2010 Oregon gubernatorial election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election
| country = Oregon
| type = presidential
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = 2014 Oregon gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2014
| election_date = November 2, 2010
| image1 = File:Governor Kitzhaber (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = John Kitzhaber
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| alliance1 = Independent Party of Oregon
| popular_vote1 = 716,525
| percentage1 = 49.29%
| image2 = File:Chrisdudley (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Chris Dudley
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| alliance2 =
| popular_vote2 = 694,287
| percentage2 = 47.76%
| map_image = 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 260px
| map_caption = County results
Kitzhaber: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
{{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Dudley: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Ted Kulongoski
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = John Kitzhaber
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsOR}}
The 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, {{#formatdate:2010-11-02|mdy}} to elect the Governor of Oregon to a four-year term beginning on {{#formatdate:2011-01-10|mdy}}. The incumbent governor, Democrat Ted Kulongoski, was ineligible to run due to term limits barring him from being elected to more than two consecutive terms.
The Democratic candidate John Kitzhaber, who had previously served two terms as governor from 1995 to 2003, was elected to a third term, earning a narrow victory over Republican candidate Chris Dudley and two minor party candidates. Kitzhaber's election marked the first time in Oregon's history that a person has been elected to a third term as governor.
Oregon first used its new cross-nomination system, a form of fusion voting, in the 2010 general elections. In this system, a candidate for partisan public office can be nominated by up to three political parties.{{cite news |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/07/kulongoski_will_sign_fusion_vo.html |first=Jeff |last=Mapes |title=Kulongoski will sign fusion voting bill |newspaper=The Oregonian |access-date=October 12, 2010 |date=July 8, 2009 }}
Kitzhaber was nominated by the Independent Party of Oregon in addition to the Democratic Party.
Almost every opinion poll throughout the election season showed a statistical tie between the two, state Republicans saw this election as the best chance to win the governorship since the last Republican governor, Victor Atiyeh, was re-elected in 1982. Once polls closed on election day, Dudley had led in early vote counts, but Kitzhaber narrowly won due to wide margins in Multnomah and Lane counties.{{cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/the_oregonians_prediction_john.html |title=The Oregonian's prediction: John Kitzhaber wins Oregon governor race |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=November 3, 2010 }} However, this remains the closest Republicans have come to winning the governorship since that election.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- John Kitzhaber, former Governor of Oregon
- Bill Bradbury, former Oregon Secretary of State
- Roger Obrist
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" |
| valign=bottom
! style="width:170px;"| Poll source ! style="width:130px;"| Date administered ! style="width:120px;"| John Kitzhaber ! style="width:120px;"| Bill Bradbury ! style="width:120px;"| Undecided |
| Davis, Hibbetts & Midghall[http://www.kptv.com/yourvote/23524358/detail.html Davis, Hibbetts & Midghall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523115252/http://www.kptv.com/yourvote/23524358/detail.html |date=May 23, 2010 }}
| align=center| May 8–10, 2010 | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 53% | align=center| 23% | align=center| 22% |
| Survey USA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=df7ad947-6d9f-4f4e-8763-49679c436bd1 Survey USA]
| align=center| May 7–9, 2010 | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 59% | align=center| 25% | align=center| 12% |
=Results=
[[File:2010 Oregon gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|260px|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#7996E2|Kitzhaber}}
|{{legend|#A5B0FF|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}
|{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Oregon Democratic gubernatorial primary results{{Cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873663|title=Official Results: May 18, 2010 Primary Election|website=records.sos.state.or.us|access-date=2 April 2020}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John Kitzhaber
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 242,545
| percentage = 64.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Bradbury
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 110,298
| percentage = 29.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Roger Obrist
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 16,057
| percentage = 4.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 5,504
| percentage = 1.47
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 374,404
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Chris Dudley, former professional basketball player
- Allen Alley, businessman and deputy chief of staff to Governor Ted Kulongoski
- Clark Colvin, business executive
- William Ames Curtright
- Bob Forthan
- Darren Karr, small business owner
- John Lim, former Oregon State Senator and unsuccessful nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1998
- Bill Sizemore, 1998 Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon
- Rex O. Watkins, real estate agent
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" |
| valign=bottom
! style="width:170px;"| Poll source ! style="width:130px;"| Date administered ! style="width:120px;"| Chris Dudley ! style="width:120px;"| Allen Alley ! style="width:120px;"| John Lim ! style="width:120px;"| Bill Sizemore ! style="width:120px;"| Undecided |
| Davis, Hibbetts & Midghall
| align=center| May 8–10, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 33% | align=center| 23% | align=center| 8% | align=center| 6% | align=center| 24% |
| Survey USA
