1974 Oregon gubernatorial election

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.

1974 Oregon gubernatorial election

November 5, 1974

Nominee Robert Straub Victor Atiyeh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 444,812 324,751 Percentage 57.7% 42.1%

County results: Straub:      50–60%      60–70% Atiyeh:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Tom McCall Republican Elected Governor Robert Straub Democratic

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

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1974

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

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