1982 Oregon gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1982 Oregon gubernatorial election
Country:Oregon
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1978 Oregon gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1978
Next Election:1986 Oregon gubernatorial election
Next Year:1986
Election Date:November 2, 1982
Image1:File:Victor Atiyeh 1974.jpg
Nominee1:Victor Atiyeh
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:639,841
Percentage1:61.4%
Nominee2:Ted Kulongoski
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:374,316
Percentage2:35.9%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Victor Atiyeh
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Victor Atiyeh
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1982 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Governor Victor Atiyeh won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic state senator Ted Kulongoski and carrying every county in the state., this is the last time that a Republican was elected Governor of Oregon, and the most recent gubernatorial election in which every county voted for the same nominee. Twenty years later, Kulongoski was elected governor, where he served two terms.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican