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1974 Oregon Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Oregon Gubernatorial Election?

Robert Straub won the 1974 Oregon Gubernatorial Election. Robert Straub received 444,812 popular votes (57.72%). The main challenger was Victor Atiyeh (42.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Straub and Atiyeh

Straub +15.6 pts · won by 120,061 votes
Robert StraubDemocraticWINNER57.72%
444,812 votes
Victor AtiyehRepublican42.14%
324,751 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified August 15, 2026.