Primary election 2022: Results from Oregon's gubernatorial race

SALEM, Ore. – The ballots are in for the primary elections. At this time, many races are too close to call. But the race for Oregon’s next Democratic candidate for governor is clear. Below are the results as of Wednesday morning:

Oregon

Governor – Democrat

This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Democratic Party’s nominee for governor on the November ballot. Incumbent Governor Kate Brown is prevented by term limits from running again this year.

Winner: Tina Kotek, called by Associated Press

GOVERNOR – DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

TINA KOTEK (D) 57.4% 189,097

57%

TOBIAS READ (D) 33.03% 108,823

33%

PATRICK STARNES (D) 2.15% 7,092

GEORGE CARRILLO (D) 1.86% 6,122

MICHAEL TRIMBLE (D) 0.95% 3,138

JOHN SWEENEY (D) 0.93% 3,052

JULIAN BELL (D) 0.84% 2,757

DAVE STAUFFER (D) 0.52% 1,702

WILSON BRIGHT (D) 0.47% 1,540

IFEANYICHUKWU DIRU (D) 0.37% 1,218

GENEVIEVE WILSON (D) 0.36% 1,171

KEISHA MERCHANT (D) 0.35% 1,151

DAVID BEEM (D) 0.28% 924

MICHAEL CROSS (D) 0.28% 918

PETER HALL (D) 0.22% 716

Governor – Republican

This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Republican Party’s nominee for governor on the November ballot.

GOVERNOR – REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

CHRISTINE DRAZAN (R) 23.78% 60,812

24%

BOB TIERNAN (R) 18.69% 47,794

19%

STAN PULLIAM (R) 10.11% 25,852

10%

BRIDGET BARTON (R) 9.6% 24,540

10%

KERRY MCQUISTEN (R) 8.91% 22,770

BUD PIERCE (R) 8.56% 21,873

MARC THIELMAN (R) 7.4% 18,917

BILL SIZEMORE (R) 3.78% 9,672

JESSICA GOMEZ (R) 2.73% 6,989

TIM MCCLOUD (R) 1.24% 3,171

NICK HESS (R) 1.18% 3,025

COURT BOICE (R) 1.18% 3,022

BRANDON MERRITT (R) 1.01% 2,575

REED CHRISTENSEN (R) 0.9% 2,304

AMBER RICHARDSON (R) 0.56% 1,433

RAYMOND BALDWIN (R) 0.14% 347

DAVID BURCH (R) 0.12% 311

JOHN PRESCO (R) 0.05% 136

STEFAN STREK (R) 0.05% 131