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2002 governor elections · Oregon history

Oregon governor election 2002

Ted Kulongoski DEM +2.9 · held 11/5/02

Votes counted
1,260,497
Margin
2.9 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/5/02

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Ted Kulongoski WonDEM618,00449.03%
Kevin MannixREP581,78546.16%
Tom CoxLIB57,7604.58%
Other—2,9480.23%
Total1,260,497

Official source: 6873550

Other Oregon governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Tina Kotek3.4
2018Kate Brown6.4
2016 specialKate Brown7.2
2014John Kitzhaber5.8
2010John Kitzhaber1.5
2006Ted Kulongoski8.0
2002Ted Kulongoski2.9
1998John Kitzhaber34.4

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2002 Oregon governor race?

Ted Kulongoski (DEM) won with 49.0% of the vote, ahead of Kevin Mannix (46.2%), a margin of 2.9 points.

Did the Oregon governor seat change party in 2002?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2002 Oregon governor race?

1,260,497 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.