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1986 Oregon Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1986 Oregon Gubernatorial Election?

Neil Goldschmidt won the 1986 Oregon Gubernatorial Election. Neil Goldschmidt received 549,456 popular votes (51.85%). The main challenger was Norma Paulus (47.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Goldschmidt and Paulus

Goldschmidt +4.0 pts · won by 42,467 votes
Neil GoldschmidtDemocraticWINNER51.85%
549,456 votes
Norma PaulusRepublican47.85%
506,989 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.