1986 Oregon gubernatorial election

1986 Oregon gubernatorial election
	County results; Goldschmidt: 50–60%; Paulus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Victor Atiyeh; Republican	Elected Governor ; Neil Goldschmidt; Democratic

The 1986 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Democratic nominee Neil Goldschmidt defeated Republican Norma Paulus to win the election.

Candidates edit

Democratic edit

Neil Goldschmidt, former United States Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Edward Fadeley, former President of the Oregon State Senate

Republican edit

Norma Paulus, Oregon Secretary of State

Election results edit

The official results of the election were:^[1]

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Goldschmidt	549,456	51.85%
	Republican	Norma Paulus	506,989	47.85%
		Write-ins	3,188	0.3%
Total votes			1,059,633	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References edit

^ "OR Governor Race - Nov 4, 1986". Our Campaign. July 26, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.

[1] "OR Governor Race - Nov 4, 1986". Our Campaign. July 26, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.

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