Elections / 2018 · Governor · OR
Kate Brown won Oregon's 2018 governor's race.
Kate Brown (Democrat) led by 6.3 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Oregon 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Brown | DDemocrat | 940,114 | 50.1% |
| Knute Buehler | RRepublican | 821,594 | 43.8% |
| Patrick Starnes | DDemocrat | 53,856 | 2.9% |
| Nick Chen | OLibertarian | 29,085 | 1.6% |
| Aaron Auer | OConstitution | 21,347 | 1.1% |
| Chris Henry | OProgressive | 11,090 | 0.6% |
By county (36)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multnomah | D | Kate Brown | +51.9 | 377,614 |
| Washington | D | Kate Brown | +16.4 | 248,107 |
| Clackamas | R | Knute Buehler | +3.7 | 199,903 |
| Lane | D | Kate Brown | +16.4 | 176,875 |
| Marion | R | Knute Buehler | +6.4 | 126,653 |
| Jackson | R | Knute Buehler | +9.3 | 101,775 |
| Deschutes | R | Knute Buehler | +9.7 | 96,002 |
| Linn | R | Knute Buehler | +30.4 | 54,491 |
| Douglas | R | Knute Buehler | +41.9 | 49,150 |
| Yamhill | R | Knute Buehler | +14.2 | 45,739 |
| Benton | D | Kate Brown | +26.3 | 44,178 |
| Josephine | R | Knute Buehler | +30.4 | 40,404 |
| Polk | R | Knute Buehler | +10.2 | 37,232 |
| Coos | R | Knute Buehler | +24.1 | 28,675 |
| Klamath | R | Knute Buehler | +45.5 | 28,211 |
| Tillamook | R | Knute Buehler | +7.5 | 26,246 |
| Columbia | R | Knute Buehler | +14.0 | 24,575 |
| Lincoln | D | Kate Brown | +11.3 | 24,176 |
| Umatilla | R | Knute Buehler | +33.6 | 24,077 |
| Clatsop | D | Kate Brown | +3.3 | 18,523 |
| Union | R | Knute Buehler | +43.5 | 11,732 |
| Curry | R | Knute Buehler | +20.3 | 11,520 |
| Crook | R | Knute Buehler | +54.1 | 11,511 |
| Wasco | R | Knute Buehler | +10.9 | 11,337 |
| Hood River | D | Kate Brown | +24.9 | 10,817 |
| Malheur | R | Knute Buehler | +42.9 | 8,958 |
| Jefferson | R | Knute Buehler | +32.6 | 8,842 |
| Baker | R | Knute Buehler | +54.0 | 8,249 |
| Wallowa | R | Knute Buehler | +39.2 | 4,028 |
| Grant | R | Knute Buehler | +59.1 | 3,846 |
| Morrow | R | Knute Buehler | +45.1 | 3,749 |
| Lake | R | Knute Buehler | +64.7 | 3,552 |
| Harney | R | Knute Buehler | +60.3 | 3,544 |
| Gilliam | R | Knute Buehler | +47.6 | 993 |
| Sherman | R | Knute Buehler | +55.5 | 984 |
| Wheeler | R | Knute Buehler | +53.3 | 818 |