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      Home/Elections/1986/Governor/Oregon
      1986·Governor·Oregon

      Oregon Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Neil Goldschmidt
      51.9%549,456 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Norma Paulus
      47.9%506,986 votes
      Margin
      D+4.0
      1,059,630 total votes
      3 candidates1,059,630 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Neil GoldschmidtDEM✓
      		DEM549,45651.9%
      Norma PaulusREP
      		REP506,98647.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH3,1880.3%

      Seat History

      Governor in Oregon

      2022
      Tina KotekDEM
      D+3.4
      2018
      Kate BrownDEM
      D+6.4
      2016
      Kate BrownDEM
      D+7.2
      2014
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+5.8
      2010
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+1.5
      2006
      Ted KulongoskiDEM
      D+8.0
      2002
      Ted KulongoskiDEM
      D+2.9
      1998
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+34.4
      1994
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+8.5
      1990
      Barbara RobertsDEM
      D+5.8
      1982
      Victor AtiyehREP
      R+25.5
      1978
      Victor AtiyehREP
      R+9.8
      1974
      Robert W. StraubDEM
      D+15.6
      1970
      Thomas McCallREP
      R+11.4
      View all Governor history for Oregon →

      Candidates

      Neil GoldschmidtDEM
      Record1W-0L
      Avg MarginD+4.0
      Career1986-1986
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Norma PaulusREP
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginR+20.9
      Career1970-1986
      Governor / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Oregon, 1986

      US Senate1 contest →US House5 contests →
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