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The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Oregon. Incumbent Kate Brown took office when fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber resigned on February 18, 2015. She won the subsequent 2016 special election [1] a full term in 2018.[2] Due to term limits, she was unable to run again in 2022.[3]
The Oregonian anticipated the election to have "the first competitive Democratic primary in more than a decade and potentially the closest such race since 2002."[4] Willamette Week anticipated a "wide open field of Democrats", citing the lack of an incumbent.[5] Almost 20 Republican Party candidates ran for the office, including two previous nominees for governor in 1998 and 2016,[6][7] as well as 15 Democrats and some non-affiliates/third-party members.[8] This was the state's first gubernatorial election since 2002 in which there was no current or former governor on the ballot.
In the May 17 primary elections, former Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek was declared the winner of the Democratic primary half an hour after the ballot deadline.[9] The next day, former House Minority Leader Christine Drazan was determined to have won the Republican primary.[10] Notably, the general election featured three prominent female candidates, including former state senator Betsy Johnson, who was a moderate Democrat, running as an independent.
Oregon was considered a possible Republican pickup, as Kate Brown had the lowest approval rating of any governor in the United States at the time and Johnson could have siphoned votes from Kotek.[11][12][13] Nonetheless, Kotek narrowly won the election, becoming Oregon's 7th consecutive Democratic governor.[14] She became one of the first lesbian governors in the United States, along with Maura Healey, who was elected Governor of Massachusetts the same day.[15]
- ^ "Oregon Governor Results: Kate Brown Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ Borrud, Hillary (November 7, 2018). "Oregon governor's race: Kate Brown defeats Knute Buehler". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Bulletin story on Kate Brown term limit was incorrect". Bend Bulletin. August 31, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Monahan, Rachel (June 2, 2021). "For Just the Second Time in 25 Years, the Oregon Governor's Mansion Is Up for Grabs. Here Are Four Ways the Race Could Go". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (October 5, 2021). "Oregon governor's race starting to take shape". Oregon Capitol Chronicle. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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:8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ VanderHart, Dirk (May 17, 2022). "Former Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek wins race to be Democratic nominee for governor". OPB. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Borrud, Hillary (May 18, 2022). "Oregon's 2022 governor race will feature 3 women after Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Christine Drazan win primaries". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Skelley, Geoffrey (October 6, 2022). "Why Republicans Could Win Oregon's Governorship For The First Time In 40 Years". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Golden, Hallie (October 27, 2022). "Oregon could see first Republican governor in 40 years as polls tilt away from Democrats". The Guardian. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Samuels, Alex (November 8, 2022). "Final Forecast: How Arizona, Oregon And Other States Will Vote For Governor". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Rush, Claire; Selsky, Andrew (November 10, 2022). "Democrat Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor's race". AP News. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Borrud, Hillary (November 9, 2022). "Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor's race, fending off strongest Republican bid in a decade". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved November 9, 2022.