| align=center| May 7–9, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 42% | align=center| 24% | align=center| 8% | align=center| 8% | align=center| 14% |
=Results=
[[File:Oregon Republican gubernatorial primary results by county, 2010.svg|thumb|260px|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#e27f7f|Dudley}}
|{{legend|#FFC8CD|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#FFB2B2|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#ff9955|Alley}}
|{{legend|#ffdac1|20–30%}}
|{{legend|#ffcca9|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#ffb580|40–50%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Oregon Republican gubernatorial primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Chris Dudley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 122,855
| percentage = 39.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Allen Alley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 99,753
| percentage = 31.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John Lim
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 47,339
| percentage = 15.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Sizemore
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 23,522
| percentage = 7.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = William Ames Curtright
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,497
| percentage = 3.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rex O. Watkins
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3,060
| percentage = 0.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,001
| percentage = 0.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Clark Colvin
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,206
| percentage = 0.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Darren Karr
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,127
| percentage = 0.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bob Forthan
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 727
| percentage = 0.23
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 314,087
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Independent Party primary
Oregon first used its new cross nomination system, a form of fusion voting, in the 2010 general elections. In this system, a candidate for partisan public office can be nominated by up to three political parties.
As a result, the Independent Party of Oregon did not file a candidate and instead chose to hold a month-long online primary in July.{{Cite web |url=http://www.indparty.com/node/239 |title=IPO primary FAQ |access-date=October 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925031701/http://indparty.com/node/239 |archive-date=September 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }} In doing so, it became the first political party in the United States to conduct a binding statewide primary election entirely over the Internet,{{cite news |url = http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/08/e-voting_not_ready_yet.html/ |title = E-voting not ready yet |newspaper = The Oregonian |access-date = August 11, 2010 }}
and it was the largest nominating process ever held by an Oregon minor political party.{{cite web |url = http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/07/31/oregon-independent-party-releases-results-of-its-private-primary// |title = Oregon Independent Party Releases Results of its Private Primary |publisher = Ballot Access News |access-date = August 11, 2010 }}
Republican Chris Dudley did not apply for the Independent Party nomination by the required date, so he was not on the ballot, but he could be written in.
=Candidates=
- John Kitzhaber, former Governor of Oregon
- Jerry Wilson, businessman
- Richard Esterman, photographer
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Independent Party of Oregon gubernatorial primary results{{cite web |url=http://www.indparty.com/results.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817114516/http://www.indparty.com/results.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John Kitzhaber
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 850
| percentage = 38.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard Esterman
| party = Independent Party of Oregon
| votes = 438
| percentage = 19.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Write-ins
| party = Independent Party of Oregon
| votes = 314
| percentage = 14.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = None of the above
| party = Independent Party of Oregon
| votes = 312
| percentage = 14.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jerry Wilson
| party = Oregon Progressive Party
| votes = 300
| percentage = 13.55
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,214
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Candidates=
- Chris Dudley (Republican), former professional basketball player
- John Kitzhaber (Democratic, Independent Party of Oregon), former Governor of Oregon
- Greg Kord (Constitution), industrial piping designer
- Wes Wagner (Libertarian), systems administrator
=Campaign=
Following the primaries, the two leading candidates, Dudley and Kitzhaber, campaigned separately throughout the state for the summer. Despite attempts by both campaigns to arrange a debate, the candidates could only agree on a single debate on September 30.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/john_kitzhaber_and_chris_dudle.html|title=John Kitzhaber and Chris Dudley spar in Oregon gubernatorial campaign's only debate|last=Esteve|first=Harry|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=October 1, 2010}} Through the end of September, the Dudley campaign had raised $5.6 million, more than twice as much as the Kitzhaber campaign.{{cite news|url=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25346039-41/dudley-million-oregon-association-kitzhaber.csp|title=Dudley doubles donor dollars|last=Steves|first=David|date=September 29, 2010|newspaper=The Register-Guard|access-date=October 1, 2010}}
Throughout the last few months of the campaign, opinion polls showed a tight race with the lead apparently changing frequently. Due to the closeness of the race, President Barack Obama, for whom Oregon voted by a 16-percent margin in 2008, stumped for Kitzhaber; then headlined a rally at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on {{#formatdate:2010-10-20|mdy}}.
