OREGON

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Population  (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Oregon Secretary of State) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2016 est. 4,093,465 Total Registration, Nov. 2016 2,553,806 Dem. 980,490 (38.39%)   Rep. 711,579 (27.86%)   NAff. 681,050 (26.67%)   Const. 3,641   Ind. 117,258 (4.59%)   Lib. 18,432   PG 9,802   Prog. 1,771   WF 10,573   Other 19,210. Oregon has: 36 counties, 240 incorp. cities. Largest counties: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Lane, Marion. Largest cities (100,000-plus): Portland, Eugene, Salem, Gresham.  Government Governor: Kate Brown (D) took office Feb. 16, 2016 following resignation of Gov. John Kitzhaber; Nov. 8 special election.  State Legislature: Oregon Legislature   House: 60 seats  Senate: 30 seats Local: Cities, Counties, Regional...    NACO U.S. House: 4D, 1R - 1. S.Bonamici (D) | 2. G.Walden (R) | 3. E.Blumenauer (D) | 4. P.DeFazio (D) | 5. K.Schrader (D). U.S. Senate: Jeff Merkley (R) re-elected in 2016, Ron Wyden (D) re-elected in 2016. 2016 Governor: In the special election Gov. Kate Brown (D) won a full term, defeating Bud Pierce, M.D., Ph.D (R) by 985,027 votes (50.62%) to 845,609 (43.45%) and 47,481 for Cliff Thomason (IP), 45,191 for James Foster (L), 19,400 for Aaron Auer (C) and 3,338 Misc.. U.S. Senate: Sen. Ron Wyden (D), running for a third term, defeated Mark Callahan (R) by 1,105,119 votes (56.60%) to 651,106 (33.35%) and 61,915 for Shanti Lewallen (WF), 59,516 for Steven Cody Reynolds (IP), 48,823 for Eric Navickas (PG), 23,941 for Jim Lindsay (L) and 2,058 Misc.. U.S. House: All five Members were re-elected.  The closest race was in CD5 (Central Coast east to Mount Hood) where Rep. Kurt Schrader (D) defeated Willis Colm (R) by 53.47% to 43.00%. State Legislature: 16 of 30 Senate seats and all 60 House seats were up.  In the Senate the balance went from 18D, 12R to 17D, 13R, while in the House the balance stayed at 35D, 25R. Ballot Measures: Oregonians decided seven ballot measures comprising three legislative referrals, to amend the state constitution, and four initiatives.  They approved Measure 95 to allow investments in equities by public universities; Measure 96 to dedicate 1.5% of state lottery proceeds to support veterans; Measure 98 to require state funding for dropout prevention, and career and tech ed. program in high schools;  Measure 99 to create an "Outdoor School Education Fund' funded by the lottery; and Measure 100 to prohibit the sale of parts or products from certain wildlife species.  They defeated Measure 94 to eliminate the mandatory retirement age for state judges; and Measure 97 to increase the corporate minimum sales tax with a 2.5% gross sales tax when Oregon sales exceed $25 million.

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Voting Eligible Population*: 2,550,887. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 72.0%. Vote by Mail -- Ballots mailed any time between the 14th and 18th days before election. Registration:  Dem. 829,197 (38.72%)   Rep. 761,717 (35.57%)   NAff. 477,682 (22.31%)   Others  72,653 (3.39%)   ...Total 2,141,249. Registration deadline: Oct. 12, 2004.

Official Results +Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) 943,163 (51.35) Cobb/LaMarche (Pac.) 5,315 (0.29) Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.) 5,257 (0.29) Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 7,260 (0.40) Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 866,831 (47.19) Misc. 8,956 (0.49) Total........1,836,782   Number voting on Nov. 2.......1,851,671

2004 Overview Oregon saw one of the most protracted battles over ballot access for Ralph Nader, as the consumer advocate went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.  In the end, he did not appear on the ballot.  Kerry-Edwards achieved a plurality of 76,332 votes (4.16 percentage points) over the Bush-Cheney ticket.  Bush carried 28 counties to 8 for Kerry, but Kerry's 161,146 vote margin in Multnomah County proved insurmountable. General Election Details Kerry/Allies  |  Bush/Cheney '04

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000

Voting Eligible Population*: 2,364,402. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 64.9%. The election was conducted entirely by mail.  First day for mailing ballots: Oct. 20, 2000.   Registration: Dem. 769,195 (39.37%)   Rep. 699,179 (35.78%)   NAff. 428,406 (21.92%)   Others 57,226 (2.93%)   ...Total 1,954,006. Registration deadline: Oct. 17, 2000.

Official Results         Buchanan/Foster (Ind.) 7,063 (0.46) Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 713,577 (46.52) Nader/LaDuke (Pac.) 77,357 (5.04) Hagelin/Goldhaber (Ref.) 2,574 (0.17) Phillips/Frazier (Const.) 2,189 (0.14) +Gore/Lieberman (Dem.) 720,342 (46.96) Browne/Olivier (Lib.) 7,447 (0.49) Misc. 3,419 (0.22) Total........1,533,968 1,559,215 total ballots counted; on 25,247 ballots (1.6%) no vote for President was recorded--due to under or over votes.

2000 Overview In 1996 Oregon provided the best showing of any state for Ralph Nader's "non-campaign."  With Nader running an active campaign this time around, great attention focused on how much the Nader factor would hurt Vice President Gore's chances.  Oregon became a closely fought battleground state.  In the end, however, the Gore-Lieberman ticket did prevail, winning the state's 7 electoral votes by a plurality of 6,765 votes (0.44 percentage points).  Bush carried 28 counties to Gore's 8, but Gore's plurality of more than 100,000 votes in Multnomah County (Portland) won the day.  Voters faced "the most complex state ballot in Oregon's history;" in addition to the various candidate races, 26 state measures crowded the ballot. General Election Activity

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