1974 Oregon gubernatorial election
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The 1974 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Robert Straub, endorsed by the outgoing governor Tom McCall, defeated Republican nominee Victor Atiyeh.
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November 5, 1974
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 County results
Straub: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary election
Oregon held primary elections on May 28, 1974.
Republican party
Candidates
- Victor G. Atiyeh, member of Oregon State Senate
- Frank E. Heisler
- William Jolley
- Clay Myers, Oregon Secretary of State
- John E. Smets
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Victor G. Atiyeh | 144,454 | 60.69% | |
| Republican | Clay Myers | 79,003 | 33.19% | |
| Republican | John E. Smets | 6,088 | 2.56% | |
| Republican | William Jolley | 4,647 | 1.95% | |
| Republican | Frank E. Heisler | 3,059 | 1.29% | |
| Republican | Scattering | 753 | 0.32% | |
| Total votes | 238,004 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic party
Seeking the Democratic nomination for the third consecutive election, Robert W. Straub, having easily secured the two previous nominations by large margins in the primaries, this time faced a competitive three-way race against state senator Betty Roberts and state treasurer James A. Redden.
Candidates
- Leonard Baxter
- John Freeman
- Bill Harvey
- William L. Patrick
- E. Allen Propst
- James A. Redden, Oregon State Treasurer
- Betty Roberts, member of Oregon State Senate
- Pauline F. Smith
- Robert W. Straub, former Oregon State Treasurer and nominee for governor in 1966 and 1970
- Johnny Woods
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert W. Straub | 107,205 | 33.61% | |
| Democratic | Betty Roberts | 98,654 | 30.93% | |
| Democratic | James A. Redden | 88,795 | 27.84% | |
| Democratic | Johnny Woods | 4,936 | 1.55% | |
| Democratic | John Freeman | 4,693 | 1.47% | |
| Democratic | William L. Patrick | 4,475 | 1.40% | |
| Democratic | Bill Harvey | 3,014 | 0.94% | |
| Democratic | E. Allen Propst | 2,983 | 0.94% | |
| Democratic | Pauline F. Smith | 1,950 | 0.61% | |
| Democratic | Leonard Baxter | 1,702 | 0.53% | |
| Democratic | Scattering | 589 | 0.18% | |
| Total votes | 318,996 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert W. Straub | 444,812 | 57.73% | +13.62% | |
| Republican | Victor G. Atiyeh | 324,751 | 42.14% | −13.37% | |
| Write-in | Scattering | 1,011 | 0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 770,574 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 120,061 | 15.58% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +27.00% | |||
Results by county
Straub's sweeping victory broke numerous long streaks of Republican dominance in counties across the state. The longest such streak belonged to Marion County, Washington County, and Yamhill County, all three of which had not voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election since 1922. Straub was also the first Democrat to be elected governor without carrying Union County.
| County[4] | Robert W. Straub Democratic |
Victor G. Atiyeh Republican |
