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Oregon governor election history

Every Oregon governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Democratic 8
D+40R+40D+20R+201998: D+34.419982002: D+2.920022006: D+8.020062010: D+1.520102014: D+5.820142018: D+6.420182022: D+3.42022
Oregon governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Tina Kotek Democratic Christine Drazan 3.4 1,952,883
2018 Kate Brown Democratic Knute C. Buehler 6.4 1,866,997
2016 special Kate Brown Democratic William C. Pierce 7.2 1,946,046
2014 John Kitzhaber Democratic Dennis Richardson 5.8 1,469,717
2010 John Kitzhaber Democratic Chris Dudley 1.5 1,453,548
2006 Ted Kulongoski Democratic Ron Saxton 8.0 1,379,475
2002 Ted Kulongoski Democratic Kevin Mannix 2.9 1,260,497
1998 John Kitzhaber Democratic Bill Sizemore 34.4 1,113,098

Oregon Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Oregon governor election?

Tina Kotek won in 2022 by 3.4 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Oregon governor race?

In 2022, when Tina Kotek won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.