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      Home/Elections/1990/Governor/Oregon
      1990·Governor·Oregon

      Oregon Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Barbara Roberts
      45.7%508,749 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Dave Frohnmayer
      40.0%444,646 votes
      Margin
      D+5.8
      1,112,847 total votes
      3 candidates1,112,847 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Barbara RobertsDEM✓
      		DEM508,74945.7%
      Dave FrohnmayerREP
      		REP444,64640.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH159,45214.3%

      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
      1986
      Neil GoldschmidtDEM
      D+4.0
      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

      Barbara RobertsDEM
      Record3W-0L
      Avg MarginD+42.4
      Career1980-1990
      Governor / State House
      Full profile →
      Dave FrohnmayerREP
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginR+22.4
      Career1974-1990
      Governor / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Oregon, 1990

      US Senate1 contest →US House5 contests →
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