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The 1974 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Robert Straub, endorsed by the outgoing governor Tom McCall, defeated Republican nominee Victor Atiyeh.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert W. Straub | 444,812 | 57.73% | |||
| Republican | Victor G. Atiyeh | 324,751 | 42.14% | |||
| write-ins | 1,011 | 0.13% | ||||
| Total votes | 770,574 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Results by county. Those with their names in bold backed the winning candidate.
| County | Bob Straub
Democratic |
Vic Atiyeh
Republican | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | |
| Baker | 51.83% | 2,763 | 48.17% | 2,568 |
| Benton | 58.95% | 12,229 | 40.81% | 8,465 |
| Clackamas | 58.4% | 39,365 | 41.5% | 27,978 |
| Clatsop | 55.06% | 5,707 | 44.8% | 4,644 |
| Columbia | 65.13% | 7,080 | 34.75% | 5,079 |
| Coos | 65.59% | 12,176 | 34.37% | 6,380 |
| Crook | 55.23% | 2,107 | 44.64% | 1,703 |
| Curry | 55.83% | 2,895 | 44.05% | 2,284 |
| Deschutes | 54.14% | 7,318 | 45.78% | 6,188 |
| Douglas | 52.43% | 12,339 | 47.53% | 11,186 |
| Gilliam | 48.18% | 490 | 51.82% | 527 |
| Grant | 53.11% | 1,288 | 46.89% | 1,137 |
| Harney | 52.52% | 1,314 | 47.4% | 1,186 |
| Hood River | 55.4% | 2,640 | 44.55% | 2,123 |
| Jackson | 54.25% | 17,626 | 45.68% | 14,841 |
| Jefferson | 49.47% | 1,360 | 50.38% | 1,385 |
| Josephine | 45.78% | 6,385 | 54.17% | 7,556 |
| Klamath | 48.23% | 7,477 | 51.74% | 8,020 |
| Lake | 47.17% | 1,025 | 52.74% | 1,146 |
| Lane | 61.63% | 49,672 | 38.17% | 30,762 |
| Lincoln | 56.96% | 6,468 | 43.01 | 4,884 |
| Linn | 56.26% | 12,680 | 43.67% | 9,842 |
| Malheur | 37.83% | 2,526 | 62.12% | 4,148 |
| Marion | 54.39% | 29,448 | 45.45% | 24,606 |
| Morrow | 51.37% | 842 | 48.57% | 796 |
| Multnomah | 63.71% | 131,163 | 36.1% | 74,320 |
| Polk | 55.04% | 6,979 | 44.84% | 5,685 |
| Sherman | 46.44% | 430 | 53.56% | 496 |
| Tillamook | 50.48% | 3,426 | 49.42% | 3,354 |
| Umatilla | 51.13% | 6,884 | 48.81% | 6,572 |
| Union | 46.84% | 3,420 | 53.16% | 3,882 |
| Wallowa | 48.85% | 1,127 | 51.15% | 1,180 |
| Wasco | 58.1% | 3,857 | 41.89% | 2,781 |
| Washington | 51.92% | 34,160 | 47.98% | 31,572 |
| Wheeler | 58.16% | 417 | 41.7% | 299 |
| Yamhill | 54.38% | 7,729 | 45.58% | 6,478 |
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