Oregon voters decide Kotek-Drazan rematch for governor
The gist
Oregon voters faced a Nov. 3 deadline to return ballots in the Kotek-Drazan governor race.
A Drazan win would end decades of Democratic control of the office.
How it unfolded
- 2022Kotek won the governor's race with 917,074 votes (47.0%) to Drazan's 850,347 (43.6%), with Betsy Johnson at 168,431 (8.6%).
- Oct 2025Drazan was appointed to the state Senate.
- Nov 2, 2026Drazan had raised $21.5 million and spent about $22.2 million; Kotek had raised about $19 million and spent $20.2 million; Smith reported no contributions or spending.