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1974 Oregon gubernatorial election 
Summary
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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 County results:
Straub: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- Robert W. Straub, former Oregon State Treasurer
- Betty Roberts, state senator
- James A. Redden, Oregon State Treasurer
Republican edit
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert W. Straub | 444,812 | 57.73% | |||
| Republican | Victor G. Atiyeh | 324,751 | 42.14% | |||
| write-ins | 1,011 | 0.13% | ||||
| Total votes | 770,574 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county. Those with their names in bold backed the winning candidate.
Results by County edit
| County | Bob Straub
Democratic |
Vic Atiyeh
Republican | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | |
| Baker | 51.83% | 2,763 | 48.17% | 2,568 |
| Benton | 58.95% | 12,229 | 40.81% | 8,465 |
| Clackamas | 58.4% | 39,365 | 41.5% | 27,978 |
| Clatsop | 55.06% | 5,707 | 44.8% | 4,644 |
| Columbia | 65.13% | 7,080 | 34.75% | 5,079 |
| Coos | 65.59% | 12,176 | 34.37% | 6,380 |
| Crook | 55.23% | 2,107 | 44.64% | 1,703 |
| Curry | 55.83% | 2,895 | 44.05% | 2,284 |
| Deschutes | 54.14% | 7,318 | 45.78% | 6,188 |
| Douglas | 52.43% | 12,339 | 47.53% | 11,186 |
| Gilliam | 48.18% | 490 | 51.82% | 527 |
| Grant | 53.11% | 1,288 | 46.89% | 1,137 |
| Harney | 52.52% | 1,314 | 47.4% | 1,186 |
| Hood River | 55.4% | 2,640 | 44.55% | 2,123 |
| Jackson | 54.25% | 17,626 | 45.68% | 14,841 |
| Jefferson | 49.47% | 1,360 | 50.38% | 1,385 |
| Josephine | 45.78% | 6,385 | 54.17% | 7,556 |
| Klamath | 48.23% | 7,477 | 51.74% | 8,020 |
| Lake | 47.17% | 1,025 | 52.74% | 1,146 |
| Lane | 61.63% | 49,672 | 38.17% | 30,762 |
| Lincoln | 56.96% | 6,468 | 43.01 | 4,884 |
| Linn | 56.26% | 12,680 | 43.67% | 9,842 |
| Malheur | 37.83% | 2,526 | 62.12% | 4,148 |
| Marion | 54.39% | 29,448 | 45.45% | 24,606 |
| Morrow | 51.37% | 842 | 48.57% | 796 |
| Multnomah | 63.71% | 131,163 | 36.1% | 74,320 |
| Polk | 55.04% | 6,979 | 44.84% | 5,685 |
| Sherman | 46.44% | 430 | 53.56% | 496 |
| Tillamook | 50.48% | 3,426 | 49.42% | 3,354 |
| Umatilla | 51.13% | 6,884 | 48.81% | 6,572 |
| Union | 46.84% | 3,420 | 53.16% | 3,882 |
| Wallowa | 48.85% | 1,127 | 51.15% | 1,180 |
| Wasco | 58.1% | 3,857 | 41.89% | 2,781 |
| Washington | 51.92% | 34,160 | 47.98% | 31,572 |
| Wheeler | 58.16% | 417 | 41.7% | 299 |
| Yamhill | 54.38% | 7,729 | 45.58% | 6,478 |
References edit
- ^ "OR Governor Race - Nov 2, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 11, 2010.