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Elections / 1986 · Governor · OR

Neil Goldschmidt won Oregon's 1986 governor's race.

Neil Goldschmidt (Democrat) led by 4.0 points statewide.

Statewide result
Oregon 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Neil GoldschmidtDDemocratic549,45651.9%
Norma PaulusRRepublican506,98947.9%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1984R+12.2Governor 1986D+4.0vs. baselineD+16.2

Oregon's 1986 governor race ran 16.2 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1986OR