= Newspaper endorsements =
=Predictions=
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" |
| valign=bottom
! style="width:190px;" | Poll source ! style="width:205px;" | Date(s) administered ! style="width:60px;" | Margin of error ! style="width:100px;" | John ! style="width:100px;" | Chris ! style="width:100px;" | Other candidate(s) ! style="width:80px;" | Undecided |
| Davis & Hibbitts[http://news.opb.org/article/17231-eve-election-new-poll-shows-dead-heat-governors-race/ Davis & Hibbitts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031919/http://news.opb.org/article/17231-eve-election-new-poll-shows-dead-heat-governors-race/ |date=December 5, 2010 }}
| align=center| October 30–31, 2010 | align=center| ± 3.1% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 46% | align=center| 43% | align=center| | align=center| |
| Survey USA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=96e03446-a38c-4b68-aaa1-aa652fd9e342 Survey USA]
| align=center| October 23–28, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.2% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 48% | align=center| 41% | align=center| 2% | align=center| 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/questions_oregon_governor_october_25_2010 Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| October 25, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | align=center| 46% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 49% | align=center| 3% | align=center| 3% |
| Hibbitts[http://www.kptv.com/yourvote/25517925/detail.html Hibbitts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104024135/http://www.kptv.com/yourvote/25517925/detail.html |date=November 4, 2010 }}
| align=center| October 24–25, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.4% | align=center| 42% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 45% | align=center| 2% | align=center| 12% |
| Elway Research[http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/poll_shows_kitzhaber_dudley_in.html Elway Research]
| align=center| October 18–19, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.4% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 45% | align=center| 44% | align=center| 3% | align=center| 5% |
| Public Policy Polling[http://www.dailykos.com/polling/2010/10/16/OR/16/B0gz8 Public Policy Polling]
| align=center| October 16–17, 2010 | align=center| ± 2.8% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 48% | align=center| 47% | align=center| | align=center| 5% |
| Survey USA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=d390dcd9-c6c4-4d36-9227-6e23cbfeb375 Survey USA]
| align=center| October 12–14, 2010 | align=center| ± 3.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 46% | align=center| 45% | align=center| 4% | align=center| 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/questions_oregon_governor_october_10_2010 Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| October 10, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 48% | align=center| 46% | align=center| 3% | align=center| 4% |
| Survey USA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=c8a0fbf0-8e03-41fb-afb0-d5a3bce8752c Survey USA]
| align=center| September 12–14, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.2% | align=center| 43% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 49% | align=center| 5% | align=center| 3% |
| Riley Research[http://www.rileyresearch.com/polls/9_14_2010_riley_report.pdf Riley Research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923023225/http://www.rileyresearch.com/polls/9_14_2010_riley_report.pdf |date=September 23, 2010 }}
| align=center| August 31 – September 9, 2010 | align=center| ± 5.0% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 40% | align=center| 39% | align=center| 5% | align=center| 16% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/toplines_oregon_governor_september_8_2010 Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| September 8, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | align=center| 44% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 49% | align=center| 2% | align=center| 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/toplines_oregon_governor_august_22_2010 Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| August 22, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | align=center| 44% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 45% | align=center| 3% | align=center| 8% |
| Grove Insight[http://media.oregonlive.com/politics_impact/other/Interested%20Parties%20Memo%20090310.pdf Grove Insight]
| align=center| August 18–21, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 44% | align=center| 35% | align=center| 4% | align=center| 14% |
| Survey USA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=5f112e4a-ccef-4f09-b242-108729f2c5ff Survey USA]
| align=center| July 25–27, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.2% | align=center| 44% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 46% | align=center| 7% | align=center| 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/toplines_oregon_governor_july_26_2010/ Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| July 26, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | align=center| 44% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 47% | align=center| 5% | align=center| 4% |
| Magellan Strategies[http://www.magellanstrategies.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Magellan-Oregon-Governor-Survey-Topline-Results-063010.pdf Magellan Strategies]
