Governor Elections 2014 | US Governor Elections | Oregon Races
2014 Oregon Gubernatorial Election Results
John Kitzhaber
Percent: 49.89%
Votes: 733,230
Dennis Richardson
Percent: 44.13%
Votes: 648,542
Race Summary
In the 2014 Oregon Gubernatorial Election, Democrat John Kitzhaber received 49.89% of the vote, while Republican Dennis Richardson received 44.13%. Kitzhaber’s margin of 5.76 percentage points reflected a clear yet not overwhelming Democratic win in that cycle.
Full Results
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 49.89%
Votes: 733,230
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 44.13%
Votes: 648,542
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 2.01%
Votes: 29,561
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 21,903
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 15,929
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 13,898
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 6,654
Total votes: 1,469,717
State Map
Results by County
Baker County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 27.42%
Votes: 1,951
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 68.04%
Votes: 4,842
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 64
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 86
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 101
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 62
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 7,116
Columbia County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 42.74%
Votes: 8,477
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 49.85%
Votes: 9,887
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.95%
Votes: 386
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 2.01%
Votes: 398
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 371
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 225
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 91
Total votes: 19,835
Deschutes County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 45.64%
Votes: 31,518
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 49.38%
Votes: 34,104
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 976
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 1,076
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 697
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 506
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 186
Total votes: 69,063
Harney County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 24.48%
Votes: 724
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 70.42%
Votes: 2,083
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 28
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 39
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 55
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 26
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 2,958
Josephine County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 35.43%
Votes: 12,032
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 58.67%
Votes: 19,926
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 513
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.65%
Votes: 562
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.89%
Votes: 643
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 204
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 80
Total votes: 33,960
Lincoln County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 54.06%
Votes: 10,469
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 39.29%
Votes: 7,609
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 2.23%
Votes: 431
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 304
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 266
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 235
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 19,367
Morrow County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 27.77%
Votes: 870
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 65.91%
Votes: 2,065
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 32
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 50
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.59%
Votes: 81
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 31
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 3,133
Tillamook County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 46.70%
Votes: 4,907
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 46.58%
Votes: 4,895
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 248
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 162
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.34%
Votes: 141
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 103
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 52
Total votes: 10,508
Wasco County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 43.29%
Votes: 3,959
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 49.83%
Votes: 4,557
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 2.18%
Votes: 199
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 183
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.45%
Votes: 133
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 94
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 9,145
Benton County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 58.48%
Votes: 21,694
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 35.70%
Votes: 13,245
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 2.51%
Votes: 931
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 528
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 223
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 330
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 148
Total votes: 37,099
Coos County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 42.30%
Votes: 10,120
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 51.24%
Votes: 12,260
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.90%
Votes: 455
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 385
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 397
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 264
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 23,926
Douglas County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 33.50%
Votes: 13,829
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 59.48%
Votes: 24,553
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 647
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 580
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.82%
Votes: 1,163
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 402
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 107
Total votes: 41,281
Hood River County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 58.81%
Votes: 4,875
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 36.05%
Votes: 2,988
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 158
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 115
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 65
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 72
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 8,289
Klamath County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 28.10%
Votes: 6,416
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 66.36%
Votes: 15,155
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.18%
Votes: 269
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.68%
Votes: 383
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 370
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 177
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 66
Total votes: 22,836
Linn County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 34.48%
Votes: 14,890
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 58.96%
Votes: 25,463
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.97%
Votes: 851
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 630
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 730
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 420
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 200
Total votes: 43,184
Multnomah County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 69.95%
Votes: 202,617
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 23.05%
Votes: 66,780
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 3.00%
Votes: 8,685
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 4,153
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 1,795
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 3,601
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 2,039
Total votes: 289,670
Umatilla County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 29.27%
Votes: 5,517
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 65.46%
Votes: 12,337
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 220
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 303
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 312
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 114
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 18,848
Washington County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 51.45%
Votes: 98,203
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 42.69%
Votes: 81,484
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.89%
Votes: 3,612
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 3,344
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 1,618
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 1,700
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 911
Total votes: 190,872
Clackamas County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 45.21%
Votes: 70,071
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 49.72%
Votes: 77,059
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.50%
Votes: 2,318
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 2,043
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 1,374
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 1,231
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 901
Total votes: 154,997
Crook County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 29.35%
Votes: 2,601
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 64.92%
Votes: 5,753
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 81
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.85%
Votes: 164
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 155
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 66
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 8,862
Gilliam County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 32.35%
Votes: 284
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 62.19%
Votes: 546
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 7
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 21
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 14
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 6
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 878
Jackson County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 42.66%
Votes: 35,235
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 52.67%
Votes: 43,498
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 1,251
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 1,051
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 908
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 536
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 109
Total votes: 82,588
Lake County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 23.06%
Votes: 736
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 72.39%
Votes: 2,310
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 30
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 32
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 54
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 26
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 3,191
Malheur County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 25.23%
Votes: 1,904
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 69.24%
Votes: 5,226
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 68
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 128
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 179
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 38
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 7,548
Polk County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 41.43%
Votes: 12,375
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 52.93%
Votes: 15,809
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.76%
Votes: 526
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 417
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 366
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 251
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 126
Total votes: 29,870
Union County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 30.42%
Votes: 3,087
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 64.30%
Votes: 6,526
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 129
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 155
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.44%
Votes: 146
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 79
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 10,149
Wheeler County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 29.64%
Votes: 203
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 64.23%
Votes: 440
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 11
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 10
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 12
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 5
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 685
Clatsop County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 45.62%
Votes: 6,449
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 46.33%
Votes: 6,550
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 2.98%
Votes: 421
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 241
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 184
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 185
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 107
Total votes: 14,137
Curry County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 40.71%
Votes: 3,946
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 53.77%
Votes: 5,211
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 176
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 129
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.50%
Votes: 145
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 69
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 9,692
Grant County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 25.51%
Votes: 834
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 70.17%
Votes: 2,294
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 23
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.44%
Votes: 47
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 51
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 17
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 3,269
Jefferson County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 34.24%
Votes: 2,333
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 59.42%
Votes: 4,048
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 89
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 125
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.05%
Votes: 140
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 57
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 6,813
Lane County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 57.11%
Votes: 82,132
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 36.96%
Votes: 53,156
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 3,255
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.44%
Votes: 2,077
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 1,326
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.96%
Votes: 1,380
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 497
Total votes: 143,823
Marion County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 41.34%
Votes: 41,858
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 52.71%
Votes: 53,377
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 1,848
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 1,337
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.18%
Votes: 1,192
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 1,058
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 586
Total votes: 101,256
Sherman County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 28.28%
Votes: 252
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 66.89%
Votes: 596
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 9
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 17
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 8
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 2
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 891
Wallowa County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 27.91%
Votes: 1,008
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 68.51%
Votes: 2,474
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 39
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 32
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 34
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 20
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 3,611
Yamhill County
John Kitzhaber (DEM)
Percent: 40.84%
Votes: 14,854
Dennis Richardson (REP)
Percent: 53.44%
Votes: 19,436
Jason Levin (PG)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 575
Paul Grad (LIB)
Percent: 1.64%
Votes: 596
Aaron Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 480
Chris Henry (OPP)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 306
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 120
Total votes: 36,367