The Oregonian's prediction: John Kitzhaber wins Oregon governor race

[cal04]

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/the_oregonians_prediction_john.html

Former Gov. John Kitzhaber will win the governor’s race, The Oregonian projects, giving the Democrat a history-making third term.

Although Republican Chris Dudley continues to hold a slim lead, mathematical calculations based on statewide voting trends show Kitzhaber is likely to overtake him and win by about 10,000 votes out of 1.4 million cast. The newspaper’s projections show Kitzhaber winning by 49 percent to 48 percent, which is outside the margin for automatic recount.

The latest results from Multnomah County, where Kitzhaber has gotten 70 percent of the vote, show Dudley’s lead has narrowed to about half of a percent and will be reversed once the remaining 75,000 ballots from Multnomah and Democrat-heavy Lane County are tallied.

[MissB]

1. I never doubted it.

He's the first governor in Oregon to return for a third term.