Governor Elections 2016 | US Governor Elections | Oregon Races
2016 Oregon Gubernatorial Special Election Results
Kate Brown
Percent: 50.62%
Votes: 985,027
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 43.45%
Votes: 845,609
Race Summary
The special election took place on November 8, 2016, to fill the remainder of the term vacated by former Governor John Kitzhaber. Incumbent Democrat Kate Brown won with approximately 50.62% of the vote, defeating Republican Bud Pierce, who received about 43.45%.
Full Results
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 50.62%
Votes: 985,027
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 43.45%
Votes: 845,609
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.44%
Votes: 47,481
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.32%
Votes: 45,191
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 19,400
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 3,338
Total votes: 1,946,046
State Map
Results by County
Baker County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 23.55%
Votes: 2,047
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 69.83%
Votes: 6,069
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.74%
Votes: 238
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.12%
Votes: 184
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 145
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 8,691
Columbia County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 42.40%
Votes: 11,020
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 49.72%
Votes: 12,925
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.98%
Votes: 774
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 3.03%
Votes: 787
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 438
Write-In
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 25,993
Deschutes County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 44.07%
Votes: 42,298
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 49.83%
Votes: 47,824
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.56%
Votes: 2,458
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 2,326
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 940
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 134
Total votes: 95,980
Harney County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 22.46%
Votes: 886
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 70.23%
Votes: 2,770
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 3.42%
Votes: 135
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 78
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 66
Write-In
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 3,944
Josephine County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 34.89%
Votes: 15,139
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 55.48%
Votes: 24,078
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 4.64%
Votes: 2,013
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.61%
Votes: 1,134
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.27%
Votes: 984
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 48
Total votes: 43,396
Lincoln County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 53.13%
Votes: 13,212
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 40.55%
Votes: 10,084
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 685
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.29%
Votes: 570
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.18%
Votes: 293
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 24
Total votes: 24,868
Morrow County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 27.89%
Votes: 1,152
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 64.94%
Votes: 2,682
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 97
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 85
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.59%
Votes: 107
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 4,130
Tillamook County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 45.44%
Votes: 6,152
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 48.74%
Votes: 6,599
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 323
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 297
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 144
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 13,540
Wasco County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 43.24%
Votes: 5,057
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 50.23%
Votes: 5,874
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.44%
Votes: 285
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 314
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 150
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 11,694
Benton County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 59.28%
Votes: 28,043
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 34.97%
Votes: 16,543
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 1,117
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.55%
Votes: 1,206
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 335
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 64
Total votes: 47,308
Coos County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 37.44%
Votes: 11,500
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 54.98%
Votes: 16,889
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 3.21%
Votes: 985
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.51%
Votes: 772
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 538
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 30,719
Douglas County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 30.16%
Votes: 15,878
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 62.02%
Votes: 32,647
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.90%
Votes: 1,527
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.32%
Votes: 1,220
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 1,305
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 66
Total votes: 52,643
Hood River County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 60.31%
Votes: 6,441
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 34.39%
Votes: 3,672
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.57%
Votes: 274
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 217
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 64
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 10,679
Klamath County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 28.09%
Votes: 8,420
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 64.10%
Votes: 19,211
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 3.15%
Votes: 944
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 806
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.85%
Votes: 554
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 29,971
Linn County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 33.26%
Votes: 19,156
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 59.96%
Votes: 34,539
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.65%
Votes: 1,524
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.45%
Votes: 1,410
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.50%
Votes: 863
Write-In
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 107
Total votes: 57,599
Multnomah County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 72.91%
Votes: 279,210
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 21.97%
Votes: 84,139
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 8,316
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.18%
Votes: 8,330
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 2,044
Write-In
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 903
Total votes: 382,942
Umatilla County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 31.82%
Votes: 8,541
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 60.61%
Votes: 16,269
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 3.16%
Votes: 849
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.54%
Votes: 683
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.71%
Votes: 459
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 26,841
Washington County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 54.99%
Votes: 143,278
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 39.26%
Votes: 102,282
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.23%
Votes: 5,798
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.67%
Votes: 6,965
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 1,800
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 424
Total votes: 260,547
Clackamas County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 46.36%
Votes: 96,735
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 48.35%
Votes: 100,882
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 4,563
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 4,311
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 1,759
Write-In
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 397
Total votes: 208,647
Crook County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 24.83%
Votes: 2,990
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 68.37%
Votes: 8,232
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.87%
Votes: 345
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 232
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 225
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 12,040
Gilliam County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 26.97%
Votes: 277
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 67.58%
Votes: 694
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 18
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.43%
Votes: 25
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 13
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,027
Jackson County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 44.17%
Votes: 46,803
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 49.31%
Votes: 52,259
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 2,846
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.43%
Votes: 2,575
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 1,335
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 155
Total votes: 105,973
Lake County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 19.74%
Votes: 762
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 72.38%
Votes: 2,794
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.77%
Votes: 107
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.59%
Votes: 100
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.25%
Votes: 87
Write-In
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 3,860
Malheur County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 23.85%
Votes: 2,436
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 68.21%
Votes: 6,966
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 3.35%
Votes: 342
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 226
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.28%
Votes: 233
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 10,213
Polk County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 40.14%
Votes: 15,960
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 54.94%
Votes: 21,847
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 874
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 1.74%
Votes: 693
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 347
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 39,764
Union County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 26.74%
Votes: 3,410
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 67.12%
Votes: 8,561
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 301
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.25%
Votes: 287
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.38%
Votes: 176
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 12,754
Wheeler County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 23.66%
Votes: 194
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 70.12%
Votes: 575
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.68%
Votes: 22
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 17
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 12
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 820
Clatsop County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 50.35%
Votes: 9,667
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 43.88%
Votes: 8,425
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 476
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.09%
Votes: 402
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 183
Write-In
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 19,198
Curry County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 40.38%
Votes: 4,947
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 52.32%
Votes: 6,410
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.84%
Votes: 348
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.71%
Votes: 332
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.71%
Votes: 209
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 12,251
Grant County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 21.17%
Votes: 904
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 72.42%
Votes: 3,093
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.58%
Votes: 110
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 1.71%
Votes: 73
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 88
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 4,271
Jefferson County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 34.10%
Votes: 3,169
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 59.01%
Votes: 5,484
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 3.03%
Votes: 282
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 219
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 122
Write-In
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 9,294
Lane County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 55.30%
Votes: 103,226
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 38.69%
Votes: 72,208
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 4,520
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.50%
Votes: 4,660
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 1,705
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 332
Total votes: 186,651
Marion County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 41.32%
Votes: 55,748
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 53.93%
Votes: 72,752
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 2,776
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 1.73%
Votes: 2,337
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 1,085
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 210
Total votes: 134,908
Sherman County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 23.56%
Votes: 234
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 72.61%
Votes: 721
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 14
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 13
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 10
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 993
Wallowa County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 29.07%
Votes: 1,253
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 65.81%
Votes: 2,837
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.25%
Votes: 97
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 80
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 39
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 4,311
Yamhill County
Kate Brown (DEM)
Percent: 39.68%
Votes: 18,882
Bud Pierce (REP)
Percent: 54.16%
Votes: 25,773
Cliff Thomason (IND)
Percent: 2.31%
Votes: 1,098
James Foster (LIB)
Percent: 2.57%
Votes: 1,225
Aaron Donald Auer (CON)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 543
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 47,586