1982 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1982 Oregon gubernatorial election
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  1978 November 2, 1982 1986  
  Victor Atiyeh from Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1982 (page 24 crop).jpg Ted Kulongoski 1980.jpg
Nominee Victor Atiyeh Ted Kulongoski
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote639,841374,316
Percentage61.4%35.9%

1982 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Atiyeh:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Victor Atiyeh
Republican

Elected Governor

Victor Atiyeh
Republican

The 1982 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Governor Victor Atiyeh won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic state senator Ted Kulongoski and carrying every county in the state. As of 2024, this is the last time that a Republican was elected Governor of Oregon, and the most recent gubernatorial election in which every county voted for the same nominee. Twenty years later, Kulongoski was elected governor, where he served two terms.

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Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1982 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Victor G. Atiyeh (incumbent) 639,841 61.41%
Democratic Ted Kulongoski 374,31635.92%
Libertarian Paul Cleveland27,3942.63%
Write-ins 4580.3%
Total votes1,042,009 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. "OR Governor Race - Nov 2, 1982". Our Campaign. Retrieved August 23, 2010.