OREGON | 7 Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Oregon Secretary of State)
Oregon has: 36 counties, 240 incorp. cities. Five largest counties: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Lane, Marion. Five largest cities: Portland, Eugene, Salem, Gresham, Beaverton. Government
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Oregon.gov
Secretary of State Democratic
Party of OR
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-Last
day to register to vote for general election is October 12, 2004.
Registration cards that are postmarked by this date are valid registrations
for the general election.
-Vote by Mail -- Ballots mailed any time between the 14th and 18th days before election. Nonpartisan Groups
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2004
Overview
Oregon saw one of the most protracted battles over ballot access for Ralph Nader, as the consumer advocate went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the end, he did not appear on the ballot. Kerry-Edwards achieved a plurality of 76,332 votes (4.16 percentage points) over the Bush-Cheney ticket. Bush carried 28 counties to 8 for Kerry, but Kerry's 161,146 vote margin in Multnomah County proved insurmountable. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush/Cheney '04 |
Past Results |
1996
1992
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2000
1,559,215 total ballots counted; on 25,247 ballots (1.6%) no vote for President was recorded--due to under or over votes. The election was conducted
entirely by mail.
Total Registration, Nov. 2000: 1,954,006 |
2000
Overview
In 1996 Oregon provided the best showing of any state for Ralph Nader's "non-campaign." With Nader running an active campaign this time around, great attention focused on how much the Nader factor would hurt Vice President Gore's chances. Oregon became a closely fought battleground state. In the end, however, the Gore-Lieberman ticket did prevail, winning the state's 7 electoral votes by a plurality of 6,765 votes (0.44 percentage points). Bush carried 28 counties to Gore's 8, but Gore's plurality of more than 100,000 votes in Multnomah County (Portland) won the day. Voters faced "the most complex state ballot in Oregon's history;" in addition to the various candidate races, 26 state measures crowded the ballot. General Election Activity |
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Delegates (46 Pledged, 12 Unpledged) and 8 Alternates
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Q. Are you aware of any efforts afoot to move Oregon's
2004 pres. primary forward?
Neel Pender, Exec. Dir. Democratic Party of Oregon (2/19/02
e-mail response): "No...there's always the possibility that 2003 Legislature
could take the issue up but the chances are slim to none. We are in the
midst of a budget crisis and the cost of holding a special presidential
preference primary is just an additional burden. Plus, now that all states
can move up, it's hard to imagine a scenario where Oregon would get any
additional attention."
Copyright © 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.