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1998-11-03 Gubernatorial Election Results for Oregon


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County Turnout John Kitzhaber*
(D)		 Bill Sizemore
(R)		 Richard Burke
(Libertarian)		 Blair Bobier
(Pacific)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Baker51%3,36053.2%2,63141.7%1101.7%350.6%1762.8%729 6,312
Benton49%20,27869.4%6,91823.7%5161.8%9523.3%5571.9%13,360 29,221
Clackamas48%73,55963.4%37,37232.2%1,9321.7%1,0680.9%2,0531.8%36,187 115,984
Clatsop49%9,08669.9%3,21224.7%2151.7%1511.2%3342.6%5,874 12,998
Columbia55%10,95665.2%4,86728.9%3652.2%1701.0%4572.7%6,089 16,815
Coos49%14,23359.6%7,97133.4%5202.2%3321.4%8283.5%6,262 23,884
Crook41%2,93453.3%2,31342.0%891.6%320.6%1362.5%621 5,504
Curry55%5,08655.1%3,49837.9%1872.0%810.9%3864.2%1,588 9,238
Deschutes49%22,27456.6%14,84037.7%8942.3%4751.2%8462.2%7,434 39,329
Douglas49%19,87454.4%14,34039.3%7802.1%2930.8%1,2293.4%5,534 36,516
Gilliam55%54369.0%22028.0%101.3%20.3%121.5%323 787
Grant54%1,58550.4%1,35443.1%742.4%110.3%1193.8%231 3,143
Harney50%1,32347.8%1,30847.2%271.0%80.3%1033.7%15 2,769
Hood River41%3,93667.0%1,66228.3%881.5%881.5%1021.7%2,274 5,876
Jackson43%33,87559.5%19,98435.1%1,0771.9%6321.1%1,3452.4%13,891 56,913
Jefferson41%3,08060.3%1,77134.7%891.7%250.5%1412.8%1,309 5,106
Josephine48%13,17748.7%11,38242.1%7752.9%4071.5%1,2964.8%1,795 27,037
Klamath40%9,07449.1%8,46445.8%3601.9%970.5%4722.6%610 18,467
Lake56%1,51648.8%1,42545.9%622.0%180.6%852.7%91 3,106
Lane47%76,99868.3%28,36725.2%2,1701.9%2,6342.3%2,5122.2%48,631 112,681
Lincoln52%11,85866.9%4,77626.9%3532.0%2891.6%4532.6%7,082 17,729
Linn45%19,74758.9%12,16336.3%6111.8%2670.8%7652.3%7,584 33,553
Malheur34%3,34845.3%3,71150.2%851.1%310.4%2223.0%-363 7,397
Marion44%56,18164.5%26,85830.8%1,2921.5%7240.8%2,0062.3%29,323 87,061
Morrow36%1,73166.3%76629.3%251.0%120.5%772.9%965 2,611
Multnomah42%155,13773.3%42,65720.2%3,7351.8%5,0932.4%5,0612.4%112,480 211,683
Polk46%13,17363.7%6,58331.8%2821.4%1840.9%4672.3%6,590 20,689
Sherman61%56465.5%25429.5%252.9%20.2%161.9%310 861
Tillamook55%6,98068.5%2,71726.7%1551.5%1051.0%2282.2%4,263 10,185
Umatilla29%9,12763.9%4,54931.8%1941.4%720.5%3512.5%4,578 14,293
Union49%5,36460.7%3,01534.1%1571.8%540.6%2442.8%2,349 8,834
Wallowa58%1,71354.3%1,29441.1%521.6%190.6%742.3%419 3,152
Wasco49%5,78867.7%2,32827.2%1341.6%560.7%2402.8%3,460 8,546
Washington42%83,45565.5%38,68030.4%2,2021.7%1,1830.9%1,8491.5%44,775 127,369
Wheeler59%37654.2%26738.5%213.0%71.0%233.3%109 694
Yamhill45%15,77258.9%9,48435.4%5372.0%2340.9%7282.7%6,288 26,755
TOTAL 45% 717,06164.4% 334,00130.0% 20,2001.8% 15,8431.4% 25,9932.3% 383,060 1,113,098
Total R vote: 334,001 (30.0%)      Total D vote: 717,061 (64.4%)      Total Other vote: 62,036 (5.6%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,190,098 $575,614 $6,445 $3,611
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen


Other candidates included: Roger Weidner (Reform), 10,144 votes ; Patti Steurer (Natural Law), 7,823 votes ; Trey Smith (Socialist Workers), 5,772 votes



1998 Governor, Baker County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 3,360 53.2%
Bill Sizemore (R) 2,631 41.7%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 110 1.7%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 35 0.6%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 92 1.5%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 57 0.9%
Trey Smith (SW) 20 0.3%
TOTAL 6,312
Turnout: 51%


1998 Governor, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 20,278 69.4%
Bill Sizemore (R) 6,918 23.7%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 516 1.8%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 952 3.3%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 170 0.6%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 156 0.5%
Trey Smith (SW) 179 0.6%
TOTAL 29,221
Turnout: 49%


