November 8, 2016 2018 → 50.9% 43.1% Location Oregon, United States | 985,027 845,609 Date 8 November 2016 | |
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Winner Kate Brown | ||
The 2016 Oregon special gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Oregon, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
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The election determined who would fill the remaining two years of the term of Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber, who was re-elected in 2014 and resigned in February 2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kate Brown, who as Oregon Secretary of State succeeded to the governorship, ran for election to the office. In primary elections held on May 17, Brown easily captured the Democratic nomination and the Republicans picked Salem oncologist Bud Pierce.
Brown won the election and became the first openly bisexual person elected to a term as Governor in U.S. history.
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Independent Party primary
The Independent Party of Oregon officially qualified as a major party on August 17, 2015.
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Polling
→ Indicates an internal poll conducted on behalf of Bud Pierce.