Oregon gubernatorial election, 1998
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The 1998 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber
defeated Republican Bill Sizemore
to win a second term.
John Kitzhaber
John Albert Kitzhaber is the 37th Governor of Oregon. He served as the 35th Governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003 and became the first person to be elected to the office three times when he was re-elected to a non-consecutive third term in 2010...
defeated Republican Bill Sizemore
Bill Sizemore
Bill Sizemore is a political activist in Redmond, Oregon, United States. Sizemore has never held elected office, but has nonetheless been a major political figure in Oregon since the 1990s. He is considered one of the main proponents of the Oregon tax revolt, a movement that seeks to reduce taxes...
to win a second term.