20%
Total votes			1,221,010	100.00%
	Democratic hold