| align=center| June 28, 2010 | align=center| ± 3.2% | align=center| 40% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 41% | align=center| 10% | align=center| 9% |
| Davis, Hibbits and Midghall[http://www.kptv.com/yourvote/23980458/detail.html Davis, Hibbits and Midghall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626004341/http://www.kptv.com/yourvote/23980458/detail.html |date=June 26, 2010 }}
| align=center| June 21, 2010 | align=center| unk | align=center| 41% | align=center| 41% | align=center| 6% | align=center| 12% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/toplines_oregon_governor_june_17_2010/ Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| June 17, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.5% | align=center| 45% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 47% | align=center| 4% | align=center| 4% |
| Survey USA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=8138c859-65c9-4575-8e5a-77dda112e9bf Survey USA]
| align=center| June 7–9, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.2% | align=center| 40% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 47% | align=center| 6% | align=center| 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/toplines_oregon_governor_may_24_2010/ Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| May 20, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.5% | align=center| 44% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 45% | align=center| 4% | align=center| 6% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/election_2010_oregon_governor Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| April 26, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | align=center| 41% | align=center| 41% | align=center| 4% | align=center| 4% |
| Moore Insight[https://web.archive.org/web/20100325010949/http://www.moore-info.com/MI_ORGov2.10.htm Moore Insight]
| align=center| February 20–21, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.0% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 45% | align=center| 33% | align=center| | align=center| 21% |
| Rasmussen Reports[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/toplines/toplines_oregon_governor_february_17_2010/ Rasmussen Reports]
| align=center| February 17, 2010 | align=center| ± 4.5% | {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 42% | align=center| 36% | align=center| 7% | align=center| 15% |
=Results=
File:John Kitzhaber acceptance speech-5.jpg
{{Election box begin | title=Oregon gubernatorial election, 2010{{cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873642|title=Official Results: November 2, 2010 General Election|website=records.sos.state.or.us|access-date=2 April 2020}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Kitzhaber
|votes = 716,525
|percentage = 49.29%
|change = -1.43%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Chris Dudley
|votes = 694,287
|percentage = 47.76%
|change = +5.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitution Party (United States)
|candidate = Greg Kord
|votes = 20,475
|percentage = 1.41%
|change = -2.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Wes Wagner
|votes = 19,048
|percentage = 1.31%
|change = +0.09%
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Write-ins
|candidate =
|votes = 3,213
|percentage = 0.22%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,238
|percentage = 1.53%
|change = -6.45%
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,453,548
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By county==
Dudley won 29 of Oregon's 36 counties. Kitzhaber won seven, including Multnomah County by a 43% margin of victory.
| width="60%" class="wikitable sortable"
! width="11%" | County ! width="10%" | Kitzhaber ! width="10%" | Votes ! width="10%" | Dudley ! width="10%" | Votes ! width="10%" | Kord ! width="10%" | Votes ! width="10% | Wagner ! width="10%" | Votes ! width="10%" | Various ! width="10%" | Votes ! width="10%" | Total |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Baker |align="center"|26.8% |align="center"|1,949 |align="center"|68.1% |align="center"|4,816 |align="center"|2.6% |align="center"|187 |align="center"|2.3% |align="center"|166 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|21 |align="center"|7,276 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}
|align="center"|Benton |align="center"|59.4% |align="center"|21,498 |align="center"|38.0% |align="center"|13,767 |align="center"|1.1% |align="center"|399 |align="center"|1.2% |align="center"|448 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|77 |align="center"|36,189 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Clackamas |align="center"|44.3% |align="center"|69,250 |align="center"|53.4% |align="center"|83,516 |align="center"|1.1% |align="center"|1,686 |align="center"|1.0% |align="center"|1,547 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|288 |align="center"|156,287 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}
