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      Nov. 2, 2010 Governor                                      

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+John Kitzhaber (D)
 		716,525
 		49.29%
Chris Dudley (R)
 		694,287
 		47.76%
Greg Kord (C)
 		20,475
 		1.41%
Wes Wagner (L)
 		19,048
 		1.31%
misc.
 		3,213
 		0.22%

1,453,548
Registered voters: 2,068,798.  Ballots returned: 1,487,210.
Plurality: 22,238 votes (1.53 percentage points).
 OR Secretary of State



Notes: Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) was term-limited.  Former Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) narrowly defeated former NBA player and financial planner Chris Dudley (R) to keep the seat in the Democratic column.  Also on the ballot were Greg Kord (C) and Wes Wagner (L).

Kitzhaber launched his bid for a third term on Sept. 2, 2009.  He served two terms as governor from 1995-2003 then was term-limited.  Kitzhaber started out as an emergency room doctor in Roseburg, and served 14 years in the legislature as state representative, state senator and Senate President.  Former Sec. of State Bill Bradbury entered the race on Sept. 17, but was seen as the underdog from the outset.  Kitzhaber easily won the May 18 primary by 242,545 votes (64.78%) to 110,298 (29.46%) for Bradbury and Roger Obrist (4.29%) of 374,404 votes tallied.

Dudley, a first-time candidate, announced on Dec. 16, 2009.  Eight other candidates competed for the Republican nomination; leading the field in addition to Dudley were businessman and 2008 GOP Treasurer nominee Alvin Alley, former state Sen. and 1998 GOP U.S. Senate nominee John Lim, and 1998 GOP gubernatorial nominee William Sizemore.  In the primary, Dudley won by 122,855 votes (39.11%) to 99,753 (31.76%) for Alley, 47,339 (15.07%) for Lim and 23,522 (7.49%) for Sizemore of 314,087 votes tallied.

All four candidates participated in a forum organized by the League of Oregon Cities on Sept. 25 (>).  There was just one televised debate; Kitzhaber and Dudley met on Sept. 30 for a debate organized by KGW-TV 8 and The Oregonian in Portland (>).

On Oct. 18 Dudley kicked off a "Countdown To The Comeback" bus tour in Lake Oswego.  The seven-day tour was scheduled to make 30 stops across 20 counties. President Obama rallied with Kitzhaber at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on Oct. 20. 

On Election Night Dudley led in early returns, but Kitzhaber pulled ahead as votes from Multnomah Co. continued to be counted.


 
  
Campaign Managers:
John Kitzhaber:  Patricia McCaig
(campaign director starting Aug. 1, 2010)  Former chief of staff to Gov. Barbara Roberts; ran Roberts' 1990 campaign for governor and worked on her 1984 campaign for Secretary of State.  Worked for state Sen. Frank Roberts.  Originally from Indianapolis.

Derek Humphrey continued as campaign manager


Chris Dudley:  Josh Ginsberg
(June 2010)  Political director for Gov. Schwarzenegger, Apr. 2008-June 2010.  National field director on Romney for President, Jan. 2007-Feb. 2008.  Deputy political director on Schwarzenegger for Governor, Apr.-Nov. 2006.  Polling coordinator at the RNC, June 2005-Apr. 2006.  Associate strategist on the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign, May-Nov. 2004.  Office of Political Affairs at the White House, Jan.-Aug. 2001.  Strategy department on the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign, June-Nov. 2000.  B.A. in political science from Vanderbilt University, 2005.




See also (lots of Jeff Mapes!):
Anna Canzano, Melica Johnson, Anita Kissée (KATU News), The AP and Steve Benham (KATU.com staff).  "Dudley concedes, Kitzhaber wins third term."  KPIC, Nov. 2, 2010.

Chris Lehman.  "Few Sparks Fly At First Gubernatorial Forum."  NPR, Sept. 26, 2010.

Harry Esteve.  "Obama stumps for Kitzhaber in Portland before a crowd of 10,000."  The Oregonian, Oct. 21, 2010.

Jeff Mapes.  "Kitzhaber and Dudley: the ad wars."  The Oregonian, Sept. 1, 2010.

Jeff Mapes.  "Campaign teams hint at how Dudley, Kitzhaber would run state."  The Oregonian, Aug. 28, 2010.

Jeff Mapes.  "Patricia McCaig takes over at helm of Kitzhaber campaign."  The Oregonian, Aug. 10, 2010.

Jeff Mapes.  "Oregon GOP fires at Kitzhaber and Independent Party over nominations."  The Oregonian, June 9, 2010.

Harry Esteve.  "Bill Bradbury distances himself from John Kitzhaber to run for Oregon governor."  The Oregonian, Apr. 24, 2010.

Jeff Mapes.  "Ex-Blazer, Chris Dudley declares GOP candidacy for governor."  The Oregonian, Dec. 17, 2009.

Ryan Kost.  "Bradbury to run for governor."  The Associated Press, Sept. 17, 2009.

Jeff Mapes.  "Kitzhaber makes 2010 run official, says he'll be a better governor."  The Oregonian, Sept. 3, 2009.



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