Democrat Tina Kotek Narrowly Bests Republican Challenger For Oregon Governor in Deep Blue State
Democrat Tina Kotek was projected to eke out a win to become Oregon’s next governor in what surprisingly became one of the most competitive governor’s races in the nation in one of the most unlikely places – the deep blue Beaver State.
The Associated Press called the tight race late Thursday, citing “no signs” that Republican Christine Drazan was improving in recent days after local news outlets had projected Kotek as the winner earlier in the week.
“I am honored and humbled to serve Oregon,” Kotek wrote in a tweet Wednesday night. “I promise to be a Governor for all of Oregon. And I’m ready to get to work and move Oregon forward.”
Alarm bells began blaring for Democrats in recent weeks, as a split Democratic vote between Kotek and third-party candidate Betsy Johnson seemed to give Republican Drazan a chance in a state largely politically controlled by Portland’s liberal majority, where a Republican governor has not been elected in four decades.
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