Why The Ap Called The Oregon Gubernatorial Race For Tina Kotek

That led the AP to call Thursday night’s race for Kotek over Drazan and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson. Even without the turnout of votes from precincts favoring Kotek, there wasn’t enough room for Drazan to make a difference. Kotek joins Maura Healy, who was elected governor of Massachusetts on Tuesday, making history as the nation’s first openly lesbian elected governors. Oregon hasn’t had a Republican governor since the 1980s and is usually reliably Democratic in statewide contests. But this year’s race to succeed term-limited incumbent Democrat Kate Brown has left Republicans hopeful and Democrats worried. President Joe Biden campaigned for Kotek in the final weeks of the campaign, stressing the importance of the race to Democrats.

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title: “Why The Ap Called The Oregon Gubernatorial Race For Tina Kotek " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-22” author: “Latrice Weeks”

That led the AP to call Thursday night’s race for Kotek over Drazan and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson. Even without the turnout of votes from precincts favoring Kotek, there wasn’t enough room for Drazan to make a difference. Kotek joins Maura Healy, who was elected governor of Massachusetts on Tuesday, making history as the nation’s first openly lesbian elected governors. Oregon hasn’t had a Republican governor since the 1980s and is usually reliably Democratic in statewide contests. But this year’s race to succeed term-limited incumbent Democrat Kate Brown has left Republicans hopeful and Democrats worried. President Joe Biden campaigned for Kotek in the final weeks of the campaign, stressing the importance of the race to Democrats.

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