|align="center"|Clatsop |align="center"|51.3% |align="center"|7,654 |align="center"|45.5% |align="center"|6,792 |align="center"|1.3% |align="center"|196 |align="center"|1.6% |align="center"|166 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|37 |align="center"|14,913 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Columbia |align="center"|44.4% |align="center"|8,973 |align="center"|51.0% |align="center"|10,302 |align="center"|2.4% |align="center"|493 |align="center"|1.8% |align="center"|368 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|54 |align="center"|20,190 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Coos |align="center"|41.3% |align="center"|10,456 |align="center"|53.9% |align="center"|13,652 |align="center"|2.4% |align="center"|618 |align="center"|2.3% |align="center"|583 |align="center"|0.1% |align="center"|34 |align="center"|25,343 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Crook |align="center"|26.1% |align="center"|2,314 |align="center"|70.3% |align="center"|6,231 |align="center"|1.7% |align="center"|152 |align="center"|1.6% |align="center"|144 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|21 |align="center"|8,862 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Curry |align="center"|38.8% |align="center"|3,986 |align="center"|56.0% |align="center"|5,761 |align="center"|2.7% |align="center"|275 |align="center"|2.4% |align="center"|245 |align="center"|0.1% |align="center"|14 |align="center"|10,281 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Deschutes |align="center"|38.1% |align="center"|24,289 |align="center"|59.1% |align="center"|37,706 |align="center"|1.3% |align="center"|861 |align="center"|1.3% |align="center"|815 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|112 |align="center"|63,783 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Douglas |align="center"|32.5% |align="center"|14,072 |align="center"|63.3% |align="center"|27,438 |align="center"|2.2% |align="center"|952 |align="center"|1.9% |align="center"|807 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|66 |align="center"|43,335 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Gilliam |align="center"|32.0% |align="center"|308 |align="center"|64.4% |align="center"|620 |align="center"|2.6% |align="center"|25 |align="center"|0.7% |align="center"|7 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|2 |align="center"|962 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Grant |align="center"|21.6% |align="center"|749 |align="center"|74.3% |align="center"|2,576 |align="center"|2.5% |align="center"|86 |align="center"|1.4% |align="center"|50 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|8 |align="center"|3,469 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Harney |align="center"|23.8% |align="center"|800 |align="center"|72.3% |align="center"|2,436 |align="center"|2.3% |align="center"|76 |align="center"|1.4% |align="center"|48 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|8 |align="center"|3,368 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}
|align="center"|Hood River |align="center"|56.7% |align="center"|4,778 |align="center"|40.7% |align="center"|3,434 |align="center"|1.1% |align="center"|95 |align="center"|1.2% |align="center"|103 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|17 |align="center"|8,427 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Jackson |align="center"|41.7% |align="center"|32,360 |align="center"|55.0% |align="center"|42,715 |align="center"|1.8% |align="center"|1,389 |align="center"|1.4% |align="center"|1,117 |align="center"|0.1% |align="center"|109 |align="center"|77,690 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Jefferson |align="center"|32.3% |align="center"|2,132 |align="center"|64.2% |align="center"|4,240 |align="center"|1.7% |align="center"|110 |align="center"|1.7% |align="center"|110 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|10 |align="center"|6,602 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Josephine |align="center"|34.7% |align="center"|11,558 |align="center"|60.2% |align="center"|20,025 |align="center"|3.1% |align="center"|1,018 |align="center"|1.9% |align="center"|646 |align="center"|0.1% |align="center"|43 |align="center"|33,290 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Klamath |align="center"|25.1% |align="center"|5,820 |align="center"|70.4% |align="center"|16,295 |align="center"|2.4% |align="center"|560 |align="center"|1.8% |align="center"|428 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|55 |align="center"|23,158 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Lake |align="center"|21.0% |align="center"|658 |align="center"|74.2% |align="center"|2,323 |align="center"|2.6% |align="center"|80 |align="center"|2.0% |align="center"|64 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|6 |align="center"|3,131 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}
|align="center"|Lane |align="center"|57.0% |align="center"|81,731 |align="center"|40.0% |align="center"|57,394 |align="center"|1.3% |align="center"|1,855 |align="center"|1.4% |align="center"|2,045 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|488 |align="center"|143,513 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}
|align="center"|Lincoln |align="center"|53.0% |align="center"|10,484 |align="center"|43.2% |align="center"|8,540 |align="center"|1.8% |align="center"|347 |align="center"|2.0% |align="center"|389 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|31 |align="center"|19,791 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Linn |align="center"|34.8% |align="center"|14,466 |align="center"|61.1% |align="center"|25,370 |align="center"|2.2% |align="center"|898 |align="center"|1.7% |align="center"|708 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|110 |align="center"|41,552 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Malheur |align="center"|24.4% |align="center"|1,884 |align="center"|70.4% |align="center"|5,440 |align="center"|3.2% |align="center"|246 |align="center"|2.0% |align="center"|157 |align="center"|0.1% |align="center"|5 |align="center"|7,732 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Marion |align="center"|44.4% |align="center"|44,795 |align="center"|52.7% |align="center"|53,177 |align="center"|1.5% |align="center"|1,530 |align="center"|1.2% |align="center"|1,192 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|242 |align="center"|100,936 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Morrow |align="center"|26.8% |align="center"|850 |align="center"|68.8% |align="center"|2,184 |align="center"|2.7% |align="center"|87 |align="center"|1.5% |align="center"|48 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|6 |align="center"|3,175 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}