1998 Governor, Clackamas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 73,559 63.4%
Bill Sizemore (R) 37,372 32.2%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 1,932 1.7%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 1,068 0.9%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 912 0.8%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 642 0.6%
Trey Smith (SW) 447 0.4%
TOTAL 115,984
Turnout: 48%


1998 Governor, Clatsop County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 9,086 69.9%
Bill Sizemore (R) 3,212 24.7%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 215 1.7%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 151 1.2%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 110 0.8%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 98 0.8%
Trey Smith (SW) 71 0.5%
TOTAL 12,998
Turnout: 49%


1998 Governor, Columbia County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 10,956 65.2%
Bill Sizemore (R) 4,867 28.9%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 365 2.2%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 170 1.0%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 193 1.1%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 165 1.0%
Trey Smith (SW) 54 0.3%
TOTAL 16,815
Turnout: 55%


1998 Governor, Coos County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 14,233 59.6%
Bill Sizemore (R) 7,971 33.4%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 520 2.2%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 332 1.4%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 395 1.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 238 1.0%
Trey Smith (SW) 121 0.5%
TOTAL 23,884
Turnout: 49%


1998 Governor, Crook County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 2,934 53.3%
Bill Sizemore (R) 2,313 42.0%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 89 1.6%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 32 0.6%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 56 1.0%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 43 0.8%
Trey Smith (SW) 16 0.3%
TOTAL 5,504
Turnout: 41%


1998 Governor, Curry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 5,086 55.1%
Bill Sizemore (R) 3,498 37.9%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 187 2.0%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 81 0.9%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 156 1.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 105 1.1%
Trey Smith (SW) 30 0.3%
TOTAL 9,238
Turnout: 55%


1998 Governor, Deschutes County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 22,274 56.6%
Bill Sizemore (R) 14,840 37.7%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 894 2.3%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 475 1.2%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 351 0.9%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 284 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 143 0.4%
TOTAL 39,329
Turnout: 49%


1998 Governor, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 19,874 54.4%
Bill Sizemore (R) 14,340 39.3%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 780 2.1%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 293 0.8%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 631 1.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 356 1.0%
Trey Smith (SW) 148 0.4%
TOTAL 36,516
Turnout: 49%


1998 Governor, Gilliam County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 543 69.0%
Bill Sizemore (R) 220 28.0%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 10 1.3%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 2 0.3%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 4 0.5%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 5 0.6%
Trey Smith (SW) 3 0.4%
TOTAL 787
Turnout: 55%


1998 Governor, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 1,585 50.4%
Bill Sizemore (R) 1,354 43.1%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 74 2.4%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 11 0.3%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 50 1.6%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 27 0.9%
Trey Smith (SW) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 3,143
Turnout: 54%


1998 Governor, Harney County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 1,323 47.8%
Bill Sizemore (R) 1,308 47.2%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 27 1.0%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 8 0.3%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 47 1.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 23 0.8%
Trey Smith (SW) 12 0.4%
TOTAL 2,769
Turnout: 50%


1998 Governor, Hood River County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 3,936 67.0%
Bill Sizemore (R) 1,662 28.3%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 88 1.5%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 88 1.5%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 43 0.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 35 0.6%
Trey Smith (SW) 21 0.4%
TOTAL 5,876
Turnout: 41%


1998 Governor, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 33,875 59.5%
Bill Sizemore (R) 19,984 35.1%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 1,077 1.9%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 632 1.1%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 606 1.1%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 446 0.8%
Trey Smith (SW) 274 0.5%
TOTAL 56,913
Turnout: 43%


1998 Governor, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 3,080 60.3%
Bill Sizemore (R) 1,771 34.7%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 89 1.7%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 25 0.5%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 59 1.2%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 48 0.9%
Trey Smith (SW) 23 0.5%
TOTAL 5,106
Turnout: 41%


1998 Governor, Josephine County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 13,177 48.7%
Bill Sizemore (R) 11,382 42.1%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 775 2.9%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 407 1.5%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 610 2.3%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 367 1.4%
Trey Smith (SW) 134 0.5%
TOTAL 27,037
Turnout: 48%


1998 Governor, Klamath County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 9,074 49.1%
Bill Sizemore (R) 8,464 45.8%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 360 1.9%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 97 0.5%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 238 1.3%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 154 0.8%
Trey Smith (SW) 66 0.4%
TOTAL 18,467
Turnout: 40%


1998 Governor, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 1,516 48.8%
Bill Sizemore (R) 1,425 45.9%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 62 2.0%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 18 0.6%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 54 1.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 17 0.5%
Trey Smith (SW) 14 0.5%
TOTAL 3,106
Turnout: 56%


1998 Governor, Lane County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 76,998 68.3%
Bill Sizemore (R) 28,367 25.2%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 2,170 1.9%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 2,634 2.3%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 816 0.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 767 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 909 0.8%
TOTAL 112,681
Turnout: 47%


