Kate Brown, Governor

Kate Brown

Governor
Born
June 21, 1960
Current age
66
Home state
Oregon
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2016–2018
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown1.9M
Opponents1.7M
2
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2018, Kate Brown ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Brown's biggest single-election total was 985,027 votes, in the 2016 governor election in Oregon. Brown's closest win came in the 2018 governor election in Oregon, decided by 119,510 votes.

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How many votes has Kate Brown received?

Kate Brown has received 1,919,525 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Kate Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorOregonWon934,49850.05%Knute Buehler
2016GovernorOregon · SpecialWon985,02750.62%Bud Pierce
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6375399). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kate Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kate-brown. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.