The election for Oregon Governor is currently a statistical dead heat with 41% of likely voters supporting businessman Chris Dudley, 40% supporting former Governor John Kitzhaber, 10% support another candidate, and 9% are undecided. The ballot test numbers are based on a Magellan Strategies survey of 963 likely Oregon voters fielded Monday, June 28th. Looking at ballot test results by voter subgroup, we find Republican Chris Dudley doing well among independent voters with 41% support compared to 27% for John Kitzhaber.
Both candidates are well known among all voters. Former Governor John Kitzhaber has name recognition of 96%, while businessman Chris Dudley has name recognition of 93%. John Kitzhaber has an image ratio of 1 to 1, with 43% of voters having a favorable opinion of him and 40% having an unfavorable opinion. Chris Dudley has an image ratio of 2 to 1, with 42% of voters having a favorable opinion of him and 21% having an unfavorable opinion. John Kitzhaber’s image rating is slightly “upside down” among men, 43% favorable/48% unfavorable. Women have a more positive opinion of John Kitzhaber, with 43% favorable and 34% unfavorable. Chris Dudley has a stronger image among men than women, with 47% having a favorable opinion of him compared to 38% of women.
Download survey press release, toplines, crosstabs and presentation below.
OR Governor Survey Press Release 063010
OR Governor Survey Topline Results 063010
