2014 US Gubernatorial Election Results

[greenforest32]

Anyone know why the top two primary failed so hard in Oregon? I guess they looked to their neighbors to the north and south and didn't like what they saw?

I can't say for certain. A lot of the campaign flyers I received in the mail focused on "not letting billionaires write the state's election laws" (Bloomberg and another billionaire from Texas were the main funders of it) and things like that.

This is the second time it's been on the ballot too. It actually failed by a similar margin in 2008: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Ballot_Measure_65_%282008%29

[greenforest32]

http://oregonvotes.gov/results/2014G/index.html

^ The marijuana initiative might reach 56% yes when all the votes are in. That's pretty good for a mid-term and very encouraging for all those 2016 initiatives. California is a sure bet in 2016.

[greenforest32]

Oregon legislature update: SD15 has been called for the Democrat giving the party an 18-12 majority in the Oregon state senate. Those two extra votes (was 16D-14R previously) should be able to overcome Betsy Johnson.

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/chuck_riley_unseats_bruce_star.html

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[greenforest32]

Brown is close to hitting 60% in California: http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/governor/

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How many ballots are left to count? It's been two weeks