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The 1970 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. In a rematch of the 1966 contest, Republican incumbent Tom McCall defeated Democratic nominee Robert W. Straub to win re-election.
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The 1970 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. In a rematch of the 1966 contest, Republican incumbent Tom McCall defeated Democratic nominee Robert W. Straub to win re-election.
Oregon held primary elections on May 26, 1970.
Straub was the first Democrat to win Klamath County in a gubernatorial election since Sylvester Pennoyer in 1890. Additionally, Grant County voted Democratic for the first time since 1922 and Gilliam County, Lake County, and Morrow County did so for the first time since 1934.
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