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1974 Oregon gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1974 Oregon gubernatorial election
country	Oregon
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1970 Oregon gubernatorial election
previous_year	1970
next_election	1978 Oregon gubernatorial election
next_year	1978
election_date	November 5, 1974
image1	File:Robert W. Straub 1974 (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Robert Straub
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	444,812
percentage1	57.7%
image2	File:Victor Atiyeh 1974.jpg
nominee2	Victor Atiyeh
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	324,751
percentage2	42.1%
map_image	1974 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	260px
map_caption	County results
title	Governor
before_election	Tom McCall
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Robert Straub
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Straub:

Atiyeh:
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.

Candidates

Democratic

Robert W. Straub, former Oregon State Treasurer
Betty Roberts, state senator
James A. Redden, Oregon State Treasurer

Republican

Victor G. Atiyeh, state representative
H. Clay Myers Jr., Oregon Secretary of State

Election results

Results by county. Those with their names in bold backed the winning candidate.

Results by County

County	Bob Straub	Vic Atiyeh	%	#
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

"OR Governor Race - Nov 2, 1974". Our Campaigns.

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