Kotek Stays Ahead Of Drazan As Oregon Governor’s Race Tally Passes 1.5 Million Votes
Oregon — Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek held a 96,325-vote lead over Republican challenger Christine Drazan in Oregon’s governor’s race Wednesday morning, with more than 1.53 million votes tallied in the contest.
Kotek had 795,725 votes, or 51.75%, to Drazan’s 699,400 votes, or 45.48%, in the Oregon Secretary of State’s 9 a.m. Pacific update. Pacific Green candidate Brett Smith received 40,739 votes, or 2.65%, and write-ins accounted for 1,883 votes, or 0.12%.
Compared with the earlier election-night tally, the update added 247,899 votes to the governor’s race. Kotek’s lead grew by 4,537 votes, from 91,788 to 96,325, while her advantage as a share of the vote narrowed from 7.11 to 6.27 percentage points.
| Candidate | Ballot Affiliation | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Kotek | Democratic, Working Families | 795,725 | 51.75% |
| Christine Drazan | Republican, Libertarian | 699,400 | 45.48% |
| Brett Smith | Pacific Green | 40,739 | 2.65% |
| Write-in | 1,883 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 1,537,747 | 100% |
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The contest is a rematch of the 2022 governor’s race, when Kotek defeated Drazan to win her first term.
The state reported 1,550,987 ballots counted across all contests as of Wednesday morning, representing 49.89% of active registered voters. Results remain unofficial as counties continue reporting. Readers can follow the count on the Oregon Secretary of State’s election results page.
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