Ted Kulongoski, Governor

Ted Kulongoski

Governor
Born
November 5, 1940
Current age
85
Home state
Oregon
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1980–2006
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kulongoski2.2M
Opponents2.4M
4
Elections run

Between 1980 and 2006, Ted Kulongoski ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 2 and losing 2. Kulongoski's biggest single-election total was 699,786 votes, in the 2006 governor election in Oregon. Kulongoski's closest win came in the 2002 governor election in Oregon, decided by 36,219 votes.

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How many votes has Ted Kulongoski received?

Ted Kulongoski has received 2,194,069 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.

Election history

Ted Kulongoski’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006GovernorOregonWon699,78650.73%Ron Saxton
2002GovernorOregonWon618,00449.03%Kevin Mannix
1982GovernorOregonLost374,31635.92%Victor Atiyeh
1980U.S. SenateOregonLost501,96344.01%Bob Packwood
Tonie Nathan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q880976). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ted Kulongoski: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ted-kulongoski. 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.