Oregon gubernatorial election, 1970

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1970

November 3, 1970

Nominee Tom McCall Robert W. Straub Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 369,964 293,892 Percentage 55.60 44.17

County results

Governor before election Tom McCall Republican Elected Governor Tom McCall Republican

The Oregon gubernatorial election of 1970 took place on November 3, 1970. Republican incumbent Tom McCall defeated Democratic nominee Robert W. Straub to win re-election.

Candidates

Democratic

Robert W. Straub, State treasurer

Republican

Tom McCall, incumbent Governor of Oregon

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1970^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McCall	369,964	55.60
	Democratic	Robert W. Straub	293,892	44.17
		write-ins	1,545	0.23
Total votes			665,401	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "OR Governor Race – Nov 3, 1970". Our Campaign. Retrieved November 12, 2010.