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      Home/Elections/2002/Governor/Oregon
      2002·Governor·Oregon

      Oregon Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Ted Kulongoski
      49.0%618,004 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Kevin L Mannix
      46.2%581,785 votes
      Margin
      D+2.9
      1,260,497 total votes
      3 candidates1,260,497 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Ted KulongoskiDEM✓
      		DEM618,00449.0%
      Kevin L MannixREP
      		REP581,78546.2%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH60,7084.8%

      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
      1998
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+34.4
      1994
      John A KitzhaberDEM
      D+8.5
      1990
      Barbara RobertsDEM
      D+5.8
      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

      Ted KulongoskiDEM
      Record5W-2L
      Avg MarginD+5.7
      Career1974-2006
      Governor / US Senate / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Kevin L MannixDEM
      Record6W-1L
      Avg MarginD+15.4
      Career1988-2022
      State House / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Oregon, 2002

      US Senate1 contest →US House5 contests →
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