Governor elections in Oregon
● In officeTina KotekDemocratic
Elections won
R 19 · D 24 · Other 245 gubernatorial elections since 1858
Last decided by
3.4 pts2022, Tina Kotek over Christine Drazan
Closest ever
0.19 pts1878, William Wallace Thayer over Cornelius C. Beekman
Longest streak
11 in a rowDemocratic, 1986–2022
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Oregon's governor is Democrat Tina Kotek; Kotek won the most recent race by 3.4 points in 2022. Kotek has held the office since 2022. The 2022 race put Kotek ahead of Christine Drazan, 3.4 points clear. Across 45 elections since 1858, Republicans have won 19 and Democrats 24, with 2 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1878, decided by 0.19 points; the widest 1942, by 55.8 points.
Kate Brown D 934,498 · Knute Buehler R 814,988
Kate Brown D 985,027 · Bud Pierce R 845,609
John Kitzhaber D 733,230 · Dennis Richardson R 648,542
John Kitzhaber D 716,525 · Chris Dudley R 694,287
Ted Kulongoski D 699,786 · Ron Saxton R 589,748
Ted Kulongoski D 618,004 · Kevin Mannix R 581,785
John Kitzhaber D 717,061 · Bill Sizemore R 334,001
John Kitzhaber D 622,083 · Denny Smith R 517,874
Neil Goldschmidt D 549,456 · Norma Paulus R 506,989
Victor Atiyeh R 639,841 · Ted Kulongoski D 374,316
Victor Atiyeh R 498,452 · Robert Straub D 409,411
Robert Straub D 444,812 · Victor Atiyeh R 324,751
Tom McCall R 369,964 · Robert Straub D 293,892
Tom McCall R 377,346 · Robert Straub D 305,008
Mark O. Hatfield R 345,497 · Robert Y. Thornton D 265,359
Mark O. Hatfield R 331,900 · Robert D. Holmes D 267,934
Robert D. Holmes D 369,439 · Elmo Smith R 361,840
Paul L. Patterson R 322,522 · Joseph K. Carson D 244,170
Douglas McKay R 334,160 · Austin F. Flegel D 171,750
Douglas McKay R 271,295 · Lew Wallace D 226,958
Earl Snell R 237,681 · Carl C. Donaugh D 106,474
Earl Snell R 220,188 · Lew Wallace D 62,561
Charles A. Sprague R 214,062 · Henry L. Hess D 158,744
Walter M. Pierce D 133,392 · Ben W. Olcott R 99,164
James Withycombe R 81,067 · Walter M. Pierce D 65,440
Oswald West D 54,853 · Jay Bowerman R 48,751
George Earle Chamberlain D 46,002 · James Withycombe R 43,508
George Earle Chamberlain D 41,857 · W. J. Furnish R 41,611
Theodore Thurston Geer R 45,093 · William R. King D 34,542
Sylvester Pennoyer D 38,920 · David P. Thompson R 33,765
Sylvester Pennoyer D 27,901 · Thomas R. Cornelius R 24,199
Zenas Ferry Moody R 21,481 · Joseph Showalter Smith D 20,029
William Wallace Thayer D 16,201 · Cornelius C. Beekman R 16,132
La Fayette Grover D 11,726 · Joel Palmer R 11,095
George Lemuel Woods R 10,316 · James K. Kelly D 10,039
A. C. Gibbs N 7,029 · John F. Miller D 3,450
John Whiteaker D 5,134 · E. M. Barnum D 4,213