1998 Governor, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 11,858 66.9%
Bill Sizemore (R) 4,776 26.9%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 353 2.0%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 289 1.6%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 175 1.0%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 153 0.9%
Trey Smith (SW) 86 0.5%
TOTAL 17,729
Turnout: 52%


1998 Governor, Linn County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 19,747 58.9%
Bill Sizemore (R) 12,163 36.3%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 611 1.8%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 267 0.8%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 386 1.2%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 246 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 124 0.4%
TOTAL 33,553
Turnout: 45%


1998 Governor, Malheur County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 3,348 45.3%
Bill Sizemore (R) 3,711 50.2%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 85 1.1%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 31 0.4%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 102 1.4%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 55 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 30 0.4%
TOTAL 7,397
Turnout: 34%


1998 Governor, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 56,181 64.5%
Bill Sizemore (R) 26,858 30.8%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 1,292 1.5%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 724 0.8%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 711 0.8%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 558 0.6%
Trey Smith (SW) 371 0.4%
TOTAL 87,061
Turnout: 44%


1998 Governor, Morrow County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 1,731 66.3%
Bill Sizemore (R) 766 29.3%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 25 1.0%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 12 0.5%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 43 1.6%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 20 0.8%
Trey Smith (SW) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,611
Turnout: 36%


1998 Governor, Multnomah County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 155,137 73.3%
Bill Sizemore (R) 42,657 20.2%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 3,735 1.8%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 5,093 2.4%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 1,302 0.6%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 1,510 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 1,579 0.7%
TOTAL 211,683
Turnout: 42%


1998 Governor, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 13,173 63.7%
Bill Sizemore (R) 6,583 31.8%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 282 1.4%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 184 0.9%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 176 0.9%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 127 0.6%
Trey Smith (SW) 145 0.7%
TOTAL 20,689
Turnout: 46%


1998 Governor, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 564 65.5%
Bill Sizemore (R) 254 29.5%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 25 2.9%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 2 0.2%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 6 0.7%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 6 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 4 0.5%
TOTAL 861
Turnout: 61%


1998 Governor, Tillamook County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 6,980 68.5%
Bill Sizemore (R) 2,717 26.7%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 155 1.5%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 105 1.0%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 106 1.0%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 68 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 46 0.5%
TOTAL 10,185
Turnout: 55%


1998 Governor, Umatilla County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 9,127 63.9%
Bill Sizemore (R) 4,549 31.8%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 194 1.4%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 72 0.5%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 187 1.3%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 107 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 56 0.4%
TOTAL 14,293
Turnout: 29%


1998 Governor, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 5,364 60.7%
Bill Sizemore (R) 3,015 34.1%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 157 1.8%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 54 0.6%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 104 1.2%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 78 0.9%
Trey Smith (SW) 34 0.4%
TOTAL 8,834
Turnout: 49%


1998 Governor, Wallowa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 1,713 54.3%
Bill Sizemore (R) 1,294 41.1%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 52 1.6%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 19 0.6%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 38 1.2%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 18 0.6%
Trey Smith (SW) 13 0.4%
TOTAL 3,152
Turnout: 58%


1998 Governor, Wasco County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 5,788 67.7%
Bill Sizemore (R) 2,328 27.2%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 134 1.6%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 56 0.7%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 101 1.2%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 68 0.8%
Trey Smith (SW) 47 0.5%
TOTAL 8,546
Turnout: 49%


1998 Governor, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 83,455 65.5%
Bill Sizemore (R) 38,680 30.4%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 2,202 1.7%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 1,183 0.9%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 810 0.6%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 579 0.5%
Trey Smith (SW) 418 0.3%
TOTAL 127,369
Turnout: 42%


1998 Governor, Wheeler County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 376 54.2%
Bill Sizemore (R) 267 38.5%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 21 3.0%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 7 1.0%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 16 2.3%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 5 0.7%
TOTAL 694
Turnout: 59%


1998 Governor, Yamhill County
CandidateVotesPct
John Kitzhaber* (D) 15,772 58.9%
Bill Sizemore (R) 9,484 35.4%
Richard Burke (Lbt) 537 2.0%
Blair Bobier (Pacific) 234 0.9%
Roger Weidner (Ref) 288 1.1%
Patti Steurer (NtL) 192 0.7%
Trey Smith (SW) 117 0.4%
TOTAL 26,755
Turnout: 45%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Kitzhaber*
Total Disbursements: $1,190,098
Bill Sizemore
Total Disbursements: $575,614
Richard Burke
Total Disbursements: $6,445

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Blair Bobier
Total Disbursements: $3,611

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Bill Sizemore 271,781 87.7% $575,614
2   Dave Foley 23,870 7.7% $468
3   Paul Wells 11,933 3.9% $603
    Other 2,161 0.7%  
TOTAL VOTES 309,745    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   John Kitzhaber* 108,036 50.4% $1,190,098
2   Walter Huss 39,186 18.3% $1,990
3   Jeffrey Brady 34,460 16.1% $400
4   Bill Spidal 25,373 11.8% $7,708
    Other 7,510 3.5%  
TOTAL VOTES 214,565