|align="center"|Multnomah |align="center"|70.6% |align="center"|198,157 |align="center"|27.4% |align="center"|76,915 |align="center"|0.8% |align="center"|2,149 |align="center"|1.0% |align="center"|2,879 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|750 |align="center"|280,850 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Polk |align="center"|43.4% |align="center"|12,899 |align="center"|53.7% |align="center"|15,966 |align="center"|1.5% |align="center"|456 |align="center"|1.1% |align="center"|336 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|67 |align="center"|29,724 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Sherman |align="center"|26.3% |align="center"|238 |align="center"|70.1% |align="center"|634 |align="center"|1.7% |align="center"|15 |align="center"|1.9% |align="center"|17 |align="center"|0.1% |align="center"|1 |align="center"|905 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Tillamook |align="center"|46.0% |align="center"|5,072 |align="center"|50.8% |align="center"|5,604 |align="center"|1.5% |align="center"|163 |align="center"|1.6% |align="center"|173 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|19 |align="center"|11,031 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Umatilla |align="center"|32.1% |align="center"|6,321 |align="center"|63.8% |align="center"|12,574 |align="center"|2.2% |align="center"|441 |align="center"|1.6% |align="center"|320 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|47 |align="center"|19,703 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Union |align="center"|31.6% |align="center"|3,366 |align="center"|64.5% |align="center"|6,869 |align="center"|2.1% |align="center"|221 |align="center"|1.5% |align="center"|165 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|31 |align="center"|10,652 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Wallowa |align="center"|28.6% |align="center"|1,088 |align="center"|67.9% |align="center"|2,581 |align="center"|2.1% |align="center"|79 |align="center"|1.1% |align="center"|43 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|9 |align="center"|3,800 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Wasco |align="center"|43.2% |align="center"|4,024 |align="center"|53.1% |align="center"|4,938 |align="center"|1.7% |align="center"|161 |align="center"|1.7% |align="center"|156 |align="center"|0.3% |align="center"|27 |align="center"|9,306 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}
|align="center"|Washington |align="center"|49.6% |align="center"|92,811 |align="center"|48.1% |align="center"|89,926 |align="center"|1.1% |align="center"|1,977 |align="center"|1.1% |align="center"|1,983 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|336 |align="center"|187,033 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Wheeler |align="center"|28.6% |align="center"|216 |align="center"|66.3% |align="center"|500 |align="center"|2.9% |align="center"|22 |align="center"|2.0% |align="center"|15 |align="center"|0.1% |align="center"|1 |align="center"|754 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}
|align="center"|Yamhill |align="center"|39.7% |align="center"|14,519 |align="center"|57.2% |align="center"|20,893 |align="center"|1.6% |align="center"|570 |align="center"|1.3% |align="center"|492 |align="center"|0.2% |align="center"|61 |align="center"|36,535 |
;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Clackamas (largest city: Lake Oswego)
- Columbia (largest city: St. Helens)
- Marion (largest city: Salem)
- Tillamook (largest city: Tillamook)
- Wasco (largest city: The Dalles)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=OR Oregon Governor Candidates] at Project Vote Smart
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/state_candidates.phtml?s=OR&y=2010&f=G Campaign contributions for 2010 Oregon Governor] from Follow the Money
- [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=409686 Oregon Governor 2010] from OurCampaigns.com
- [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/oregon/election_2010_oregon_governor Election 2010: Oregon Governor] from Rasmussen Reports
- [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_oregon_governor_race.html 2010 Oregon Governor Race] from Real Clear Politics
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100923004319/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=governor-2010-OR 2010 Oregon Governor's Race] from CQ Politics
- [http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/governor/oregon Race Profile] in The New York Times
Official campaign websites (Archived)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101028224518/http://www.johnkitzhaber.com// John Kitzhaber for Governor] (D)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101101090252/http://www.chrisdudley.com// Chris Dudley for Governor] (R)
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