Tina Kotek, the Democratic Oregon governor’s candidate, beat Christine Drazan by a surprising margin in a deep-blue state.
Recent polling has consistently shown Drazan and Kotek neck and neck as they battle over gender and sexuality topics being taught at schools, campaign funding, crime, and Oregon’s economy.
The List of Fox News Power RankingsThe race is a tossup.
Independent candidate and ex-Democrat were heavily influential in the results Betsy JohnsonThe winner, who received more than 8% of votes and seemed to have a substantial amount of support from Kotek, was able to capture a significant portion of the vote.
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FILE: Tina Kotek, Democratic candidate for governor, speaks to supporters in Portland (Ore.) after she won Oregon’s Democratic Primary Election on May 17, 2022.
(AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)
Christine Drazan is the former Oregon state lawmaker and is seen in a TV campaign spot. She is also the 2022 GOP governoral nominee.
(Drazan gubernatorial campaign)
Drazan was supported by a number prominent Republicans throughout the country, including Virginia Gov. Glenn YoungkinThe surprising win in his trending-blue State last year was achieved by. He also took a trip to Oregon for Drazan’s campaign.
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Phil Knight, co-founder of NikeDrazan also donated $1 million in October to Drazan’s campaign after Johnson initially supported her with millions.
Christine Drazan (Radian nominee) and Tina Kotek (Democratic nominee), listen to Betsy Johnson, an unaffiliated candidate, speak at the gubernatorial forum hosted by Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association at Mount Hood Oregon Resort, Welches, Ore. on Friday, July 29, 2022.
(Jaime Valdez/Pamplin Media Group via AP, Pool)
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The race was called by the Associated Press.