Scattering Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 2,763 | 51.83% | 2,568 | 48.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 195 | 3.66% | 5,331 |
| Benton | 12,229 | 58.95% | 8,465 | 40.81% | 51 | 0.25% | 3,764 | 18.14% | 20,745 |
| Clackamas | 39,365 | 58.40% | 2,7948 | 41.50% | 67 | 0.10% | 11,387 | 16.89% | 67,410 |
| Clatsop | 5,707 | 55.06% | 4,644 | 44.80% | 14 | 0.14% | 1,063 | 10.26% | 10,365 |
| Columbia | 7,080 | 65.13% | 3,777 | 34.75% | 13 | 0.12% | 3,303 | 30.39% | 10,870 |
| Coos | 12,176 | 65.59% | 6,380 | 34.37% | 8 | 0.04% | 5,796 | 31.22% | 18,564 |
| Crook | 2,107 | 55.23% | 1,703 | 44.64% | 5 | 0.13% | 404 | 10.59% | 3,815 |
| Curry | 2,895 | 55.83% | 2,284 | 44.05% | 6 | 0.12% | 611 | 11.78% | 5,185 |
| Deschutes | 7,318 | 54.14% | 6,188 | 45.78% | 11 | 0.08% | 1,130 | 8.36% | 13,517 |
| Douglas | 12,339 | 52.43% | 11,186 | 47.53% | 8 | 0.03% | 1,153 | 4.90% | 23,533 |
| Gilliam | 490 | 48.18% | 527 | 51.82% | 0 | 0.00% | -37 | -3.64% | 1,017 |
| Grant | 1,288 | 53.11% | 1,137 | 46.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 151 | 6.23% | 2,425 |
| Harney | 1,314 | 52.52% | 1,186 | 47.40% | 2 | 0.08% | 128 | 5.12% | 2,502 |
| Hood River | 2,640 | 55.40% | 2,123 | 44.55% | 2 | 0.04% | 517 | 10.85% | 4,765 |
| Jackson | 17,626 | 54.25% | 14,841 | 45.68% | 21 | 0.06% | 2,785 | 8.57% | 32,488 |
| Jefferson | 1,360 | 49.47% | 1,385 | 50.38% | 4 | 0.15% | -25 | -0.91% | 2,749 |
| Josephine | 6,385 | 45.78% | 7,556 | 54.17% | 7 | 0.05% | -1,171 | -8.40% | 13,948 |
| Klamath | 7,477 | 48.23% | 8,020 | 51.74% | 5 | 0.03% | -543 | -3.50% | 15,502 |
| Lake | 1,025 | 47.17% | 1,146 | 52.74% | 2 | 0.09% | -121 | -5.57% | 2,173 |
| Lane | 49,672 | 61.63% | 30,762 | 38.17% | 165 | 0.20% | 18,910 | 23.46% | 80,599 |
| Lincoln | 6,468 | 56.96% | 4,884 | 43.01% | 4 | 0.04% | 1,584 | 13.95% | 11,356 |
| Linn | 12,680 | 56.26% | 9,842 | 43.67% | 15 | 0.07% | 2,838 | 12.59% | 22,537 |
| Malheur | 2,526 | 37.83% | 4,148 | 62.12% | 3 | 0.04% | -1,622 | -24.29% | 6,677 |
| Marion | 29,448 | 54.39% | 24,606 | 45.45% | 85 | 0.16% | 4,842 | 8.94% | 54,139 |
| Morrow | 842 | 51.37% | 796 | 48.57% | 1 | 0.06% | 46 | 2.81% | 1,639 |
| Multnomah | 131,163 | 63.71% | 74,320 | 36.10% | 406 | 0.20% | 56,843 | 27.61% | 205,889 |
| Polk | 6,979 | 55.04% | 5,685 | 44.84% | 15 | 0.12% | 1,294 | 10.21% | 12,679 |
| Sherman | 430 | 46.44% | 496 | 53.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -66 | -7.13% | 926 |
| Tillamook | 3,426 | 50.48% | 3,354 | 49.42% | 7 | 0.10% | 72 | 1.06% | 6,787 |
| Umatilla | 6,884 | 51.13% | 6,572 | 48.81% | 9 | 0.07% | 312 | 2.32% | 13,465 |
| Union | 3,420 | 46.84% | 3,882 | 53.16% | 0 | 0.00% | -462 | -6.33% | 7,302 |
| Wallowa | 1,127 | 48.85% | 1,180 | 51.15% | 0 | 0.00% | -53 | -2.30% | 2,307 |
| Wasco | 3,857 | 58.10% | 2,781 | 41.89% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,076 | 16.21% | 6,639 |
| Washington | 34,160 | 51.92% | 31,572 | 47.98% | 67 | 0.10% | 2,588 | 3.93% | 65,799 |
| Wheeler | 417 | 58.16% | 299 | 41.70% | 1 | 0.14% | 118 | 16.46% | 717 |
| Yamhill | 7,729 | 54.38% | 6,478 | 45.58% | 6 | 0.04% | 1,251 | 8.80% | 14,213 |
| Total | 444,812 | 57.72% | 324,751 | 42.14% | 1,011 | 0.13% | 120,061 | 15.58% | 770,574 |